Small repairs · Minneapolis – St. Paul Metro Area
Low water pressure at one faucet — or the whole house? We find the cause.
Free in-home estimate · Flat price before we start · Usually fixed in one visit
One weak faucet and a whole weak house are different problems with different fixes. We figure out which you have before recommending anything.
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What you're seeing
Sound familiar?
- One faucet or shower dribbles while the rest of the house is fine
- Pressure dropped everywhere, gradually or all at once
- Hot water is weak but cold is fine (or the reverse)
- Flow drops off when a second fixture runs
What's actually going on
At a single fixture, it's almost always something local: a clogged aerator, a mineral-fouled cartridge, a kinked supply line, or a shutoff valve that never got fully reopened. Whole-house pressure points upstream: a pressure-reducing valve failing, a main shutoff partly closed, a softener or filter that's due for service, or — in homes with old galvanized steel pipe — lines that have closed up with rust from the inside. Hot-only weakness usually implicates the water heater or a scaled hot line.
The visit
What we do — and it's usually one trip
We come out, look at the actual problem, and give you a flat-rate price on the spot. If you approve, we fix it right then — the truck carries the parts this job needs.
Measure actual pressure at a hose bib with a gauge, so we're working from a number, not a feeling
Isolate the problem — single fixture versus whole house, hot versus cold — before touching anything
Fix the local cause on the spot (aerator, cartridge, valve) when it's a single fixture
For whole-house issues, identify the regulator, valve, treatment equipment, or piping responsible and quote the right fix in writing
When it's more than a small repair
If the answer is galvanized pipe closing up, the honest fix is repiping the worst runs — and that's a bigger job we'll price carefully and never rush you into. If it's your softener or filter, we'll tell you that even though it's a five-minute service, not a sale.
If something's not right after we leave, we come back and make it right — no charge, no argument. That's the Loon Promise.
Good to know
Low water pressure questions, answered straight
Could it be the city, not my house?
Occasionally — a main break or hydrant flushing nearby can drop pressure for a day. If a neighbor has the same problem at the same time, wait it out. If it's just you, or it's lasted more than a day, it's inside your walls.
My pressure is fine but flow drops when two things run at once.
That's usually a supply restriction — a partially closed valve, a clogged filter, or undersized or corroded piping — rather than low pressure at the street. It's exactly the kind of thing the gauge and a few minutes of testing sort out.
Can high pressure be a problem too?
Yes, and it's common in some metro suburbs. Pressure well above 80 psi shortens the life of every appliance and fixture and can void warranties. If we measure it high, we'll recommend a pressure-reducing valve and explain why.
Request service
Tell us about your low water pressure
Send the form and we'll call you back — usually within the hour during business hours. In a hurry or standing in water? Skip the form:
(612) 445-6346Same-day & emergency service available.
Prefer email? hello@loonplumbing.com