faucet question: pull down spray vs. goose neck style

8 years ago

Hi, does anyone have any advice on a faucet for the kitchen. I had chosen a goose neck style dornbracht but unfortunately, our architects made an error and the space is now not tall enough to accomodate our chosen faucet. I've looked at the Dornbracht tara ultra, which has a pull down sprayer but I don't know if I like that style. Does anyone have thoughts on the pull down sprayer style? Thank you. So disappointed by the mistake ( yes, our architects could fix it and pull everything out but I think that would delay us and we are already over 5 months delayed).

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Miranda33
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
I am a little confused by your post. A "goose neck" faucet and a "pull-down" faucet are the same thing. If you can't fit the height of the goose neck faucet, how would you fit the height of the Dornbracht tara ultra which is also tall?

It would be most helpful for you to tell us how tall of a faucet can you fit. The Tara Ultra is 16-5/8" tall. What is the distance between your counter and the cabinet above the sink?
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marieyang18
Original Author
8 years ago
thank you for your comment and apologies for the confusion. The "goose neck style I am referring to is https://goo.gl/images/evsybe where the spray is free swinging. The Tara ultra that will fit is this one: https://goo.gl/images/yRHxPP

we have two feet of clearance. The goose neck style is about 2 feet 3 inches. The architects have committed to switching it out if this faucet is the one we really want. I have never chosen a "pull down" style ( where the cord is hidden within the faucet itself and comes out when you want to use the sprayer) so i don't know how they function.

Does that help to clarify? thanks for your help.
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sofaspud
8 years ago
We have a goose neck with a sprayer. Has a magnetic ring to hold the sprayer tight to the neck. Have seen posts of folks complaining their pull down stopped fitting tightly, so we made sure about the magnetic mount. I love the ability to pull out the sprayer.
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Rita / Bring Back Sophie 4 Real
8 years ago
Dornbracht has very nice pull out faucets. I would just go with one of those. I have a Meta from them and love it- but that is tall and has a side spray. The Eno is quite attractive, for example.
Miranda33
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Just to be clear, the very tall Dornbracht with the spring on the neck is called a "Professional" faucet or a "Pre-rinse" faucet. Use those terms so that everyone can know what you are talking about. I've inserted the pic at the bottom of this post so people will know what we are talking about. The shorter faucet without any spring and that has a pull-down spray is simply called a "pull-down" faucet.

I've used a few pre-rinse faucets, and they vary in ease of use. The spring on some of them makes them very stiff to pull on and to direct the spray (Blanco is one of those). Surprisingly, the one I found easiest to use, and with the most flexibility both literally and in the features it offered, was the inexpensive Chinese import Kraus #1602. If I had the height clearance that is the one I'd get for all of about $200 LOL.

I know Dornbracht is a very high-end brand, and I think any faucet of theirs that you choose should be good. I would not redo any part of the kitchen just to fit in a pre-rinse faucet. I don't think it's worthwhile, just MHO.
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