I need to remove my kitchen sprayer from a single handle faucet. The sprayer is offset to the side. The problem comes from the nut attaching the hose to the faucet. It is butted up against the copper hot/cold water pipes. With the sink basin on the other side, I am not able to get a wrench or plyers to work on the nut because the copper pipes get in the way. Any ideas outside of taking the whole faucet off the sink? Last thing, the nut attaching the hose to the faucet is smoothed over from installation seven years ago by whoever put it in. Basin wrenchs are too big for the space. Thanks!

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Originally Posted by kdog321

I need to remove my kitchen sprayer from a single handle faucet. The sprayer is offset to the side. The problem comes from the nut attaching the hose to the faucet. It is butted up against the copper hot/cold water pipes. With the sink basin on the other side, I am not able to get a wrench or plyers to work on the nut because the copper pipes get in the way. Any ideas outside of taking the whole faucet off of the sink? Last thing, the nut attaching the hose to the faucet is smoothed over from installation seven years ago by whoever put it in. Basin wrenchs are too big for the space. Thanks!

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You are in a pickle, it might be easier to take off the clamps holding down the sink, pulling it out, and then turning the sink upside down to work on it.

The only thing I can think of would be,

The downpipes are usually made of soft copper. Find a wide wooden shim. Pull the downpipes one at a time away from the sprayer nut, place the shim in between the downpipe, and the nut, and then push back towards the center.
The clearence you get will depend on the thickness of the shim.
Do this on both sides.

Be careful, and slow when you move the downpipes or else you'll kink or break them.

Then, since the sprayer nut is stripped try to get a pair of good needle-nose vise grips on the sprayer nut.

I suggest removing the faucet from the sink.

To do this, purchase a set of tub and shower wrenches.

Disconnect the faucet supply tubes from the stop valves. Hopefully you have flexible supply tubes. Slide the proper size wrench up the supply tube and loosen the nut. Note that one wrench will fit inside another such that you can make a combination that extends down to the bottom of the sink. Stick a Phillips screwdriver through the wrench for leverage. After loosening the faucet, pull it up to gain access to the sprayer hose connection.

If you have the old hard supply tubes I suggest just straighten them out or cutting them off to get the wrench up to the nuts. Replace with flexible supply tubes while you have the faucet out.

Hi all...

Better yet, why not just replace the sprayer unit itself... see image.

They sell universal spray replacements heads at all home improvement stores.

You should just need to unscrew the handle mount and remove the retainer clip and install the new head.

Let me know what you think...

Mark