How to Install a New Kitchen Faucet Sprayer
Among the many reasons for replacing a kitchen faucet sprayer are leaks around the top portion of the kitchen sink or breakage within the hose itself. New Kitchen faucet sprayers are relatively inexpensive to purchase and rather simple to install.
Supplies:
- Channel locks
- New kitchen faucet sprayer
- Screwdriver
- Turn off the water to your property using the channel locks.
- Shut off both water valves leading to your faucet.
- Disconnect the old kitchen faucet sprayer by removing the nut that is securing it using the channel locks.
- Disconnect the hose weight from the kitchen faucet sprayer hose by loosening the screws securing it with the screwdriver.
- Grip the old kitchen faucet sprayer and pull it and its hose completely out.
- Begin the new kitchen faucet sprayer installation. Push the kitchen faucet sprayer hose into the grommet.
- Connect the kitchen sprayer hose to the faucet valve from where you disconnected the old kitchen faucet sprayer hose.
- Reconnect the hose weight to the kitchen faucet sprayer hose by tightening the screws to secure it using the screwdriver.
- Reconnect the nut onto the new kitchen faucet sprayer to secure it using the channel locks.
- Turn both sink water valves to the ON position to start water flow back to the kitchen sink.
- Use the channel locks to start your main water line back up to begin running water to your property.
- Test your kitchen faucet sprayer installation by turning on the faucet and pressing the button on the back of the kitchen faucet sprayer.