faucets - please enlighten me!

18 years ago

I never knew how little I knew about faucets. The main sink faucet is easy - I know I want a single hole, commercial-type spring faucet and it is just a question of choosing between a couple of brands. The prep sink faucet has me stumped. There are a lot of "bar faucets" advertised, but someone here said I do not want a bar faucet for the prep sink. Is that because the water flow is not sufficient? Does it only have cold water option? Do I definitely need a sprayer in my prep sink? I was thinking I didn't need much in the way of a faucet here, just the ability to rinse off produce. I know I don't want a faucet the size of my main sink faucet, but in order to coordinate , I am looking for a single hole gooseneck with a single handle. Should I be looking under regular faucets or bar or prep or secondary sink or what?? Also I'm thinking if the general style is the same, and the same finish (chrome) it wouldn't have to be the same brand. Can anyone recommend a good brand to try for this as-yet unseen prep sink faucet that wouldn't break the bank? (I fear I have used up a lot of my fixture budget on the main sink faucet.) thanks!

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daki
18 years ago
I think some of the bar faucets may be cold water only, but the only difference with most of them is that they are smaller and don't have as much reach. I have a Grohe K4 sink faucet and a K4 prep/bar faucet. The ONLY difference between my two faucets is the length and arch of the neck which affects the height and reach. All of the other parts were identical.
zelmar
18 years ago
I have high arching pull down faucets at both sinks. I wouldn't want it any other way. Both sinks are multi-purpose. I like to wash off fruits and veggies with the faucet in spray mode--I feel as though it does a better job. I also like to peel veggies under the spray. Both faucets are used in spray mode about 90% of the time. In our case, the flow of water isn't as strong in the stream mode.

Our sinks are located on opposite sides of the kitchen and our dw is located at the smaller sink. I use whichever sink is closest for whatever task is at hand--filling pots, washing hands, clean up, prep....
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victoriajane
Original Author
18 years ago
Thanks, daki and zelmar. I figured it had to do with water flow and wanting the pull-down option. I found a danze como gooseneck single handle with pull down that looked like it might work well with the prep sink. Anyone know anything about this faucet? Also we are planning on the koher napa entertainment sink, cast iron enamel finish, 16"X17" interior. Is this like what most people have in terms of prep sink? Once again, forgive my utter ignorance on this subject.
zelmar
18 years ago
victoriajane, I found choosing a faucet one of the most difficult decisions--even though I kept telling myself that it would be replaceable if it was a total bust (unlike cabinets, counters, major appliances and layout.) Our prep sink size was limited by the cabinet I chose. The inside of the sink is 13" wide x 18" deep x 10" high. It ended up being a perfect size for us. I'm glad we ended up with a deep sink.

Good Luck! I felt clueless about everything when I started our kitchen project. I had never done a kitchen before and hadn't really envisioned much beyond what I had already experienced kitchen-wise. I feel very fortunate to have found this forum and I benefitted from all the great questions like yours.