Kitchen sink sprayer not working.
although my kitchen sink sprayer worked almost all summer it stopped on the last outing
since it is very difficult to remove the sink faucet with out major construction, which i did not want to do since christmas trip is planned,
after removing the handle and chrome tube around brass casting, the photo show what i saw,
the chrome tube is decorative and functional it is hard to pull off twisting and pulling is in order.
the photo shows a small button valve, this is spring loaded, it is what controls the flow of water between the sprayer and faucet. .
the button valve was gunked upwith junk from hard water, cleaning it restored free movement, it is just pressed into place so pulling on it will remove it. it can be a bit tˇough to get back in cause of the bell shaped seal.
new o-rings were installed on the major dia of the brass casting
now reinstalling the chrome tube is more difficult, the brass casting must be centered in chrome tube or you will have a leak,, there will be a chrome ring still attached to the counter top, the tube fits into it, by looking carefully there is a very small ridge that the tube must fit on for the tube to seat properly, the brass casting will be about 1/64 above the tube when installed properly,
screw the top on and install the handle.
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