Kitchen Faucet

[mrbilllamonte]

On my 24RDS cougar half ton the kitchen faucet barely drips when turned on. When I pull down the sprayer lots of water comes out. Is this by design or do I have a kink or something in the line?
Thanks

[chuckster57]

Sure sounds like a kink to me. Look under the sink and you'll see the line and the counter weight on it. You may end up re routing the sprayer line.

[wiredgeorge]

Originally Posted by mrbilllamonte

On my 24RDS cougar half ton the kitchen faucet barely drips when turned on. When I pull down the sprayer lots of water comes out. Is this by design or do I have a kink or something in the line?
Thanks

You have an aerator that screws up into the end of the faucet that has collected crud. Unscrew/clean and most likely all will be good. Take note of how the pieces were unassembled and reassembled the same way.

[1tenor]

The diverter valve may be stuck.

[LHaven]

Had exactly this issue with my home faucet. My bet is that it's almost certainly a kink issue. We "fixed" ours by installing a bucket of the right height upside-down under the hose.

[rhagfo]

Originally Posted by chuckster57

Sure sounds like a kink to me. Look under the sink and you'll see the line and the counter weight on it. You may end up re routing the sprayer line.

I agree, the counter weight that draws the hose back down, may need to be moved up the hose a bit.

[B-O-B'03]

The flow from our kitchen faucet has been poor, at best, since we bought the unit.

I think there is some kind of major flow restrictor on it, none of the other faucets seem to have the same issue.

I have seriously considered replacing it.

Is this a recent development for yours?

-Brian

[mrbilllamonte]

It turned out to be a kink right below the weight on the hose. I moved the weight up a few inches and all is better.
Thanks for the help.