Replacing OEM sink faucet set

[_tiredTeacher]

Plumbing is not my forte but I can do simple, straightforward stuff. DW wants a new kitchen faucet. I saw this in CW.
Has anyone installed one? How'd it go?

Teach

[nomad297]

jfkmk wrote:

nomad297 wrote:
Good luck finding parts when that one starts to drip, get stiff or the hose leaks.

Buy a real faucet like KOHLER or Moen from a plumbing supply house or online, anywhere except Lowe's or Home Depot.

Bruce

When we renovated our kitchen, we looked at a Kohler faucet at a plumbing supply house. Found the EXACT same faucet, same EXACT model number, etc. in Home Depot for 2/3 the price. Went back to the supply house who admitted it was the same thing but wouldn't match or come close to the price. Say what you want about the big box stores but I'm not about to spend a significant amount of money more just to avoid them.

It's a gamble.

Bruce

[jfkmk]

nomad297 wrote:
Good luck finding parts when that one starts to drip, get stiff or the hose leaks.

Buy a real faucet like KOHLER or Moen from a plumbing supply house or online, anywhere except Lowe's or Home Depot.

Bruce

When we renovated our kitchen, we looked at a Kohler faucet at a plumbing supply house. Found the EXACT same faucet, same EXACT model number, etc. in Home Depot for 2/3 the price. Went back to the supply house who admitted it was the same thing but wouldn't match or come close to the price. Say what you want about the big box stores but I'm not about to spend a significant amount of money more just to avoid them.

[donn0128]

Big box store. Buy a decent quality residential faucet that DW likes. A bit of plumbers putty and a few tools and you will have a good faucet that will work for years.

[nomad297]

Good luck finding parts when that one starts to drip, get stiff or the hose leaks.

Buy a real faucet like KOHLER or Moen from a plumbing supply house or online, anywhere except Lowe's or Home Depot.

Bruce

[ScottG]

You can install any common residential faucet you find at Home Depot, etc. The plumbing is the same. They will probably be better quality too.
I changed out both the bath and kitchen faucets the first week we owned out TT.