Kitchen Faucet Woes April 28, 2010, 07:58:44 pm Yahoo Message Number: 112215I have a factory supplied kitchen faucet in my 2008 MB. I began to notice a few drops of water showing up on the right edge of the trim plate on the back of the sink. Further checking found about 2 inches of water that had accumulated in the dishpan which I had stored under the sink (good luck, that). I pulled out my documentation which pointed me to various things to address the leak, one of which required that I remove the faucet riser from the faucet base. An hour later, I gave up. I called the supplier to vent my ire. They asked me to describe the leak. When I did, they thought it was from the hose. I patiently (but clearly frustrated) explained that the leak was ABOVE the sink, not below it, although I did have a lot of water below the sink as well. The tech guy reaffirmed, (more patient than I, I must admit) that they thought the hose was the problem. He asked me to hold while he conferred with his colleague, but he intended to send me a new faucet. While I was on hold, I went to the faucet, drew out the spray a little and turned the water on. It leaked where the spray attached to the hose. A little hand tightening stopped the leak. When the tech guy came back, he said they were going to send a new faucet.I told him what I had found, and that tightening seemed to fix it.He chuckled, and said that that happens a lot. I wish the documentation had said that! A lot of time and effort, and a lot of water in my cabinet, could have been saved. So, for all my compadres out there, if you have the stock faucet with the pull-out spray head, it may be worthwhile to check the tightness of the hose connection to the spray head every now and then.Ken F. in OR
Re: Kitchen Faucet Woes Reply #1 – April 28, 2010, 08:19:05 pm Yahoo Message Number: 112216On Apr 28, 2010, at 6:55 PM, videodiver2002 wrote:QuoteWhile I was on hold, I went to the faucet, drew out the spray a little and turned the water on. It leaked where the spray attached to the hose. A little hand tightening stopped the leak. This has happened to us, about every 15,000 miles. Preventive maintenance will save a cleanup job. We have another water leak. I got it stopped, but it is going to start again. This a mid bath. The plastic nut that holds the faucet down on the cold water side has loosened. I took the door off to get better access to it, but I can not get a good enough grip on it to snug it up even finger tight. Some water still emerges from under the faucet, but drains into the bowl. Another 1,000 miles and I figure it will loosen up enough to resume draining into the cabinet again. I would like to remove the faucet, caulk and tighten it down, but I can not. The hot water side is on more than finger tight so I can not get it out. And as I said, I can get access to the cold water side to snug it up. Is there a tool designed for this? We back to civilization where there are stores now.Maybe I should call Vince?[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Kitchen Faucet Woes Reply #2 – April 28, 2010, 09:12:48 pm Yahoo Message Number: 112218"Is there a tool designed for this? We back to civilization where there are stores now."Don Yes, there is a tool called basin wrench and is made just for the situation you have encountered. http://www.ridgid.com/Tools/Basin-Wrench> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llOBkl10ZTs>Any home center should have them.Larry
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