We need to replace a kitchen faucet mounted on a white cast-iron sink. The old faucet has standard 8"-centered pipes, but the visible base is 11" wide. All the faucets we can find in stores now have a 10" base. That would leave a half-inch of exposed old/ugly/rusted-through sink on either side. Does anyone have suggestions on how to deal with this?

- Is there someone who makes a kitchen faucet with an 11" wide base?

- Could we get an adapter plate somewhere? We’ve seen ‘baseplates’ for standard 10"-overall-base faucets.

- Any other ideas?

Our existing faucet has 2 handles and one center spout. There is no spray. A plumber who looked at this said we would need a 3-hole mounting.

Replacing the whole sink is not a desirable option – We hope to re-do the kitchen within a year.

Thanks!

My kitchen faucet made a loud thump while i was washing dishes and now i only have half the water pressure. All other faucets in the house work fine and pipes are not frozen.This faucet is the kind that pulls out and can be used as a sprayer . IT has a single handle that lifts up for more pressure and left to right for hot and cold.Any idea what might have happend or how to fix?

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I have a cheap kitchen faucet (I think it’s a Living Home or Glacier Bay) 2 handle faucet with sprayer that makes a banging noise, rattles the pipes, and sputters a little when first turned on, and occationally while it’s running. It sounds like air in the line, but I do NOT have a problem with any other fixtures in the house. I have pulled the diverter, and there wasn’t any debris in it. Does anyone have any suggestions on what the problem could be and how I can fix it without changing the whole faucet?
The problem happens when I use the faucet, not when I use the sprayer. Does that still sound like the spring and valve in the sprayer?

When I first hit the switch for the sprayer it does sound like air is being released.

Removal of the aerator does not help. No one touched the supply valves, the other faucets have normal flow, all pipes are copper. Flow was normal for the first year or two. This time of year the supply water is much colder than it has been, but well above freezing. Should I disassemble the faucet and look for anything? Some adjustment?
I apologize now that I see the question is ambiguous. The flow has already reduced, I am not hasing how to reduce it. Sorry!