Handle Snap

Last week I was getting water from the kitchen sink and I wanted it at full force. It's one of those center handles that you move up for more force and down for less or off. Well, I heard a snapping sound when I went for more force. Something's different now, but it works. Any clue what might have caused the snapping sound and thus changed the feel of that handle?

I just replaced one of those today. It has a bunch of plastic parts in there that do several different things. Ig ive yours about a week before it fails.

Oh, I hope not. So far, it's still operating okay. It just doesn't have that tightness that it used to. It isn't leaking or anything, so that's a good thing.