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Replace kitchen faucet

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Fantastical wrote: Would it generally fit? anything to watch out for?
Fit, probably.

Durability and parts is what I'd worry about (having bought off-brand faucets from eBay).
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Agreed, you can get a Moen or an American Standard faucet from HD for about $140 which will save you hassle if you have issues in the long run - cartridges or parts, etc.
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It'll fit. But it appears to be a no name brand which means who knows what parts are in it.
Years ago i lived in an apartment where the faucet had plastic piping feeding into it. One day the hot one snapped and hosed me with piping hot water, flooding the room in under a minute.
If you wait you can get name brand faucets at a big box store for even less money than this one.
In fact in Rand McNally they wear hats on their feet and hamburgers eat people
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Make sure you buy something that is certified - CSA, ULC or CULC, etc. Run away if it doesn’t have these carts.
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Just buy a Moen or other reputable brand, shouldn't cost you that much more and you'll know replacement parts are available.
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I bought 2 Pfister faucets 6 years ago. The lever on one of them recently became very loose. I e-mailed Pfister with photos of the problem, asking if it was repairable if I took it apart.

Two days later they replied that it was not repairable and would send me a new, replacement faucet. Ten days later it arrived, pretty good service..........!
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I'm not sure what you have as counter tops, but if its particle board be prepared for some possible rotting under the faucet hole. This will make it hard to tighten the ring. Also the added height of the faucet will make any symptoms of the rot more noticeable since there is now more leverage.
You could use the old deck plate upside down as a type of oversized bracket/washer to spread the crush force.
Also when installing the weight on the hose, make sure not to affix it too close to the faucet or your 'pull out hose length' will seem annoyingly way too short.
Last thing to watch out for is if the stream function of the spray head has a laminar flow nozzle, be careful with splash back when washing concave surfaces!
(not a problem with aerator nozzles)

but as others have mentioned. I'd suggest getting a respected name brand faucet.
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mrct1944 wrote: I bought 2 Pfister faucets 6 years ago. The lever on one of them recently became very loose. I e-mailed Pfister with photos of the problem, asking if it was repairable if I took it apart.

Two days later they replied that it was not repairable and would send me a new, replacement faucet. Ten days later it arrived, pretty good service..........!
+1 for Pfister. Had a warranty issue with a shower unit, which I was willing to fix if possible, but they just sent the whole thing. I ended up only using a small part lol.
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