Kitchen faucet sprayer leaks only when turned on
The pull-down sprayer drips water from the base or connections while running, though it stops when turned off. Tenants are left wondering whether it requires immediate repair or if it is safe to leave alone temporarily while figuring out how to access worn-out O-rings.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Leaving the dripping sprayer as is until contacting the landlord to fix it later.
- 2Removing the pull out hose that is in the way
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Rental home here not sure if it’s always been that way but when I went to remove and clean the aerator (couldn’t do it so I just tightened back up and left it), I noticed it drips but only when on, does not drip when off.”source ↗
“May have landord clean and fix soon, but for now, is it ok to just leave?”source ↗
“I need to get to the O rings underneath and replace them. But I cant get the body (I think that’s what it’s called) to come up.”source ↗
“Water leaking from the base of the faucet where it meets the stone. My research said that’s due to worn out O-rings.”source ↗