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guess I would look under the sink to see if the sprayer hose
is getting kinked. Have somebody pull on the sprayer
and watch the hose... it might be twisting or maybe there is a
loop in the hose that gets kinked when the hose is pulled
upwards. I have seen LOTS of sprayer hoses that didn't move
easily, or got snagged on something under the sink.
At my last house we had a
constant problem with hard water deposit buildup in the small
holes in the sprayer nozzle, but that would cause the spray to
become faster (like a power washer) with less volume. Every
few months I would soak the nozzle in a dish of CLR or
Lime-Away and pick away at the sediment with a toothpick.
Afterwards the water would spray nice and gentle instead of
fast and furious.
Your problem sounds like an
obstruction in the water flow through the sprayer hose. If the
hose is not getting kinked, then you can try these ideas:
Dis-assemble the sprayer head
(if possible) by unscrewing the fitting from the bottom part
of the sprayer. Maybe there is some gunk inside the sprayer
head. WARNING: if you turn on the faucet, water will gush from
the open sprayer hose. Of course, this is the next step... see
if the water flows better when the sprayer head is removed.
Just make sure you aim the hose end into the sink.
If you still don't get a
decent flow of water, I'd remove the sprayer hose from the
bottom of the faucet. This can be tricky, depending on the
model of faucet and how much room you have to work under the
sink. With the hose removed, water should gush out of the
center part of the bottom of the faucet (i.e. under the sink)
when you turn on the water.
If not, then there must be
some obstruction between the ball-type valve mechanism and the
outlet port for the sprayer hose connection. Fixing such a
problem would require dis-assembling the faucet as seen in this
article.
If the hose or nozzle appears
to be obstructed, keep in mind that it may be cheaper and/or
faster to buy a replacement hose or sprayer nozzle than to
waste hours trying to clear out the jam. But you may need a
Delta brand replacement part... I'm not sure that they use the
same fittings as other faucet manufacturers. Home Depot,
Lowe's, or Ace Hardware should have this replacement part.
Bruce W. Maki, Editor.
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