How to identify kitchen faucet style?

[slackerinabox]

I need to replace my kitchen faucet but have no idea how to tell what type it is (I see 2 prong, 3 prong, etc. on home depot). My super's doing the install but he asked me to pick up the hardware (and he's too busy to check out the faucet).

I looked underneath and it's apparantely sealed/hidden with the actual sink

 

[waffleironhead]

Just buy both styles and return the one you dont install.

If you cant see below, and it isnt obvious from above. You dont have much choice.

 

[JM Aggie08]

Those terms mostly have to do with the sink itself - how many mounting holes you have to mount the faucet/accessories.

If it's not apparent by looking at the top of the sink, go underneath and you should be able to clearly see how many mounting holes you have. Almost all modern faucets come with instructions for installing them in 1, 2, 3, and 4 prong configurations.

 

[skyking]

The typical pullout single handle faucet includes an optional bezel that will cover the three holes. You don't need to stay with whatever is there as long as you can cover up the holes. Of course a 4 hole installation with the separate pull out hose will have to be replaced like-for-like.

 

[Greenman]

I've never herd the term "prong" associated with faucets.

 

[spacejamz]

I need to replace my kitchen faucet but have no idea how to tell what type it is (I see 2 prong, 3 prong, etc. on home depot). My super's doing the install but he asked me to pick up the hardware (and he's too busy to check out the faucet).

I looked underneath and it's apparantely sealed/hidden with the actual sink

stick your cell phone camera under the sink and take a picture...

or use a mirror/flashlight...you should be able to see the hoses connecting to the faucet...

 

[iamwiz82]

If you can't access the underside of the faucets you are going to have a hard time replacing it. Remove all the stuff under the sink and physically slide in under there.

 

[bryanl]

My super's doing the install

"My super's doing the installation."

"My super's installing it."

I looked underneath and it's apparantly sealed/hidden with the actual sink

I've never seen that with a sink mounted in a cabinet. You should be able to see something behind the sink, underneath.

Stick with Delta, but Moen faucets are good if they use a ceramic cartridge.

 

[mizzou]

sealed and hidden? That sounds confusing to me :\

 

[olds]

sealed and hidden? That sounds confusing to me :\

It's the "new" pipeless water delivery style.

 

[DrPizza]

Any luck OP? You don't have to measure from underneath. Just measure the distance from the center of one handle to the center of the other handle on top (assuming you have a handle for cold and a handle for hot). I think the majority of kitchen sinks are 8", under the assumption that your faucet is old enough to need replacing. Do you have a spray nozzle off to the side? If so, get a new faucet that comes with one. If not, then don't get one that comes with a spray nozzle. The number of designer sinks seems to be increasing rapidly over the past decade or so, with all sorts of options - but if your sink is old enough to need a new faucet, odds are, 8".

And, egads - we put in a bathroom vanity recently. It didn't have the standard 6" (or whatever it is" holes for a bathroom sink. Holy crap - to get separate handles to each side with a center faucet, in the bronze that matched everything else, was an extra $100 over the cost of a standard sized bathroom faucet of the same color.

 

[spacejamz]

Any luck OP? You don't have to measure from underneath. Just measure the distance from the center of one handle to the center of the other handle on top (assuming you have a handle for cold and a handle for hot). I think the majority of kitchen sinks are 8", under the assumption that your faucet is old enough to need replacing. Do you have a spray nozzle off to the side? If so, get a new faucet that comes with one. If not, then don't get one that comes with a spray nozzle. The number of designer sinks seems to be increasing rapidly over the past decade or so, with all sorts of options - but if your sink is old enough to need a new faucet, odds are, 8".

And, egads - we put in a bathroom vanity recently. It didn't have the standard 6" (or whatever it is" holes for a bathroom sink. Holy crap - to get separate handles to each side with a center faucet, in the bronze that matched everything else, was an extra $100 over the cost of a standard sized bathroom faucet of the same color.

A standard 3 hole sink uses 4" fixtures...I just replaced all of the stuff in my 1/2 bath with all brushed nickel (light fixture, hand towel holder, toilet paper roll holder, door knob, even the toilet lever...)