Low water pressure from kitchen faucet until i turn on hose sprayer

[flygirl]

I have nearly no water pressure from my kitchen faucet until I turn on my hose sprayer. After I squirt it, the faucet pressure returns to normal. What could be causing this?

I did all the installations myself and they have worked well for seven years, just had problems recently.
I may have enough knowledge myself to fix if someone can tell me what is wrong! LOL!

I have made sure all my supply lines are completely in the on position.
I have cleaned the aerator on the kitchen faucet.

Thanks for any ideas. I don't want to have to disconnect the hose sprayer as I use it to rinse dishes and clean up.

 

[havasu]

Is the hose sprayer part of the faucet? If so, it just might be easier to replace the entire faucet than to rebuild it.

 

[johnjh2o]

The transfer valve for the hose spray is sticking. If you can give us the make faucet you have then I could tell you how to replace it.

John

 

[LeakFinder]

Did you just put the faucet in? If not, i would recommend replacing the entire thing unless it's relatively new. It's just about the same work to repair it as it's going to be to fix it.