Turn on the faucet and allow any residual water in the pipes to drain into the sink.
Kitchen sink pull out faucet hose leak.
The pull out kitchen faucet will be connected to the faucet stem underneath the sink.
Use an adjustable wrench to loosen the retaining nut and disconnect the two.
Before you call the plumber there are a few steps you can try yourself to fix a leaking hose under your sink.
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.
Most leaks that develop in pull out faucets occur in the connections at either end of the hose.
Faucet leaking or dripping between the sprayhead and hose.
This troubleshooting document relates to single handle faucets with a pull out or pull down sprayhead.
Troubleshooting you kitchen pull down or pull out faucets with issues like frayed or kinked hose leaking pull down or pull out kitchen hose or help in disconnecting your pull down or pull out kitchen faucet 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.
A leak in the hose or a misconnected coupling could be the source of dripping water.
For a preview of how to do it check out this video that shows you how to remove the hose from the faucet.
With the use of the slip joint pliers remove the hose from the faucet head.
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.
Pull out the faucet spray wand from the spout and unscrew it from the chrome pullout hose.
Disconnect from faucet head.
Disconnect from faucet stem.
If the connections are tight and water is still leaking you may need a new hose.
Push the connector up towards the underside of the sink as if you re installing it next pinch the two.