Nice to know they still make a faucet that doesn't also try to be a tiny shower. It's a kitchen f...Nice to know they still make a faucet that doesn't also try to be a tiny shower. It's a kitchen faucet. You rinse dishes and fill cooking pots. Done. Why always the sprayer? :-) Not having a pull-down sprayer means the water doesn't have to go through a long hose before it comes out, which means temperature changes happen faster; this indisputably means energy savings because you're pulling less cold water into your water heater tank. It includes an optional plate for covering three holes, but also works with just one. The chrome finish is brilliant, it really sparkles.
Normally a caveat to faucets of this design is that wet hands drip on the counter when you turn off or adjust the side handle, which being shorter is also much harder to move with an elbow or forearm; while I prefer a traditional handle that hangs over the sink and can be easily moved with a forearm while my hands dribble in the sink, the wife doesn't :-). The shorter handle also makes temperature adjustments a little less precise, but again, per the prior sentence, not my choice :-). However, this design technically allows you to put the handle facing straight toward you, so more drips will end up in the sink instead of on the counter. Just reverse the water line hookups; the hot/cold markings will be opposite, but everyone knows hot is left and cold is right. The faucet will rotate a full 360 degrees, and doesn't need to be "unwound". I mounted mine with the handle to the left (backwards).
Instead of having copper lines just protruding like most do, the water lines screw into the bottom of the faucet, which adds an additional two connections that could potentially fail, but it's a standard o-ring fitting trusted for many other faucet connections, so I'm fine with it. It also means you get two free 18" supply hoses, but if your valves are near the bottom of your wall, you'll have to buy extensions and connectors anyway. The handle movement is very smooth with a weighted/dampened feel; the faucet itself weights over five pounds. Still deciding between this and the brushed nickel look; either way, especially with the lifetime warranty, looking forward to a long relationship!
by RedneckRocketScientist