Bro, the plumber, says a Delta at Lowes isn't the same quality as a Delta from a place like
Hughes but you sure will pay more than $150. Ours was over $300, his cost. It has a lifetime guarantee. Not sure it's worth the $$ but he was doing the work and wouldn't use a cheap one.
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I bought a
delta from amazon. It has a lifetime warranty so I'm not sure what the quality difference might be between the cheapie I bought and one from a plumbing supply house (I don't doubt there is one).
Here is what I have learned from my faucet:
- Get one with a pull out nozzle
- Needs to have a tall spout. The one that Jimbo posted looks nice but unless you have a large, deep sink it sucks for washing big things (it's what I used to have).
- Make sure the handle has separate movements for temperature and pressure. The one I linked is an all-in-one type movement and sucks. It's hard to adjust temperature unless you put it on full blast. The one highland posted is much nicer. It pulls to the side for pressure and forward/backward for temp, i.e. you can turn the faucet on/off without changing temperature setting. Mine goes back to a zero condition when you turn it off.
- If it has a spray function on the pull out head make sure the button/switch has a solid transition. Mine is kind of mushy so if you don't push hard enough you get half stream half spray.
- Delta seems to be a good bang for the buck. We installed delta faucets throughout the house and they are all pretty nice. Kohler was nicer but usually more expensive. If you stick around the $200 price point you can get a pretty decent Delta.
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