"Bob F" wrote in message
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"Hilbert" wrote in message
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I had a strange problem starting this morning that I don't have any
water coming out from the facet on the sink in the kitchen, while every
other places the water is fine (bathrooms and etc.).

I don't know what happened, I am living in Bellevue, WA and in the last
two days we have snows and the weather is cold. I am not sure if this
is due to the cold weather or something clogged there, the odd thing is
it only happens to the facet on the sink in the kitchen.

Should I wait the weather to get warm a bit then check it out, or I
need to call for plumbing service the sooner the better, or in general
what could be the problem what I can do by myself?

Any help is very much appreciated.

If it's a frozen pipe, opening the cupboard below the sink may
help get more heat to the pipes when it's cold. If your pipes go
through a crawl space, you may have to get under there and
insulate the pipes or wrap them with heat tape.

Or it could just be a clogged faucet aerator, but this rarely stops
the water completely.

Leaving the water dripping slowly when it's really cold out can help
avoid the problem also. The flow of water keeps the pipes just
warm enough to not freeze.


It looks like things will warm up tomorrow. Then, you need to
watch out for leaks whereever it was frozen. If you hear water
running, or see the meter moving when everything is turned off,
find the problem before it does a lot of damage.

Bob