bradc2009
New Member
Our kitchen sink faucet is a Kohler model that's similar to this one:
The sprayer at the front is attached to a hose so you can pull it out, and the shaft is supposed to swing from side to side, which is helpful since we have a split sink.
Over the last week or two, though, the shaft has become harder and harder to swing from side to side. At this point, it's stuck, although with a good amount of force I can move it a little bit.
We have hard water, so my guess is build-up from that has caused this to happen. I went to Orchard Supply Hardware and the guy working there told me he didn't think it was possible to open up the shaft and clean it out. They had a similar faucet in stock, so he opened the box and showed me that the shaft is a self-contained unit that doesn't come apart.
His recommendation was to buy and install a new faucet.
I'm curious if I have any other options, since money is tight right now. The guy I talked to seemed a little tentative and admitted that their plumbing expert wasn't in that day, so I want to make sure my only option is to buy a new faucet before I do so.
Thanks.
The sprayer at the front is attached to a hose so you can pull it out, and the shaft is supposed to swing from side to side, which is helpful since we have a split sink.
Over the last week or two, though, the shaft has become harder and harder to swing from side to side. At this point, it's stuck, although with a good amount of force I can move it a little bit.
We have hard water, so my guess is build-up from that has caused this to happen. I went to Orchard Supply Hardware and the guy working there told me he didn't think it was possible to open up the shaft and clean it out. They had a similar faucet in stock, so he opened the box and showed me that the shaft is a self-contained unit that doesn't come apart.
His recommendation was to buy and install a new faucet.
I'm curious if I have any other options, since money is tight right now. The guy I talked to seemed a little tentative and admitted that their plumbing expert wasn't in that day, so I want to make sure my only option is to buy a new faucet before I do so.
Thanks.