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Posted by 3rd eye on May 31, 2006, 7:26 pm
On Wed, 31 May 2006 08:22:12 -0500, "Bob Wheatley"
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>> I cannot recommend Delta. After a few years both of them began to drip
>> and finding the right kit to rebuild them was difficult. So, that's the
>> first thing you want to look for -- before you purchase the faucet. Next,
>> one Delta suffered pitted chrome on it after about 10 years. Delta is the
>....And your credentials are.....?
>Mine? A 30 Master licensed plumber.
>Besides, you need to re-read the OP. The request _was_ for an inexpensive
>ftg.
>Bob Wheatley
Bob, & any other of the pros. Do you think that Groe is worth the
extra bucks?
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Posted by Nonnymus on May 31, 2006, 7:52 pm
To me, the main consideration is the availability of parts.
If you go to a Home Depot or Lowe's, what "brand" parts do
they have in their plumbing repair display. The chances are
best that it's Delta and maybe some Price Pfister. I've
become a real fan of Delta as the best compromise between
price and quality. We had homes with different brands of
kitchen and bath hardware, including PF, Grohe and Delta.
Nothing has matched the day in and day out reliability of
Delta. I recently, finally, had a couple bath faucets drip,
so I rebuilt all faucets in the house. They were all Delta
and all parts were obtained with ONE trip to Lowe's, There
was no need to look up a plumbing supply house and try to
buy parts over the counter. There was no need to go from
one store to another looking for parts for less popular
brands. One stop got all the parts and everything was
rebuilt in under a couple hours.
Nonnymus
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Posted by Bob Wheatley on May 31, 2006, 7:57 pm
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> On Wed, 31 May 2006 08:22:12 -0500, "Bob Wheatley"
>>> I cannot recommend Delta. After a few years both of them began to drip
>>> and finding the right kit to rebuild them was difficult. So, that's
>>> the
>>> first thing you want to look for -- before you purchase the faucet.
>>> Next,
>>> one Delta suffered pitted chrome on it after about 10 years. Delta is
>>> the
>>....And your credentials are.....?
>>Mine? A 30 Master licensed plumber.
>>Besides, you need to re-read the OP. The request _was_ for an inexpensive
>>ftg.
>>Bob Wheatley
> Bob, & any other of the pros. Do you think that Groe is worth the
> extra bucks?
I have used Grohe on a number of projects and it is fairly reliable once you
get it in (faucets stop up with debris too easily) but my biggest complaint
is they seem to be missing parts new out of the box more than any other
manufacturer that I have seen. That kills a contractor who needs to get the
work done. Most of my projects are commercial so I tend to use more
Chicago/Sloan/Symmons but I (my company) has installed thousands upon
thousands of Moen and their design and quality and dependability have made
them one of the premier competitive priced ftgs. on the planet.
I have Moen 4570CP lavatory faucets and a Delta 174 kitchen sink ftg. in my
own home. That's what I think of them.
Bob Wheatley
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Posted by Scott on June 3, 2006, 1:52 am
On 05/31/2006 04:51 AM, * Stubby spake thusly:
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>=20
> I cannot recommend Delta. After a few years both of them began to dri=
> and finding the right kit to rebuild them was difficult. So, that's
> the first thing you want to look for -- before you purchase the faucet.=
> Next, one Delta suffered pitted chrome on it after about 10 years.
> Delta is the low end.
>=20
We've had a different experience.
Every faucet in our home a Delta faucet. They were all installed new in
1987. No problems whatsoever.
--=20
Scott
www.angrykeyboarder.com
=C2=A92006 angrykeyboarder=E2=84=A2 & Elmer Fudd. All Wights Wesewved
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Posted by Bill on May 31, 2006, 4:01 pm
Before buying a new faucet, find out how much replacement parts cost (for
fixing leaky faucet).
For old style faucets, the cost is maybe 20 cents for an old style "seat
washer"
For new style faucets, don't be surprised to pay $30.00 for a "cartridge".
Also don't be surprised down the road if they discontinue to manufacture the
cartridges for your faucet and you are forced to buy a new faucet.
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>> and finding the right kit to rebuild them was difficult. So, that's the
>> first thing you want to look for -- before you purchase the faucet. Next,
>> one Delta suffered pitted chrome on it after about 10 years. Delta is the
>....And your credentials are.....?
>Mine? A 30 Master licensed plumber.
>Besides, you need to re-read the OP. The request _was_ for an inexpensive
>ftg.
>Bob Wheatley