Our kitchen faucet has been a piece of junk for years. No water flow, usually leaked when turned off, developed a leak at the base, at the bottom of the swivel. So, we shopped hard. I brought the wife back here and we shopped together. She wanted a pull down faucet because our daughter has one. I definitely didn't want a Price-Pfister this time.
It was about as easy to install as it could have been. Getting the old faucet out was actually harder. The one snag was our fault. Our (under sink) water filter's kind of a piece of junk, too. It has one of those retarded saddle clamps. You install that over the water line and the first time you turn it off, it punches a hole in your water line. It never did leak, but I had to go to the hardware store and play musical fittings. I had to come up with a T fitting with male on one end, female on the other end and a different size on the third leg. I ended up needing two fittings and a short piece of copper tubing and one extra nut and compression fitting. Had it not been for that, this would have been a breeze!
The fittings on the hot and cold supply lines(on this faucet) don't use compression sleeves; they use rubber grommets. MUCH better!! The pull down hose connects to another hose coming out the bottom of the faucet. This was so ingenious! It literally snaps together! You just push the two hoses together and it's connected! (There's a spring loaded release mechanism so it can be taken back apart.) It's held down on the center hole by a nut. Moen provided a plastic tool with a different size on each end. You put the right end over the nut and put a screwdriver through the hole at the other end and tighten it firmly. The base plate they give you covers the other sink holes on a three hole sink. You're done!
It's massive, impressive, and pretty gorgeous! We chose the stain resistant stainless steel one and it matches our sink perfectly and looks kind of "futuristic".
The head has a very free moving swivel. On the head there's a flip button | lever that changes it from stream to spray. It goes back to stream by itself when you turn it off. It also has a button that adds water pressure when you push it. It also returns to less water when you turn the faucet off. The lever must go on the right side, the instructions say. It's installed and assembled and the whole thing with the lever drops into the sink. To use it, you move the lever to the right to turn it on and you rotate it up for hot or down for cold; it moves 90 degrees.
The pull down function is real nice. They provide you with a weight that snaps onto the pull down hose, which is under the sink. Ours gets slightly stuck on a dishwasher drain hose. I need to get back under there some day and just move that hose out of the way. If it weren't for that, it would be perfectly smooth and perfect.
DO NOT get the soap dispenser you can purchase with it on its page. There's another on made by Kraus that's much better. The nozzle is much longer and solves the problem of soap all over the counter and sink that many reviewers complain about with the shorter nozzle. It held an entire 22.6 ounce bottle of Dawn when we filled it, even though the docs say 17 ounce capacity. It went into the hole in the back right corner of the sink that we had left over from the sprayer that was part of the old faucet. And, though I was worried, it had absolutely no problem fitting next to the sink bowl underneath, which is another problem reviewers complained about.
Just couldn't really be more pleased! It's a stiff price, but anything stainless steel is. The old "You get what you pay for" thing.
The Kraus soap dispenser:
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| Brand | Moen |
|---|---|
| Recommended Uses For Product | Kitchen |
| Mounting Type | Deck Mount |
| Finish Type | Matte |
| Material | Plastic, Metal |
| Color | Matte Black |
| Number of Handles | 1 |
| Included Components | 6 D batteries, Optional deckplate, Flexible supply lines with 3/8" compression fittings, Installation Instructions, Smart Kitchen faucet, Control Box |
| Hole Count | 1 |
| Special Feature | Pull Down Sprayer,Touchless |
| Handle Type | Lever |
| Style | Voice Control |
| Installation Type | Deck Mounted |
| Maximum Flow Rate | 1.5 Gallons Per Minute |
| Valve Type | Ceramic Disc |
| Model Name | Sleek |
| Handle Material | Metal |
| Spout Height | 15.56 Inches |
| Spout Reach | 7.63 Inches |
| Item Weight | 9.8 Pounds |
| Spout Design | Pull Down |
| Is Electric | Yes |
| Manufacturer | Moen Incorporated |
| Part Number | 7864EVBL |
| Item Weight | 9.81 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 8.5 x 10.38 x 15.56 inches |
| Country of Origin | USA |
| Item model number | 7864EVBL |
| Batteries | 6 D batteries required. (included) |
| Finish | Matte |
| Pattern | Sensor |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Special Features | Pull Down Sprayer,Touchless |
| Usage | Inside |
| Batteries Included? | Yes |
| Batteries Required? | Yes |
| Battery Cell Type | Alkaline |
| Warranty Description | Limited Lifetime Warranty |
