Posted by Jim Chadwick on January 04, 1998 at 19:10:13:
I just recently moved into a rental house. The kitchen sink is a disaster zone. I've agreed with the landlord to take on fixing it -- if I can. I am not a plumber, as my questions will reveal.
I found one leak: at the sprayer end of the sprayer hose (faulty crimp-on end). Replaced that OK.
The hot water faucet that comes out of the wall to feed the mixer drips all the time. I've replaced packing before, and am willing to tackle that.
The mixer faucet itself dribbles water when the spout is turned to certain positions, and at all positions if I lift up hard on the handle.
I'm wondering about replacing the whole mixer/sprayer with a Moen riser -- I've used that kind of thing for the past several years at a new townhouse, and it's a good gadget. No sprayer hose hole to admit water; no sprayer to leak. The 2-well stainless sink has three holes, and the web site for Faucet Outlet lists the Moen faucet I like, and says that it fits a 2-hole or a 4-hole sink. What's the story on the spacing of those holes on sinks? Can a Moen riser be installed in a 3-hole sink?