In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 8 Mar 2021 15:32:26 -0800, The Real Bev
wrote:

On 03/06/2021 08:41 PM, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Sat, 6 Mar 2021 09:34:46 -0800, The Real Bev
wrote:

On 03/06/2021 02:23 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 5 Mar 2021 22:21:08 -0800, The Real Bev
wrote:
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So does anyone know how to tweak a low-flow faucet to make it
REASONABLE? The plumbing guy might be worrying about legal difficulties...
I can understand doing this to shower heads, but NOBODY just stands
there and watches a faucet run water down the drain. What were those
assholes thinking?

Did you consider that you might rather place an Amazon order
for the proper faucet ... ? Rather than blame the state government
for your stupidity ?

It turns out that it's a federal requirement since 199x. Who knew? I
knew about shower heads, but FAUCETS?

Maybe you can get a used one. I know you spend all this money and your
husband's time to get a new shiny one.

$80 plus tax. Cheap. "Black" or "Stainelss steel" would have cost
more. I doubt that spending several $hundred would get better
performance, just better styling.

I've got a feeling a used one ("vintage") would cost even more and would
probably be just like the one we replaced.

I meant older than that, maybe from a house they are tearing down. I
forget what they are called in the east but they have stores that sell
parts from houses that were torn down, especially the pretty and ornate
stuff but they have lots of other things too.

Or if you see a house being torn down, ask the demo guy.

I needed a new kitchen faucet because mine dripped and replacing the
little things didn't stop that. (Washerless, but they don't tell you the
other things wear out just as fast.)

After I replaced several parts I called Delta and they sent me a kit for
free. It included the ball so I replaced that. Nothing worked.

I went to one store and rather than drive to the next store, I walked to
Home Depot and in the drainage gully between the two parking lots, in
the grass, I found a kitchen faucet, while I was on my way to go buy
one. It looked pretty good, so I temporarily gave up plans to buy one,
and I went home. There I realized it was suppose to have a spray hose
with it, so the next day I went back and there in the grass was the
spray hose. The grass was 5" tall and I missed it.

It works well. It's about the same as what I had but doesn't leak.

I can go check that gully if you want.