The kitchen faucet is the room’s center point. Whether you’re cooking, cleaning, rinsing, or washing your hands, it’s arguably the most used faucet in your home. You don’t usually think about replacing your faucet unless it’s broken.

Hardware inside faucets can corrode over time. Corrosion, mineral deposits on internal parts, and defective gaskets, o-rings, and washers are all common causes of leaky faucets. Leaks from the nozzle or the base of the faucet, in general, indicate damaged hardware.

Leaky faucets impair sleep, raise water bills, and create a slew of other problems in the home. Ignoring a broken faucet can quickly escalate a modest repair into a vast plumbing project. Dripping water can result in a monthly waste of more than 100 gallons of water! Water leaking behind the sink and onto the counters can result to mold growth and wood rot on the counter and cabinets. Perhaps now is the time to have your kitchen faucet tested by a licensed plumber to repair, replace or upgrade it.