Asked on Feb 03, 2015
My kitchen sink sprayer hose wants to get hung up on the drain trap
by Pete Wells
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The hose gets caught around the drain trap almost every time I use it, what can I add to prevent this?
12 answers
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You could just fasten a board vertically between the hose and the trap.
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Darla
on Feb 03, 2015
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throw a wash cloth over the trap( In the "U" part.
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Sue
on Feb 03, 2015
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Hang something heavy on it. I guess use your imagination there. Mine has a heavy washer like thing in the bottom crook of the hose(under the cabinet), The guy who installed said that was what it was for
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Fre1233165
on Feb 03, 2015
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Is there a way to redo white cabinets without taking them down? Been there done that and almost killed my self doing it.
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Fre1233165
on Feb 03, 2015
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They make a heavy washer to weight it down & keep from catching. Check your local hardware store.
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SJazz
on Feb 03, 2015
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You could just hang a heavy nut or washer on it with a twist tie or piece of wire or zip-tie. That way you don't have to disassemble anything.
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Darla
on Feb 04, 2015
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Cut a portion of a pool noodle and tape it on. Or you could use a firm plastic, think milk jug and secure it over it. Either solution will prevent it from catching on it.
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Callie Henrichs
on Feb 19, 2015
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I cut a piece of stiff cardboard about the size of a plate to go around the drain at the back and keep the little sprayer hose off of it
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Shirley Midgett
on Feb 19, 2015
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I had the same problem. I cut a length of leftover foam pipe insulation long enough to cover the nut and about 4" of the trap pipe on either side. Problem solved.
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Lisa B.
on Mar 09, 2015
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The sprayer hose has a circular 'cast' to it. If unhooked from both ends and thrown onto the floor it would lay in a circular form. Loosen the nut at the top near the faucet, NOT the sprayer and with the hose loosened twist it away from the drain. Now re-tighten the nut by the faucet. The picture shows the hose from the faucet coming down to the right and then up past the drain to the sprayer head and what you need is for the sprayer hose to loop down NEXT to the drain then loop to the right and then up to the sprayer head.
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John Reilly
on Mar 24, 2015
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John Reilly you sound like a plumber that is a good answer.
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Abbigail Hunter
on Jun 14, 2016
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see if you can find a hose weight - my sprayer came with one
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AmyG
on Jul 28, 2016
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Darla
on Feb 03, 2015
Sue
on Feb 03, 2015
Fre1233165
on Feb 03, 2015
SJazz
on Feb 03, 2015
Callie Henrichs
on Feb 19, 2015
Shirley Midgett
on Feb 19, 2015
Lisa B.
on Mar 09, 2015
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