On 1/30/2011 7:17 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:


Colbyt wrote:
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Hi,

Have to replace my bathroom sink two handled Chrome faucet.

Are there any general conclusions as to which brands are "best" ?

I see HD and Lowes seem to carry

American Standard
Delta
Price Pfister
etc.

and, an Aqua something which might be a house brand ?

Would like to keep the cost to below $ 65.

Reputation wise, how do they stack up ?

Or, do they all come out of China these days with cheap plastic parts,
and are pretty much the same ?

Opinions would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Bob

I am a big fan of Delta. I use them in all the houses I own.

Good quality at a decent price. Not as good as they formerly were
but then
nothing is as good.

The seats and springs are cheap to replace when the time finally
comes and
they last a long time between changes.

Colbyt

Hi,
When I had this house built in 1994 I specified all Delta fixtures.
So far so good. Not a single problem yet. Knocking on the wood!
Only plumbing related item I replaced couple time is flapper in the
toilet water tank, ISE garburater in the kitchen sink which was a
easy job.


I have Delta in some rooms and Kohler in others. The Kohler stuff cost
me several hundred dollars per sink / shower whereas the Delta was way
below half that price.

The Deltas have, as Tony reports, held up amazingly well for 15 + years.
The Kohlers have failed over and over again despite their claims of no
maintenance ceramic valves.

I would always buy Delta in the future based on my experiences.