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Repair or Replace Your Leaky Faucet.
There are an enormous variety of devices that fall under the heading faucet. Despite variations in finish, style, function, and installation type the basic purpose of each of these devices is the same, to control the flow of water. When your faucet starts leaking you have few choices, you need to decide whether to repair or replace your faucet.
The greatest factor is age. How old is your faucet? Older faucets will perpetually experience mechanical failures. The design of these faucets require excessive torque be applied to handles and even when used properly rely on the compression of soft rubber washers on brass seats. The daily twisting of these handles, and friction between metal and rubber parts are the most common cause of leaky faucets.
Repairing these faucets can be more costly than one may think. More often than not it will not be the last repair you will make. Need to repair your leaky faucet, step by step directions to replace faucet washers are available.
Replacing your old faucet with an affordable, reliable, ceramic disc or washerless faucet may be a better alternative. Ceramic disc faucets offer years of reliable leak free operation, and most quality faucets have limited lifetime warranties on both mechanical parts and finish. Need more convincing? There are easy to install, quality faucets available that will cost less than the service call to repair your old faucet.
Selecting A New or Replacement Faucet
Narrowing the staggering field of choices to a reasonable collection of quality faucets doesn't have to be difficult. There are a number of factors to consider when shopping for a faucet, and each individual will value them differently. For some consumers it may be style or reliability, and for others it may be price. The objective is to find the most stylish, reliable, and affordable faucet that best fits your application.
1. Matching The Faucet to The Sink
When considering the relationship between sink and faucet compatibility is certainly a concern. Some of the most common sink drillings are single hole, 4" spread, and 8" spread. Although, under-counter and vessel sinks are becoming increasingly more popular, and present a unique set of circumstances. So what does this mean for the consumer? Correctly identifying the faucet drilling is the first step to purchasing a new or replacement faucet.
- Self rimming single hole sink.
- One hole drilling in the center of faucet ledge.
- Requires single hole faucet
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- Self rimming sinks with 4" centers.
- Faucet drillings measure 2" on center.
- Outermost holes measure 4" on center.
- Accepts Mini Widespread Faucet
. - Accepts Two Handle Centerset Faucet
. - Accepts Single Handle Centerset Faucet
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- Self rimming sink with 8" centers.
- Faucet drillings measure 4" on center.
- Outermost holes measure 8" on center.
- Accepts Widespread Faucet
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- Undermount / under counter sink.
- Mounted below solid surface countertop.
- Countertop is custom drilled to accommodate faucet.
- Can be used with most lavatory faucets.
- Most frequently installed with Widespread Faucet
. - Also frequently used with single hole faucet
. - Used with wall mount faucets
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- Mounted above countertop.
- Heights vary up to 12" tall.
- Consider faucet height and spout reach.
- Used with vessel sink faucets
. - Used with wall mount faucets
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As the name would imply single hole sinks
have one hole and require a single hole faucet. What does 4" spread mean? Four inch spread sinks
have three holes. The outermost holes should measure 4" from center to center. Centerset and mini-widespread faucets will fit this particular drilling. Likewise, 8" spread sinks
will measure 8" from center to center of the outermost holes, and require widespread faucets.
With the faucet still in place these measurements can be taken from center to center of the handles. The handles of two handle 4" inch centerset and mini-widespread faucets will measure 4" inches from center to center. Single handle 4" inch spread faucets will have a base plate measuring approximately 6", and widespread faucet handles will measure 8" from center to center. Want to be certain? From inside the vanity, look up at the underside of the sink. The faucet drilling should be fairly obvious from here.
Spout reach and height are two concerns when purchasing a vessel sink faucet. Vessel sinks
sit above the countertop, and may measure 12 inches tall. Finding a faucet to comfortably clear the rim of the sink may be challenging. Consider the height of the vessel sink before purchasing a faucet. Flexible installation options make wall mount faucets
a good alternative for vessel sinks. These faucets have a rough in valve which is installed in the wall cavity much like a shower valve, and can be installed at any height easily overcoming installation obstacles. Wall mount faucets are also commonly used with undermount sink installations.
Like vessel sinks, most undermount
or under-counter sinks do not have faucet holes. Instead undermount sinks are installed below solid surface countertops like marble or granite. The countertop is custom drilled to accommodate the intended faucet. The result is a high-end look with few limitations. Undermount sinks are quickly becoming the new standard, as solid surface countertops become more common place in bathroom and kitchen design. Widespread lavatory faucets are most often used in solid surface countertops, but there are truly few limitations. If you are replacing a faucet in a granite countertop which has been previously drilled, you will need to match the existing faucet drilling. In this case we can apply the same practices as above to determine proper fit.
The same is true for kitchen sink faucets. Kitchen sinks come with a variety of drillings; single hole
, 3 hole
, 4 hole
, or undermount. Four hole sinks are still very common, although solid surface countertops are becoming increasingly more popular in kitchen design. Typically, faucets for self rimming four hole sinks consist of a center spout, one or two handles, and separate side spray. These faucets will provide the basic functions of a kitchen faucet, but limit your installation options. The industry has been trending toward more flexible single hole faucets combined with any number of separate accessories. These faucets will fit nearly every sink.
A single hole kitchen faucet
may come with an optional escutcheon, allowing for either single hole or three hole application. Add a soap dispenser and the optional escutcheon and now you can accommodate a four hole sink. Single hole pullout faucets provide all of the functionality without compromise. You will have a clean look, a high arching spout, an effective spray for rinsing, and room for accessories like soap dispensers.
2. Characteristics of a Quality Faucet.
Affordable faucets are not cheap faucets. Quality and cost are not as directly related as you may think. There are plenty of cheap faucets on the market, with cheap plastic parts, and cryptic warranties. They will be disguised as a quality faucet, perhaps with a brushed finished or traditional styling. Those sharp looking handles are plastic, and worse yet so are the mechanical parts you are depending on for years of trouble free use. Many of these faucets have problems right out of the box including missing or broken parts, or defective, leaky cartridges. The handles will feel cheap and function awkwardly.
A quality faucet will be mostly, if not all, metal. Brass and, in some cases, solid stainless steel construction offer reliability and allow for a long lasting quality finish. More importantly the basic function of the faucet, to manipulate the flow of water through the spout, will most likely be handled by ceramic disc or other dependable cartridges. Most ceramic disc cartridges are warranted to be free of leaks for life, and the 90° rotation of the handles will be me smooth and effortless. Quality faucets are easy to install. Most of these faucets will include factory installed stainless steel hoses, and will avoid potential problems like mixing brass and plastic thread which can easily be damaged during installation. The extensive warranties on Kohler, Grohe, and Delta faucets indicate the manufacturers believe they are producing a quality faucet. There are low, and mid priced quality faucet options within a few dollars either way of cheap, imitation, plastic faucets.
There are many avenues to cheap faucets making them very accessible. The profit margin on a cheap faucet and a quality faucet is no less for the retailer, and therefore these faucets are sold indiscriminately next to quality faucets. Consumers, unaware of faucet construction and installation practices, make decisions based on aesthetics, and these imitations are designed to mimic quality faucets and mislead consumers. Quality faucets deliver splendor and practicality at an affordable price.
3. Style and Price.
Style is subjective, and most consumers will settle on a visually appealing faucet in a comfortable price range. Quality faucet manufacturers succeed at striking an accord between style and price. There are reasonably priced options, whether you prefer the ornate escutcheons, scrolling handles, and oil rubbed finishes of traditional faucets or the metallic finishes and angular or organic lines of contemporary faucets.
Kitchens and baths have become showpieces, and the design of these spaces is far less utilitarian as it once was. Finding a faucet to fit your design can be affordable. Delta offers traditional options from as low as $93, like the popular Delta 4555
. The Victorian Collection by Delta Faucets combines soft curves and old world charm with solid brass construction and precise quarter turn handles. This faucet is available for single hole, widespread, and centerset applications. The complete line offers tub and shower valves and roman tub fillers as well, and is backed by Delta's limited lifetime guartnee.
Contemporary options from Grohe like the Grohe Europlus 33 170
and the Grohe Conecetto 32 138
start at $174 and offer award winning design exclusive to Grohe faucets like solid brass construction, industry leading Grohe SilkMove cartridges, and braided stainless steel supplies for easy installation. All Grohe faucets are covered by a limited lifetime guarantee.
Don't be bamboozled by manufacturers offering imitation faucets at similar prices. All of the resources here are designed to help consumers avoid common pitfalls when purchasing a faucet, and to determine a quality faucet from an imposter. The work has been done for you. Select from one of the many quality faucets we offer and you can't go wrong.
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4. Deciding where to shop.
Internet shopping extends contractor pricing to the consumer. Take a look at the list pricing of the faucet you are interested in on the manufacturers' web site. Don't be scared off by high list prices. In that list price is a large mark up for wholesalers, retailers, and contractors. Most local contractors and other professionals will receive approximately forty percent off of that list price (multiply list price by .6). Many reputable websites, like eFaucets, will extend this same pricing to the general public. If you were to shop for these faucets from your local faucet supply you could expect to pay about fifteen percent more plus tax. At eFaucets
the general public is now buying faucets as well if not better than local professionals. Check your numbers. When you are ready to purchase the faucet, check the discount you are getting from list. Anything between thirty to forty percent off list is a great price.
You may find these savings at your local "big box store", but shopping for faucets there isn't recommended. The local big box store has one pro which eventually may become a con for someone else. It is easy to return faucets that are broken or missing pieces. Unfortunately for you, you may be buying that broken faucet. I recently opened a new kitchen faucet with the plastic band intact, supplied by the customer from a local Home Depot. Inside the box was a fifteen year old single handle faucet. The faucet supplies had been snapped off, and the faucet was crammed back into the new faucet box and returned for an unassuming customer to purchase. This is in no way Home Depot's fault, but it happens, and it is hard to control.
Furthermore, most faucets from local big box stores are made specifically for their shelves. Check the spec sheets from the manufactures' web site and it will list inclusions that state something to the effect, not available on retail models. These faucets contain less brass parts. This is not an attempt to eliminate harmful metals from our plumbing system it is simply cheaper to substitute plastic for brass. These faucets often do not come with basin nuts, because they would much rather you purchase separate stainless braided hoses at $6 each. Often they require special extension tail pieces to make connections to their plastic drain assemblies, which are available for purchase as well. These items are not expensive, but it is frustrating when you get home and your plumber, or worse you, can not install your new faucet because they do not ship with standard parts. Every attempt is made to cut costs at the consumer's expense.
The pricing is not competitive. The local store is only competitive on regular stock items. You will pay more for special order items, and often there is a no return policy on special order items. There goes the one thing they had going. They offer a variety of substandard brands which will dazzle you with fancy escutcheons in brushed finishes, they are cheap, don't buy them. Most of the information doled out by the help, who may or may not have any experience in their area of expertise, is more often than not incorrect. All of the resources here are intended to provide consumers with the best deal on a quality faucet, take advantage of them.