<p>Always had good luck with Delta. Good warranty too. When mine failed, they replaced it–10 years old (original construction).</p>
<p>The hoses are plastic now because the stainless ones (look sort of coiled) can pull apart (which is what happened to mine).</p>
<p>I’ll let you know what I find. The current faucet is an American Standard with a nylon pull out hose…the insides work fine (now that my husband tightened whatever was causing the leaks)…but the outside is just chipping away.</p>
<p>Our previous one was a Moen…and like others here…when it died the first time, they gave us a completely NEW faucet. I would have done that again…but I couldn’t FIND the warranty (note to self…don’t lose the warranty).</p>
<p>OK, I’ll bite the line and hook that you folks cast in this thread. What I really want to know…is there a significant quality and functional difference between a $200 kitchen faucet and a 60 buck faucet? I’ve wanted to upgrade for quite a while but I get weak in the knees and have a failing constitution when I see a $200 Delta, Kohler etc at the home improvement store.</p>
<p>Actually…is there a difference between the $200 ones and the $500 and up one? The price differential is HUGE.</p>
<p>First, the obvious - cheap faucets look cheap, and that in itself is objectionable to some. It is difficult to find inexpensive, yet stylish and elegant fixtures - good looks are usually something you have to pay more for.</p>
<p>Cheap faucets are usually quite lightweight, so the operation is not as smooth and the on/off may not be as exact. We have an inexpensive Moen faucet from Home Depot in the garage and the change in water pressure causes a jerky movement every time it is turned on and off.</p>
<p>Some very expensive “lifetime” faucets don’t always last a lifetime, and this particular cheap faucet has lasted many years, but I could not bear to look at it in my kitchen every day.</p>
<p>IMO, after my faucet research, the difference between a $60 faucet and $200 one is in the quality of materials and craftsmanship. Higher priced faucets ($500 and up) are not always made sturdier, but they offer additional (often patented) design features such as touchless operation, clog-free heads, etc. And, of course, you are paying for brand name, aesthetics and design (just like Dolce and Gabbana jeans are not neccessarily made of better denim than David Kahn jeans, but they might have some lace details and beading).</p>
<p>“OK, I’ll bite the line and hook that you folks cast in this thread. What I really want to know…is there a significant quality and functional difference between a $200 kitchen faucet and a 60 buck faucet? I’ve wanted to upgrade for quite a while but I get weak in the knees and have a failing constitution when I see a $200 Delta, Kohler etc at the home improvement store.”</p>
<p>I gutted my whole kitchen and put in a very high end one and there was no way I was going to put in a cheap faucet. I went for how it looked and only went to the kitchen/bath fixture store which carried only high end faucets. </p>
<p>I did the same for my sink. Which I love even more than my faucet. So if anyone needs sink info I can highly recommend Oliveri. I bought the 882U model. </p>
<p>[Oliveri:</a> US: Drainboard Series - Enhance your kitchen with a European inspired masterpiece | If it’s not an Oliveri, it’s a compromise](<a href=“http://oliverisinks.com/us/european.cfm]Oliveri:”>http://oliverisinks.com/us/european.cfm) </p>
<p>I would never have invested in either of these for my old kitchen. I would have bought the cheapest faucet available. </p>
<p>I hated, hated, hated my old kitchen.</p>
<p>We’ll get a Blanco sink when we put in the granite. Since we are planning to get new counters/sink, I want any faucet purchase I make sooner to go with those.</p>
<p>Bunsenburner: Check the Moen warrenty and see if it doesn’t cover the finish. Delta had a lifetime on the finish and they replaced mine.</p>
<p>I saw a Hansgrohe Allegro faucet at Costco today and I LOVED it…anyone want to comment? It’s $249…but on sale next week for $199.</p>
<p>Since we dont’ have a “high end kitchen” I’m inclined to get it…what do you think?</p>
<p>LOL! I was JUST going to post the sale on the Hansgrohe faucet at Costco, but was sidetracked by a phonecall.</p>
<p>I think that’s a great price for the Allegro, and if you loved it, then go for it!</p>
<p>Here’s the ne plus ultra of kitchen sinks:</p>
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<p>Thumper1, when we had problems with our Moen faucet, Moen never asked to see the warrenty. They only asked us if we were the original owners.</p>
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<p>^^you may need a high end sink to install it. not sure if a normall 3 holes sink will take it, given the display only shows the installation on a granite counter top. Its costco, you can always return it.</p>
<p>Arts…we have a solid surface sink…one hole installation of the current faucet. This would replace it.</p>
<p>Onward…I don’t remember the problem…it was the second time we asked for a replacement for the Moen…and we just didn’t follow through. I think if we had mailed the broken one to Moen, we would have been fine…Home Depot didn’t give a hoot.</p>
<p>vballmom…nice sink…but it would NOT fit in my kitchen at all…I’d need to put an addition onto the room and get all new cabinets.</p>
<p>^^Thats a high end sink…</p>
<p>Well…it’s higher end that our old stainless steel one was. It was the ONE luxury we put into this kitchen when we built the house. And that is why we will get another solid surface sink when we get our new counters. We LOVE this sink (but do think an undermount will be he choice when we get the granite…otherwise we’d keep the one we have).</p>
<p>We don’t have a high end KITCHEN…just a nice sink.</p>
<p>That sink is too much work!</p>