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What is the trick to removing a kitchen faucet sprayer retaining clip which looks like a flat C?
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∙ 14y ago
Use a butter knife to pry it off. Insert the blade of the knife between the clip and the plastic below it and then use a gentle upward prying motion, kind of like using a bottle opener. Use the side, not the tip of the blade.
push it to the side where the opening will slide out.
I don't get that answer. http://www.rd.com/content/openContent.do?contentId=17901 has some good advice. I like their suggestion you do this when the hardware store is open since you'll probably be making a couple of trips for things you don't have.
I just replaced my faucet. First, I sprayed the nut holding faucet in sink from underneath with WD-40. (Don't let it drip in your eyes.) I turned off the water. Then, since I was going to throw the old faucet away, from under sink, I bent the copper water tubes back and forth so they broke off as high as possible (above nut holding faucet to sink). I undid flexible tubing so it could be pulled up as high as possible from sink end to get it out of the way, too. Then there was room enough to grab the nut and turn it counterclockise. I used a basin wrench, but small adjustable wrench or vice-grips probably would have worked, too. I had to grab the large washer and nut together and turn them at the same time at first.
I also had problems with that answer. I was trying to replace just the sprayer head - not the entire hose - on my kitchen sink when the confounded retaining clip completely halted progress. Every article I read said something along the lines of "merely slide the clip off," or "this is so easy, even a caveman can do it." Perhaps they were working with a type of sprayer head assembly not available in my part of the world????
I ended up prying the darn thing out with one of the pointy awl-like attachments on my leatherman. I couldn't get needle-nosed pliers to grab it, and a butter knife (a suggestion from another website) wasn't even a possibility. It took at least a half hour, (one or two bloody knuckles and some choice swear words) and I gouged the heck out of the old nut and took a fair bit of plastic off the hose before I could get it off. However, when I put the new sprayer on - everything seemed to work and there are no leaks.
I subsequently tarred and feathered the old retaining clip when I was finished.
I was struggling with the same issue. I used a steak knife, which has a thin, pointed tip, and pried that under the back edge of the clip. That gave me the ability to get under the clip, and it slipped off with no problem.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
To remove a kitchen faucet sprayer retaining clip that looks like a flat C, you can use a pair of needle-nose pliers to squeeze the clip together and pull it out. Alternatively, you can insert a flat-head screwdriver underneath the clip and gently pry it out. It may require some wiggling and patience to release the clip.
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No, if the current faucet doesn't have a sprayer, there is no place on the faucet to attach the sprayer. It would attach on the underneath side of the faucet in the center.
How do you connect the sprayer to the hot and cold water?
Kitchen faucet? If so, the sprayer attaches to the underside of the faucet in the middle.
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No
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Try eBay.
Where can you buy a sprayer attachment for the end your kitchen faucet?
Many stores sell them. Definitely HD.
What side should your kitchen faucet be on a double sink?
As far as I know, all kitchen sinks have the faucet in the middle. There are usually 4 holes, 3 for the faucet and one for the hand sprayer. Some have a fifth hole for a soap dispenser.
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Can you add a sink sprayer to any kitchen faucet?
No, they have to have a place to attach it. The fitting is in the middle of the faucet underneath directly under the spout.You can also add on a hose sprayer to end of the faucet but you need a special fitting to do this. The fitting needs to be adapted with a quick release. A replacement sprayer with hose is then attached to this fitting along with the quick release. You then attached the whole unit to the end of the faucet. Neat part is that if you move you can take it with you.
How do you connect a water purification system to the sink sprayer hose?
You cannot do this without a way of stopping the water. The sink sprayer is hooked up through your kitchen faucet for a reason. When the faucet is shut off, no water can come through the sprayer. If you hook up the sprayer to a water filter, the handle on the sprayer cannot handle the pressure of the water system and will continually run when the handle packs it in, more than likely when you are not home!
If water pressure from kitchen faucet is low however pressure is strong coming from sprayer What could be the problem?
The screen in the end of the spout is probably clogged.
Can you disconnect the sprayer and still use the faucet?
If the sprayer hose screws onto the faucet, you can get a cap for that fitting. If it pushes into the faucet, I do not believe there is any plug available for that type. You have to have something on the hose fitting or water will come out when you turn the faucet on.
If you purchase a kitchen faucet with a side sprayer it is optional to install?
Not likely. In the past the sprayer port could be blocked of with a small plumbing plug but recent designs are "o" ring with a retainer clip and no block off plug exists for them.
