Delta kitchen faucet

[wak]

I was trying to fix my moms kitchen faucet for Mothers Day today and came onto some road blocks.

My mother has a Delta kitchen faucet single handle for hot and cold water, with a spray nozzle on the side for dishes.

I will first state my problems then what I acomplished so far.

Problem #1) Spray nozzle has very low pressure
Problem #2) Delta faucet leaks when she turns on water.

Originally the spray nozzle did not even work, no water came out. I purchased a new nozzle head from Home Depot and installed it. Some water comes out but very low pressure. I traced the hose of the sprayer and it goes into the faucet block somewhere. I also noticed that somehow they are controlled together. The faucet does not work if I try to operate the sprayer.I took the sprayer head back off and noticed I have to hold all pressure on the end of the hose for the faucet to work. It sounds like a valve is acuating when vary the out put of the sprayer. The sprayer also does not work if I don't have the faucet on. You guys probably understand how these are tied together. So anyway bottom line is I need more pressure out of this sprayer.

The next problem is her faucet leaks when she turns on water. Can I buy a seal kit for this or do I need to replace the entire unit?

[pushkins]

Vegetable prayers will override the main faucet that's how they are supposed to work. As for the low pressure it sounds to me that there is a blockage in the line somewhere. Calciumbuild up play a large part in causing that.

You didn't describe where the faucet leaks from, but generally it is much easier and usually cheaper just to buy a who new unit. For most lower end faucets the price starts at around the $50 mark including the vegetable sprayer.

[wak]

I would have to go back and look at the actual leak but if I had to guess I'd say out of the ball of the single handle she turns.

Are you also saying that there are no seal kits on these things?

[pushkins]

There are kits available but you will have to identify the model number of the faucet and then call Delta's 1-800 number. Many times special tools are required to open up the ceramic valves.
That is why i said it may be cheaper and far easier all round to replace the faucet completely.