Best Mid-range Kitchen faucet?

10 years ago

We're in the middle of a kitchen remodel and need a kitchen faucet. It'll be put in our 32-inch wide, 10-inch deep stainless steel double kitchen sink left over from before. I went faucet shopping and couldn't tell one type from another, there were so many choices. Is there a faucet that's generally agreed upon among GWers as the best mid-range one to buy? I adore the look of Rohl's Country faucets but the price is way outside our budget. A beautiful faucet is nice (ok, really really nice) but I'm trying to go for function and durability over looks. We want the faucet spray to be able to pull out to get at all sink corners, and with 6 kiddos who I want to eventually teach to do the dishes, simple and durable design is best.

Thank you in advance!

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YMM

10 years ago

i don't know - maybe check Consumer Reports for meaningful reliability data? I think there are no guarantees past the warranty date, and faucets DO sometimes just go bad before their time, so my solution is not to spend extravagantly on them unless I'm getting a real upgrade in function or reliability. Obviously, since there are plenty of regulars on the Kitchen forum who spend well north of $200 on kitchen faucets, there are other points of view as well! The 3 I mentioned are all relatively sleek and simple, with functional pull-down sprayheads. The Delta Trinsic also comes in a pull-out style.

Also, if you're a fan of pull-out sprayheads, the Grohe Ladylux comes in that style (also in the pull-down style) and is pretty popular.

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YMM
10 years ago
Just went through this. Confusing number of faucets, for sure. I think Moen Arbor, Delta Trinsic, Kohler Essence are all pretty popular in the $200-300 range.
mathnmusic
Original Author
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
Thank you, YMM! I'll go single those models out when I shop again. Are they pretty similar in reliability over long term? Thanks again.

Would you mind sharing which faucet you ended up buying, YMM?
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User
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
We are remodeling our kitchen in October and have selected the Delta Essa Single Handle Pull down with magnetic docking in the Arctic Stainless. It hits all of our basic requirements and is in our target price at just under two hundred dollars.
Donna E
10 years ago
We've been very happy with Delta faucets.
mathnmusic
Original Author
10 years ago
ummom - awesome, thanks for sharing that! Looks good to me. =) I'm going to get the same thing, thanks to your tip - Delta Essa Single Handle Pull down with magnetic docking in the Arctic Stainless.

Does faucet quality vary depending on where it's purchased? It's selling for $168 from wayfair and $230 on FaucetDirect.com.
mathnmusic
Original Author
10 years ago
My mistake - the expensive one is stainless steel whereas all the others are chrome. May I ask where you got your stainless steel faucet, ummom?
reesepbuttercup
10 years ago
I love the look of the Rohl Country faucets but I did not have the budget for that. I went with Moen Weatherly/ Walden in chrome w/out the deck plate. I feel like it similar in style to the country faucets w/ one handed convenience. I've had it for a year now and I've been pleased with it.
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mathnmusic
Original Author
10 years ago
reesebuttercup - that's lovely! And a great price! I'm going to look at that. Thanks for sharing the photo!
nosoccermom
10 years ago
We went with hansgrohe from Costco
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User
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
Delta has a list of preferred and authorized online retailers. http://www.deltafaucet.com/where-to-buy/authorized-retailers.html From my understanding the quality will be the same from any of them. Good news, Wayfair is on their list! Also, concerning the price, the prep kitchen faucet is $168, the full sized kitchen faucet is $192 so that may be the reason for the difference.
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wildchild2x2
10 years ago
We prefer Delta. Easy to find parts and easy to repair should anything go wrong.
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mushcreek
10 years ago
We went with Moen (can't remember the model) for our two sinks. We bought two, and one was immediately defective, with two different flaws! Since I had already installed the first one, I brought the bad one back under warranty and got another. So far, so good after about two years of use. The pull-down easily reaches all parts of our big 43" main sink.
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