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Posted by Oren on July 14, 2006, 2:49 pm
On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 12:16:03 -0400, bobbisocks2344@webtv.net (Barbara
Devaney) wrote:
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>Hi guys!
> Hoping you can be of help to me.
>Yesterday I purchased a replacement hose sprayer head for my kitchen
>sink.
>I was able to remove the old snap ring with a pocket knife but can't get
>on the
>new one.
Maybe a handy neighbor has as set of snap ring pliers.
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>Any ideas or solutions to my dilemma
>would be greatly appreciated.
Try to insert one end into place and work around until the other end
snaps in.. pushing towards the center to collapse it small enough to
get it in....
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>Also is the snap ring an absolute necessity? I assembled it without the
>snap ring as the replacement has a much thicker rubber washer than the
>original one and on a limited trial basis it seems okay. I don't want to
>chance anything though.
I would make sure to put the ring back in, myself.
Oren
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> Hoping you can be of help to me.
> Yesterday I purchased a replacement hose sprayer head for my kitchen
> sink.
> I was able to remove the old snap ring with a pocket knife but can't get
> on the new one.
> Any ideas or solutions to my dilemma
> would be greatly appreciated.
> Also is the snap ring an absolute necessity? I assembled it without the
> snap ring as the replacement has a much thicker rubber washer than the
> original one and on a limited trial basis it seems okay. I don't want to
> chance anything though.