Sink Help My dishwasher cord doesnt fit tightly on my the end of my sink- how can i fix that without having to get a new faucet?

Remove it, (Don't forget water will come out when you uncscrew it!!!) clean it thoroughly, especially the ends, clean and check seating of any rubber washers to make sure they are fitted correctly and not being distorted when the rings are tightened, reseat it with no force (it should sit naturally without having to force it in) and tighten rings. There are lots of videos on youtube showing how. If you cant stop it leaking buy a new trap. It's worth while looking very carefully for exactly where the leak is before you remove the trap, it might be coming from higher up. Repair Leaky Sink Drain Pipe

Here's a video Miguel Gonzalez suggested as a solution to your problem from YouTube:


Kitchen Sink Faucet and leak repair

Most new kitchen faucets feature single-handle control levers and washerless designs that rarely require maintenance. Additional features include brushed metallic finishes, detachable spray nozzles, or even push-button controls.Connect the faucet to hot and cold water lines with easy-to-install flexible supply tubes made-from vinyl or braided steel. If your faucet has a separate sprayer, install the sprayer first. Pull the sprayer hose through the sink opening and attach to the faucet body before installing the faucet.

Where local codes allow, use plastic tubes for drain hookups. A wide selection of extensions and angle fittings lets you easily plumb any sink configuration. Manufacturers offer kits that contain all the fittings needed for attaching a food disposer or dishwasher to the sink drain system.

most of these sprayers have a compression fitting
for attaching if it gets bent or twisted you must
replace with new fittings or new sprayer

There are 2 sets of nuts and washers underneath the faucet that holds the faucet in place. loosen them and the water lines (after turning the water off) faucet lifts off from the top of the sink. Replacement the the same, just in reverse. BE SURE TO USE TEFLON TAPE OR PLUMBERS PUTTY ON THE WATER LINE THREADS TO PREVENT COSTLY LEAKS.

this faucet comes with diffrent hold downs for diffrent sinks on is wider for stainless sinks the other is smaller for granite or corian sinks, it sounds like your plumber might have put the wrond spacer under the facet where it mounts to the sink,, it doesn't matter the sink or the faucet they all come with proper adapters, and I do know that moen and delta have them in the box with the faucet,,, good luck with yo people, this faucet of yours even comes with the plastic tool to put the faucet in because it has a long shank with threads on it and is hard to get a wrench on

Option 1 ; Cap off the sprayer.  Option 2 ; Relocate the air gap as high as possible under the sink but then you have no drain under it in case it backflows (it is really a vacuum breaker ,  one way check valve) Option 3: Take back the faucet and get one of those that the spout is also the sprayer.

Yes, the adapter was the answer!!! I went to the Sears Service Center and bought one, under $10. HURRAY! And say hello to softer hands . . .

you may not have the correct adapter on your faucet...also make sure the lock is tight to the sink....ut a little grease in the fitting to make sure its lubricated properly

Did you have a dishwasher before? If so, you must have had a sink tail piece with a dishwasher drain coming off the side. For the connection, you may have to get an adapter to fit the end of the dishwasher drain hose to the sink tail piece. Take all pieces to hardware store if necessary to get an adapter which fits. After you connect the drain hose, make sure that the drain hose has a "high loop", meaning that the hose curls up at least 6 inches above the connection point before it goes down again. This is important to keep sink waste from getting back into the diswasher hose if the sink drain backs up.