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Kitchen sprayer always on

Hey folks,

My kitchen sink sprayer is always on, regardless of whether it should be. As soon as you turn on the faucet it starts spraying.

Here is a link to the brand: https://secure.img1.wfrcdn.com/docresources/10785/6/64762.pdf

It is a Rohl Kitchen Sink and Faucet.

I took apart the sprayer and the push button is moving in and out as it should.

I also removed the faucet via the set screw and removed the diverter. It appears to move as it should.

Any other ideas?

Thanks in advance. Happy to post specific pictures, videos, etc. Just let me know what you need.

Posted Mar 7, 2016, 10:32 PM UTC

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RockinMoe•

is there, perhaps, a rubber band wrapped around the trigger?

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_walden_•

April fools!

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Torawk•

I have/had the same problem. I took it apart and soaked things in CLR and it worked like new. Although in time, a few months, it slowed to turn off, so I suspect I need to do it again or buy a new end.

So I'm interested to see what others say too.

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Asphyxius•

Possible hard water issue. Depending on the model of it, there is a spring the holds a ball in a gasket inside the sprayer. The trigger depresses this ball to allow water to flow around it and come out the sprayer. My first course of action would be to disassemble and check for deposits left by the water keeping it open. Of so, just soak in some clr or like product and reassemble.

Noisy of these are all plastic pieces as well, so something could be cracked or the gasket damaged. If so, will probably have to replace the entire sprayer unless the company sells replacement pieces. There could be other issues, but these have encompassed all of my issues with any of them in the past.

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