Kitchen Sink Pull Out Faucet Hose Leak
Is your pull out faucet leaking or difficult to operate.
Kitchen sink pull out faucet hose leak. Use an adjustable wrench to loosen the retaining nut and disconnect the two. For a two handle or single control faucets with a sidespray pull down on the sidespray hose and make sure the diverter connection will not disconnect and is secured tight. Faucet leaking or dripping between the sprayhead and hose. For a preview of how to do it check out this video that shows you how to remove the hose from the faucet.
A leak in the hose or a misconnected coupling could be the source of dripping water. Disconnect from faucet head. If the connections are tight and water is still leaking you may need a new hose. Disconnect from faucet stem.
The pull out kitchen faucet will be connected to the faucet stem underneath the sink. The water supply hose beneath your sink connects the water supply valve to the faucet above. Turn on the faucet and allow any residual water in the pipes to drain into the sink. Pull out the faucet spray wand from the spout and unscrew it from the chrome pullout hose.
It includes adapters to fit delta pull out faucet sprayers that have 5 8 18unf female threads which includes most current delta kitchen faucets and the danco pull out kitchen faucet spray head replacement model s 10408 10409 10415 that have npsm male threads. This video will show you how to replace a kitchen faucet hose for your pull down spray head. Push the connector up towards the underside of the sink as if you re installing it next pinch the two. With this issue you might experience water leaking from where the sprayhead and pull out hose connect or water running down the pull out hose under the sink.
With the use of the slip joint pliers remove the hose from the faucet head. Before you call the plumber there are a few steps you can try yourself to fix a leaking hose under your sink. When this happens rather than replace the whole faucet you only need to replace the hose itself.