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I've needed to replace the kitchen faucet in the house for a while now. It's not repairable, it's just worn from 20 years of daily use.

I'm looking at things, seems like all of them leak or quit or are just crap. Those built-in spray head units are popular right now, I haven't found a one of those that doesn't have reviews like "pretty much lasts a year." The handles on the selector break off. The spray heads quit. They're partially plastic and the finish just comes off.

The old two handle units? Leaks, cheap ass metals corroding away quickly, even ones where the cartridges just snap and you can turn the handle 360°. Most put cheap-ass plastic lines directly on the units, so if you get a bad crimp or a hose that's bad, you throw it away.

The only ones I've found so far that won't break the bank are mid-grade commercial units. They're not pretty, but they're made from brass just like the old ones. That's probably going to be the one.

I've needed to replace the kitchen faucet in the house for a while now. It's not repairable, it's just worn from 20 years of daily use. I'm looking at things, seems like all of them leak or quit or are just crap. Those built-in spray head units are popular right now, I haven't found a one of those that doesn't have reviews like "pretty much lasts a year." The handles on the selector break off. The spray heads quit. They're partially plastic and the finish just comes off. The old two handle units? Leaks, cheap ass metals corroding away quickly, even ones where the cartridges just snap and you can turn the handle 360°. Most put cheap-ass plastic lines directly on the units, so if you get a bad crimp or a hose that's bad, you throw it away. The only ones I've found so far that won't break the bank are mid-grade commercial units. They're not pretty, but they're made from brass just like the old ones. That's probably going to be the one.

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I am a handyman and have installed 100's of kitchen faucets. american standard sucks the least. also surprisingly the glacier bay McKenna faucet is actually made pretty well. the install is much easier as the main nut needs no tools to tighten. I've been putting that model in for a few years in homes now and have not had to replace any yet.

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Installation isn't a problem, just trying to find a good two-handle unit.

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Disregard, my apologies.

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No prob, I will keep the suggestion for someone else who also needs to do a faucet replacement.

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IIRC has had issues with a faucet replacement too.

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I can believe it. It's hard to believe how junk this stuff is.

I found an old-school Moen commercial unit. It's not cheap, but it's just two cartridges and a tube. That's probably what I'll use.

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Avoid the chink modes on Amazon. I have to replace one that is barely 3 years old. Back in the day faucets lasted 20-30 years.

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We had faucets in our cabin that lasted 60 years, and they were used when installed, and we have very hard water. Same with the fridge, it was a model from the 30s, and lasted until about 20 years ago, my mom replaced it because she wanted a bigger fridge with a freezer bigger than a shoebox, but it still worked great.

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Mine blew durning a party what a mess as water shot out of the line. A lot of this junk made in China. So nothing last as long as it should have.

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There are commercial grade and there are cheap Chinese shit grade. Anything big box will be shit. You’re going to have to pay for quality…

Mine has lasted 4 years and is going strong; only a minor, cheap repair. A magnet that holds the pull down arm had corroded, but it was an easy fix and remains a simple way of holding it.

https://www.build.com/delta-9159-ls-dst/s1696034

Here’s one like the one we got. Quality, and good engineering. The retraction is just a strong rope with a weight…you pull it down, the weight comes up. You put put it back, the weight and magnet hold it in place. So much better than the springs and crqp I saw at Home Depot.

Anyway - the site I linked has good stuff…worth checking out.

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I know it's personal preference, but I despise those pull down sprayers. The one I'm looking at I'll probably have to find a supply house here in town that has it, or order it direct from the manufacturer.

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Before this one, I’d have agreed with you. The simplicity of it and utility it offers has changed my mind…

Regardless, the site is worth exploring; in my research on new house stuff, I learned about quality vs shit. This site has quality…at a cost, but it’s built to last.

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Let me rephrase that. I despise sprayers.

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I just replaced 1 of my bathroom faucets last month after 24yrs. It was a Moen, fixing to replace the other one shortly, also a Moen.

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The one I'm replacing had about 15 years of use. I'm not unhappy with that, considering the shit water where I live.

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Same here with the water, alot of calcium.

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Preach, Brother Bird! Agreed. NIB units are total and complete garbage.

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I installed a Delta, good luck finding anything not made in China and shitty. Previous owners had installed an Ikea and it was awful in design and construction. The faucet arc was so narrow that you couldn’t rinse a glass without hitting the sink, I hate ikea products.

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Ikea is good for certain things. I was given an Ikea down comforter one year, it's pretty nice. I have a set of their display shelves, can't remember the name because I don't speak Klingon. It's great for a low-weight display.

Other stuff that you touch every day? Nah bro, that's shit.

Previous owners sound like they installed a bar sink faucet. Those tend to be narrow because they're meant for one of those little 12" sinks.

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Yes, but it looked like one of those industrial faucets. Previous owners were idiots. An “artist”’and a “contractor”. Everything they did has to be redone because they used scrap shit and didn’t own a level.

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Ah, form over function. Yah, that's 90% of Ikea in a nutshell.

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I recently replaced a moen with the faucet spray thing with a two handled delta and spray hose. I just bought a mid range one like 130 bucks. It isn't fancy but suits my needs hopefully it will last decent amount of time. The moen had cheap plastic parts in spray apparatus. I didn't feel it was worthwhile to try and fix.

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I think I'm going to go with a Moen 8287. I really prefer a two-handle unit.

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