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Smitty Two

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I have a Delta pullout kitchen faucet that I bought a bit over 15
years ago. I now need a new diverter that goes inside this faucet.
But here's the aggravating part. Even the Delta representative said
this diverter part is no longer made. What a bummer! A 15 year old
faucet is now obsolete? Anyone who has a Delta kitchen faucet knows
they are not priced cheap. Is there possibly an online store that
has _pictures_ of the diverters they have in stock?? There is no
part number for this and I can't find a serial number for my faucet.

I simply can't believe there is not one single diverter in the whole
United States for my faucet and frankly I'm disappointed in Delta for
not keeping these in stock. Personally, I don't consider a 15 year
old faucet really ancient. I spent the day going from supply house to
supply house to supply with no luck until the Delta rep was at one of
these supply houses. And his news was not welcome.

The faucet is useable just I get water that is 50% stream and 50%
spray. If anyone has knowledge of an online store that I could view
the diverter I would be *most* appreciative.

Thanks in advance for ANY help anyone can provide.

Go to your filing cabinet, and pull out the folder labeled "receipts and
manuals." In it you should find the owner's manual with model number,
exploded parts diagram, etc. My Price Pfister pull-out kitchen faucet,
for example, came with a 20 year warranty. I see by my receipt that I'm
13 years into it.

If that doesn't help you find the part online, then simply dismantle the
unit, remove the diverter, and go out into the shop and fire up the
milling machine to fabricate a new one.