How To Replace A Kitchen Sink Sprayer
From underneath the sink put a friction washer over the tailpiece.
How to replace a kitchen sink sprayer. Remove the old sprayer housing if necessary by unscrewing the mounting nut from under the sink with a pair of pliers or a basin wrench. Turn off hot and cold water at the shut off valves under sink. Sink sprayers can develop leaks just like any other water line but theyre trickier to spot. With the hose disconnected from the faucet pull the sprayer hose up and out from above the sink.
Screw the mounting nut onto the tailpiece and tighten it with a basin wrench or with a pair of slip joint pliers. In this video this old house plumbing and heating contractor richard trethewey explains how to repair a kitchen sink sprayer. Protect chrome cap with a rag. Remove cap and stuff the rag into the sinks drain.
The solution usually involves replacing either the spray head or the spray head and hose together. Apply a 14 inch bead of plumbers putty to the bottom edge of the sprayer base and place the tailpiece of the sprayer base into the sink opening.