I am looking at getting a very nice kitchen faucet for Christmas. I ruled out Moen since their faucets were limited to 1.5GPM flow whereas Brizo and Axor have about 1.8 GPM. Really what I want is a quality, durable, as little plastic as possible (I know some is unavoidable like in the lines) faucet. No interest in the electronic options at all.

Which do you recommend? Warranty language on both are the same. The Hansgrohe Axor’s “laminar flow” seems fancy, but I’m worried that will just result in less fluid velocity (since GPM is the same) and will ultimately feel like it has low pressure.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. I’m a buy once / cry once person.

I am looking at getting a very nice kitchen faucet for Christmas. I ruled out Moen since their faucets were limited to 1.5GPM flow whereas Brizo and Axor have about 1.8 GPM. Really what I want is a quality, durable, as little plastic as possible (I know some is unavoidable like in the lines) faucet. No interest in the electronic options at all.

Which do you recommend? Warranty language on both are the same. The Hansgrohe Axor’s “laminar flow” seems fancy, but I’m worried that will just result in less fluid velocity (since GPM is the same) and will ultimately feel like it has low pressure.

Any thoughts would be appreciated. I’m a buy once / cry once person.

Hey fellow plumbers. Simple question, do you have a go-to brand or supplier for very high end faucets? I have a customer who wants to replace his Dornbracht kitchen faucet which was around $1500. I've been looking around online but am hesitant. My usual supplier (Ferguson) and rep haven't been very helpful thus far. Thanks for any input.

My designer has recommended the Brizo Artesso faucet. Went to go see in person but store didn't have it, will need to keep looking. We did see a Waterstone faucet my husband liked. It felt high quality and he loved the spray lever instead of a button to change modes.

Does anyone know if the Brizo Artesso faucet defaults to the standard aerated stream even if it was last used in spray mode? That's one of our biggest pet peeves with our current faucets. Someone uses it in spray mode but it stays in spray mode until you switch it back. Prefer a faucet with the momentary switch like the Waterstone or automatic switch to always start with standard stream.

This has been posted in the past but want 2024 most up to date answer. We want something that will last and is of high quality. Looking for responses from plumbers, but any input is appreciated. Talking about sinks, showers, tubs, toilets, and any other sundry plumbing fixture.

We have been looking for a faucet for our bathroom sink and noticed a massive price descrepency in faucets! for example, a delta single hole bathroom sink faucet is almost $200 vs a similar no-name brand one at $80. Is it worth it to pay extra for name brand? There can't be that much of a difference in quality, could there? Any concerns with buying off brand? (ones that come to mind are maybe cheaper o-rings, lower quality metal, should I be concerned about lead in cheaper brands?)