Hi All,
The head on my faucet started to leak. It is an older Kohler Vinnata. I am ordering a new head but I am looking at the broken one and can't understand why it broke.
The attached image shows two parts 1) the metal housing and 2) the black plastic piece that fits inside.
The black plastic piece, in turn, will screw to the hose on the faucet.
When it started to leak bad (water shooting out the top) I unscrewed it and pulled the black piece out all the way.
The strange thing is that nothing appears to be physically broken. I can insert the plastic into the metal and it even snaps nicely into place (imagine if it were magnetic, it snaps in that cleanly with a little click)--although I can pull it apart again, and if it were attached to the faucet, the water pressure is much too powerful for it.
But still, it snaps nicely into place, and nothing visibly broken. So I can't understand how it ever stayed together. I wouldnt expect that it was ever glued. But since it fits so cleanly, what ever helped it to remain in place?
Anyone have any thoughts on this? Im not even looking to repair it (unless it can be, because the replacement head is over $150) but I just want to understand how this stayed together.
Thanks!
The head on my faucet started to leak. It is an older Kohler Vinnata. I am ordering a new head but I am looking at the broken one and can't understand why it broke.
The attached image shows two parts 1) the metal housing and 2) the black plastic piece that fits inside.
The black plastic piece, in turn, will screw to the hose on the faucet.
When it started to leak bad (water shooting out the top) I unscrewed it and pulled the black piece out all the way.
The strange thing is that nothing appears to be physically broken. I can insert the plastic into the metal and it even snaps nicely into place (imagine if it were magnetic, it snaps in that cleanly with a little click)--although I can pull it apart again, and if it were attached to the faucet, the water pressure is much too powerful for it.
But still, it snaps nicely into place, and nothing visibly broken. So I can't understand how it ever stayed together. I wouldnt expect that it was ever glued. But since it fits so cleanly, what ever helped it to remain in place?
Anyone have any thoughts on this? Im not even looking to repair it (unless it can be, because the replacement head is over $150) but I just want to understand how this stayed together.
Thanks!
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