Cheap KOHLER K-8763-VS Essex Kitchen Sink Faucet, Vibrant Stainless Review
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I've always had the builder grade faucet in the kitchen sink and not thought much about it. I picked this faucet up at a true *STEAL* of a price through a pricing error, about the cost of a can of soda. For that price, I had to give it a try.
We recently had a water pressure reducer put in line in our house as our water pressure was found to be way too high coming from the street. After this was done, all of our faucets in the house leaked when turned off. This is when I installed the new kitchen faucet.
Installation was a true breeze. You'll need the standard items when installing a new faucet. Teflon tape, new water supply lines, and plumber's putty. A plumber's wrench is nice to have when removing the old water supply lines, but generally not necessary.
Where you really see the difference in a quality faucet is the smoothness of the handle operation. It just exudes quality when you turn the water on/off. It's a smooth motion that requires very little force. If you need a quick rinse off, don't pull the handle up all the way up, and it'll turn itself off after a second or so.
As someone else said, the sprayer isn't blasting high pressure. No more spraying water all over the window behind your kitchen sink, or the surrounding countertop. The hose included is exceptionally long. I'd have to say it is at least five feet long.
Please search "Installing the Moen 1225/1200 Cartridge" on the moen website. If you have a Moen 7200 faucet, note the ring between the handle and the top of the faucet where the cartridge protrudes. You will have to use a wrench to unscrew this ring, the retainer pivot nut is housed inside the ring. No need to touch/unscrew the portion of the retainer nut above the ring with the wrench. Once unscrewed, push out the retainer nut from the ring, align the new retainer nut per the instructions and screw back the ring. Hope this saves someone a few minutes of effort.
Here is the animated instructions on the moen website - [...]
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