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. 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. The body of the housing may turn with the nut so you will have to hold it steady as you loosen the nut. Protect chrome cap with a rag. In this video this old house plumbing and heating contractor richard trethewey explains how to repair a kitchen sink sprayer.
Remove cap and stuff the rag into the sinks drain. Take the sprayer head and hose with you to the home improvement or hardware store to purchase a replacement sprayer. Turn off hot and cold water at the shut off valves under sink. The solution usually involves replacing either the spray head or the spray head and hose together.
Screw the mounting nut onto the tailpiece and tighten it with a basin wrench or with a pair of slip joint pliers. With the hose disconnected from the faucet pull the sprayer hose up and out from above the sink.