Magnet needed for pull down kitchen faucet?

13 years ago

Hello! I am trying to decide on a new kitchen faucet and have been researching Kohler, Delta, Grohe, and some others. I know there's a good fan base for the Grohe Ladylux and also for the Kohler faucets (Vinnata, Simplice, etc.), and then there are a lot of happy Delta faucet owners out there too. I think Delta's magnet docking is such a good design feature and it seems necessary to keep the spray head in place.

For those of you with a non-magnet pull down, have you had any issues with drooping over time?

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weedmeister

13 years ago

Price Pfister: No drooping after several years.

Note that all non-magnetic units will show drooping in the stores due to the way they are installed. Many have counter weights and springs to retract the spray head and hold it in place, and these are not installed on store displays.

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User
13 years ago
I've had this Delta for 10 years or so and it uses the weight. Properly set and adjusted it works the same as the day it was new.

Had a minor problem and Delta was kinda of a PITA to deal with cause the CSR had poor product knowledge so hard to explain what I needed and she wouldn't escalate to a supervisor but I've read that lots of people are real happy with Delta customer service.

For products that are meant to last a long time I'm disappointed that some commonly needed Delta parts are NLA for other Delta fixtures I have that aren't really all that old but I guess that is the way it is today... just buy a complete new one for $75 when a $2 gasket would resolve the problem.

This post was edited by justalurker on Wed, Aug 21, 13 at 21:50
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munkaya
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks for the input!
02v8chevy
7 years ago
I have this faucet and it is the poorest design ever. The magnetic device will rust and continually needs changing. Delta told me that I need to keep that area dry, I reminded them that we are talking about a faucet and it is nearly impossible to keep it completely dry so it WILL rust requiring the magnet to be changed by disassembling the faucet. Using a magnet in that area where is going to rust a design flaw in a $450 faucet....
shoret
4 years ago
Just about to replace my rusted magnet for the 2nd time. It's about every 2 years. Crazy really. I love that they told the previous poster to keep the area dry. Too funny. Was hoping that they have fixed this obvious design flaw in their latest version of this faucet - which I love BTW - so that I can ask Delta for a replacement.
Kristina Lehman
4 years ago
How did you replace?
02v8chevy
4 years ago
Delta sent me new magnets and a tool to remove them
Charlie C
last year
Delta sent me two new magnets and a tool also but they are cheap plastic with the magnet embedded and the only useful part (a plastic tab) breaks off and then the magnet just stays with the wand which then droops out. I will be calling for another magnet replacement but in the meantime, I just threw the magnet in the trash and the wand doesn't droop too much. The magnetic ring was a good idea but terrible execution. If the magnetic ring was encased with brass, it would last forever. The increase in cost for a brass encased magnet would be cheaper than the shipping costs for constant replacements.
Charlie C
last year
For those who are wondering how to replace the magnetic ring, here is a YouTube video I found. (I have no affiliation with the creator of this video). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH1N5ZfVP8I