This guide shows the complete walkthrough of the Water Temple with all 6 Chests in the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom game, released on 12th May 2023. This is part of the Sidon of The Zora quest.
Water Temple Walkthrough: Faucet Puzzle & Chests
After entering the water temple, interact with the green symbol ahead. This will turn the large vessels to clear the sludge. But it will be inadequate to cleanse the area. For that, you will have to open all 4 Faucets as marked in the picture below.
Faucet 1
Jump down to the lower level from the left side. There you will see fire blocking the path. Go near Sidon and select the “Let’s Go” option to get a water shield as shown in the picture below. Now you can go across the fire.
Grab the green device there and place it on top of the pressure plate next to the fire as shown in the picture below. Now hit the green device, which will make it go down, pressing the switch. This will turn off the fire and Sidon will come inside.
Proceed ahead and you will find chest #1 attached to a green device as shown in the picture below. Shoot the green device and the chest will fall down. Now you can use the Ultrahand ability to grab the chest.
Grab another green device and place it above the spikes as shown in the picture below. Now jump to the other side. You can directly glide there without using the green device. Pick up the ball there and place it on the green device. Go glide back across the spikes.
Grab the green device with the ball and place it near the wall, as high as possible. Now use the ascend ability on the other green device as shown in the picture below to reach up. From there, jump to the surface up ahead. Now use the Ultrahand ability to grab the green device with the ball, tilt it, and place it on the hole in the wall as shown in the picture below. The ball needs to be on the green device so that it doesn’t fall down.
With the ball into the hole, an iron gate will open with a waterwheel behind it. Go to Sidon and cover yourself with water as shown in the picture below. Then go to the waterwheel and hit it with the water. This will activate the faucet.
Faucet 2
Go out of the room and climb up the stairs. Then jump to reach the pond ahead and stand on the leaf as shown in the picture below. Then use the Ultrahand ability to pick chest #2 inside the pond as shown in the second picture below.
Stand on the pond wall and use ascend to reach the surface above as shown in the picture below.
Then make your way to the surface shown in the pictures below. Once you reach there, you will see a floating rock with sludge on it as shown in the second picture below. Clear the sludge by hitting it with Splash Fruit or Chuchu Jelly. Water will start falling from the rock once the sludge is cleared. Now climb the waterfall to reach the top of the rock, where you will find Chest #3 as shown in the third picture below.
Now jump down and reach the water orb dispenser as shown in the picture above. Clear the sludge from the dispenser as shown in the picture below. Now the water orbs will start coming out from the dispenser. Pick up the ball and place it into a water orb as shown in the second picture below to send it to the surface up above. Now jump into a water orb to reach there as well.
Pick up a green device there and place it on top of the gate. Then lift the green device so that the gate stays up as shown in the picture below. This will clear the path for the hole as shown in the second picture below. If the ball doesn’t reach the hole automatically, then lift it and place it there. Once the ball is inside the hole, the gate to the waterwheel will open as shown in the second picture below. Now go to Sidon and get the water shield. Then go to the waterwheel and hit it with the water. This will activate the faucet.
Faucet 3
Go back to the central area and clear the sludge from the platform up above on the right side using Splash Fruit or Chuchu Jelly as shown in the picture below. This will start a waterfall from the platform. Use the waterfall to climb up as shown in the second picture below.
As you reach the top, you will see Chest #4 stuck inside sludge as shown in the picture below. Clear the sludge to get the chest. Then proceed ahead and use the rewind ability on the water orb as shown in the second picture below. Quickly step into the water orb and it will take you to the surface above.
Grab two boards there and attach them to the shaft as shown in the picture below. Move the long leg of the shaft under the water as shown below, this will make it rotate automatically from the water’s force. This will generate electricity. Now place a water orb between the wires to complete the circuit as shown in the second picture below. This will open the gate to the waterwheel. Now go to Sidon and get the water shield. Then go to the waterwheel and hit it with the water. This will activate the faucet.
Faucet 4
Jump back to the platform where you got Chest #4. Then use ascend to climb up the surface on its south as shown in the picture below.
This area will be filled with water. You need to drain the water. Go and stand on the block in front of the pillar with a rotating top as shown in the picture below. Grab a green device and place it high up in the air above the block where you are standing. Then use ascend to reach the top of the green device. From there, you can glide to reach Chest #5 as shown in the picture below.
Go back to the top of the green device. Inside the rotating top of the pillar, you will see sludge as shown in the picture below. Shoot it with Splash Fruit or Chuchu Jelly to clear the sludge, revealing a switch as shown in the second picture below. Shoot the switch to drain out the water. This will also open the gate to the waterwheel.
Jump down to the bottom surface. There you will find Chest #6 as shown in the picture below. Now go to Sidon and get the water shield. Then go to the waterwheel and hit it with the water. This will activate the faucet.
Go back to the central area of the water temple and interact with the green symbol. Then defeat the Mucktorok Boss to complete the quest.