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wrote on Thursday, 21 May 09 4:19:29 GMT:spammed
with the above subject title.

Cheap faucets tend to corrode and become unrepairable and are often
difficult to remove. They may have a warranty promising replacement if
you send the faulty faucet back to the manufacturer. What you do,
waiting for weeks without a faucet, I don't know.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

James Silverton wrote:
> wrote on Thursday, 21 May 09 4:19:29 GMT:spammed
> with the above subject title.
>
> Cheap faucets tend to corrode and become unrepairable and are often
> difficult to remove. They may have a warranty promising replacement if
> you send the faulty faucet back to the manufacturer. What you do,
> waiting for weeks without a faucet, I don't know.
>
Buy good stuff in the first place like this
http://www.dorf.com.au/products
or http://www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/ca...e/10380/10466/
if you have IKEA in the area and wont break the budget and good gear

> *Cheap faucets tend to corrode and become unrepairable and are often
> difficult to remove. They may have a warranty promising replacement if
> you send the faulty faucet back to the manufacturer. What you do,
> waiting for weeks without a faucet, I don't know.
>
> --
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

I had a leaky spray (twice) on my Moen kitchen faucet, sent the
company an e-mail, and each time, they just sent me a new one, no
problem. They said they no longer want customers to take stuff back
to the store where they bought it.

N.

Nancy2 wrote on Thu, 21 May 2009 11:55:51 -0700 (PDT):


>> Cheap faucets tend to corrode and become unrepairable and
>> are often difficult to remove. They may have a warranty
>> promising replacement if you send the faulty faucet back to
>> the manufacturer. What you do, waiting for weeks without a
>> faucet, I don't know.
>>
>> --
>>
>> James Silverton
>> Potomac, Maryland
>>
>> Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

> I had a leaky spray (twice) on my Moen kitchen faucet, sent
> the company an e-mail, and each time, they just sent me a new
> one, no problem. They said they no longer want customers to
> take stuff back to the store where they bought it.

I always had a high opinion of Moen and they are not "cheap". Even
reasonably good brands like Delta can corrode.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Thu, 21 May 2009 21:14:41 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

>I always had a high opinion of Moen and they are not "cheap". Even
>reasonably good brands like Delta can corrode.

Absolutely. Delta and Price-Phister may be "affordable", but they are
not made cheaply. In my personal experience, they are made to last.
I've never had a problem with either unless it was time related.
Everything breaks down sooner or later. Many here are on the sooner
side of breaking down, so I'm sure they can relate.

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I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

jay wrote on Thu, 21 May 2009 16:26:04 -0500:

>> Nancy2 wrote on Thu, 21 May 2009 11:55:51 -0700 (PDT):
>>
>>>> Cheap faucets tend to corrode and become unrepairable and
>>>> are often difficult to remove. They may have a warranty
>>>> promising replacement if you send the faulty faucet back to
>>>> the manufacturer. What you do, waiting for weeks without a
>>>> faucet, I don't know.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> James Silverton
>>>> Potomac, Maryland
>>>>
>>>> Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
>>
>>> I had a leaky spray (twice) on my Moen kitchen faucet, sent
>>> the company an e-mail, and each time, they just sent me a
>>> new one, no problem. They said they no longer want
>>> customers to take stuff back to the store where they bought
>>> it.
>>
>> I always had a high opinion of Moen and they are not "cheap".
>> Even reasonably good brands like Delta can corrode.

>
Those are both CHEAP short term products.

In your opinion, what are good, long-lasting plumbing components?


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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...

> Cheap faucets tend to corrode and become unrepairable and are often
> difficult to remove. They may have a warranty promising replacement if
> you send the faulty faucet back to the manufacturer. What you do,
> waiting for weeks without a faucet, I don't know.
>
> --
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

I had a leaky spray (twice) on my Moen kitchen faucet, sent the
company an e-mail, and each time, they just sent me a new one, no
problem. They said they no longer want customers to take stuff back
to the store where they bought it.

N.

Today's faucets are designed so that worn parts are easily replaced by the
homeowner, you can purchase the replacement kits from any big box hardware,
or the manufacturer will mail it to the original owner for life. Some
brands are better then others, they don't need new parts very often. I've
always been very satisfied with Kohler. American Standard faucets need
replacement parts like every few months. Price Phister parts are near
impossible to swap out without destroying the faucet body, they need special
tools in oddball sizes that are even difficult to buy from a tool
emporium... it's not easy to find extra long allen wrenches in the smaller
sizes, you'd think they'd include it in the kit... finally I located a 7/64
extra long Allen wrench at a NAPA auto parts store, a whole 20¢ for a wrench
that made me waste a few days locating... in fact they don't mention the
size wrench you need in the kit instructions and the screw is way down
inside the insert barrel so I couldn't even see it was an Allen screw, even
the customer service guy had a problem looking it up. From now on I'll
stick with Kohler, in seven years use my bathroom sink faucet hasn't
dripped, just recently swapped out the American Standard faucet for a Kohler
from my other bathroom sink.

Kohler makes a very nice looking faucet too.. it even contains a limiter for
adjusting water temperature so it's not so hot it scalds, and it's super hot
water that destroys faucet inserts.
Sink 1:
http://i42.tinypic.com/16a8s5f.jpg

Sink 2:
http://i42.tinypic.com/e7l35v.jpg

On Thu, 21 May 2009 11:55:51 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> wrote:

>I had a leaky spray (twice) on my Moen kitchen faucet, sent the
>company an e-mail, and each time, they just sent me a new one, no
>problem. They said they no longer want customers to take stuff back
>to the store where they bought it.

Where was it leaking and how long did it take to start leaking?

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I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

jay > wrote:

>It's not that smart to buy cheap plumbing fixtures or parts since the
>installation labor is perhaps more than the fixtures/parts. Most
>manufacturers will send you a new replacement item for an in warranty item
>(with your credit card as collateral) and allow you to send in the bad
>part/fixture within a reasonable time frame. Buy something like Kohler or
>Chicago faucets and you will get longterm quality performance.

Another good brand is Wolverine.

Steve

On Thu, 21 May 2009 22:52:14 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:

>Another good brand is Wolverine.
>
That's a new brand for me. Wolverines are U of M (Michigan, not
Mina-soda). Is there a connection?


--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Thu, 21 May 2009 16:24:52 -0500, jay > wrote:

>Buy something like Kohler or
>Chicago faucets and you will get longterm quality performance.

Kholer is good, Chicago does not have good quality control. Again -
in *my* experience.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.