I'm trying to get my kitchen sink working properly. About a year ago my apartment manager came to fix a leak and decided before looking that it had to do with the sprayer. I tried telling him the pipes just keep coming loose. Anyhow... he replaced the sprayer head, and I don't know what else he did, but ever since then my faucet has about 1/2 the water pressure it used to, and when I use the sprayer... the sprayer seems to get full water pressure, yet the faucet also still has water coming out, where before it would shut off when the sprayer was in use.

Do you know what could be wrong? Reading other forums on this site my first guess is the diverter, and I think I know how to find and change it, but I'm not sure as nobody else talked about losing pressure to their faucet combined with the faucet still running while using the sprayer.

Thanks for your help!


New info: The faucet is "Glacier Bay". I don't know what else I should look at.

Also: I just discovered the hot water valve turns off fine, but if I try turning the cold water valve off, it starts spraying out all around the knob area. Any suggestions on how to fix that?

The angle valve has a packing nut. This is located behind the handle and has the stem going through it. Tighten this nut.

Use 2 wrenches. One on packing nut and the other on angle valve housing. This will keep undo pressure off pipes.

Sorry I can't help with faucet problem. One of the experts should be by shortly to help with that.

Good luck

Chuck

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Sounds like some trash got into your diverter. The diverter's located under the spout in front. But we need more information. One handle or two knobs? This "hot water valve " that leaks. Is it under the cabinet or is this part of the kitchen faucet? Let us know, Tom

Tighten the packing nut on the cold angle valve (S/O valve) see the image below and for the faucet issue respond to Tom's questions, Thanks.

John

The water faucet has two knobs.

The leaky cold water valve is under the kitchen sink in the cabinet part.