Good pressure everywhere in the house except the hot side of the kitchen faucet. New faucet.. but something is wrong.. any suggestions?

plugged pipe? maybe the washer is off the stem of the shutoff valve and plugging the valve, reducing the flow? got galvanized pipe? -- the hot one will gunk up faster with calcium and rust than the cold one.

There are a LOT of restrictions in kitchen faucets. Makes it easy for any crud in the system to find a home there. Fix is to take the faucet apart and clean inside.

Before pulling a new faucet apart shut the water off and remove the line under the faucet (not the valve) and run some water into a bucket to see if you get flow.

Now that is a great Idea! Thanks so much!!

So If I do get flow.. I have to assume it's the faucet and if that is the case I will return it to Lowes for another. I paid too much to have this problem. Unless of course is has some build up of lime or something in it. Thanks again.

a little fluff from the cardboard carton can be all it takes to block the flow. having been whacked full-force in the face with a little accident setting a bathroom sink, and somebody's hands flying and opening the quarter-turn shutoff on the hot water, I'm hesitant to suggest taking the cartridge out and then flushing the faucet body that way.

but it could be done. warning, danger, fattening etc. department... nothing happens as you slowly open the shutoffs, and then all of a sudden, it's a freaking flood.

joe caption....the voice of reason!!