Looking for suggestions/experiences with different brands of kitchen
faucets. Specifically, I am looking at some faucets by Denze and
Hansgrohe, but I don't know anything about these companies.

Thanks.
D

On 31 Mar 2006 11:24:19 -0800, wrote:

>Looking for suggestions/experiences with different brands of kitchen
>faucets. Specifically, I am looking at some faucets by Denze and
>Hansgrohe, but I don't know anything about these companies.

I don't know if Grohe and Hansgrohe were ever related, but we recently installed
a GROHE's Ladylux Café Pull-out Spray in dark bronze with our Provence Red
Kohler sink. It is rock solid and very precise in adjustment. We couldn't be
happier with it.

-- Larry

On 31 Mar 2006 11:24:19 -0800, wrote:

>Looking for suggestions/experiences with different brands of kitchen
>faucets. Specifically, I am looking at some faucets by Denze and
>Hansgrohe, but I don't know anything about these companies.
>
I added a Hansgrohe shower and tub unit in my remodeled bathroom.
Three separate parts have broken in less than a year.

The first was the arm bracket holding the shower hose. The company
responded promptly with a free new part but no instructions. On
calling the CS rep said, "oh we should send them out with the new
part. It's not as simple as it looks to be." I translate that as they
have had several calls for replacements.

Then the socket part to which the shower hose attaches began to leak -
;luckily on th external to the wall section. Our plumber had to jury
rig something up as it could not be repaired.

Then the diverter in the tub spout loosened. This cut the supply to
the shower fixture in half. We replaced that with a different brand
spout and diverter.

Your mileage may vary. But I am not buying Hansgrohe again.
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Hi there,
regarding faucet recommendations, I'm really happy with my Hansgrohe
equipment. In the past I had some cheaper stuff that wasn't that
satisfying.

@Larry: Yes Grohe and Hansgrohe were related until Friedrich Grohe
bought a new company in the northern part of Germany in the early
70ties. Hansgrohe remained in the black forest and is lead by the
family Grohe: Klaus Grohe is CEO of Hansgrohe. The company Grohe has
been sold to Texas Pacific Group that restructed Grohe massively and
closed one plant in Germany that has been shifted over to China.

However, both companies are producing nearly the same stuff while Grohe
is in some parts cheaper Hansgrohe bets on design, innovation and
sustainable products.

Best
Olaf

Hi there,
regarding faucet recommendations, I'm really happy with my Hansgrohe
equipment. In the past I had some cheaper stuff that wasn't that
satisfying.

@Larry: Yes Grohe and Hansgrohe were related until Friedrich Grohe
bought a new company in the northern part of Germany in the early
70ties. Hansgrohe remained in the black forest and is lead by the
family Grohe: Klaus Grohe is CEO of Hansgrohe. The company Grohe has
been sold to Texas Pacific Group that restructed Grohe massively and
closed one plant in Germany that has been shifted over to China.

However, both companies are producing nearly the same stuff while Grohe
is in some parts cheaper Hansgrohe bets on design, innovation and
sustainable products.

Best
Olaf

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says...
> Hi there,
> regarding faucet recommendations, I'm really happy with my Hansgrohe
> equipment. In the past I had some cheaper stuff that wasn't that
> satisfying.
>
>

We have a KWC faucet, it is 7 years old and just like new. Expensive but
worth it.

--
Peter Aitken