I posted a while back (https://www.plumbingforums.com/threads/securing-delta-faucet-to-kitchen-sink.14867/) about how my Delta kitchen faucet was loose. One of the threaded attachments was too corroded and/or covered with scale to get a new threaded flange onto, so the faucet was loose from the sink. Another gripe about this faucet is that every so often, I had to disassemble it and replace the o-rings and springs so that it wouldn't leak. It was also getting time to replace the diverter valve for the sprayer, and that individual part was had to locate, VERY hard to get at on the faucet, and a significant fraction of the cost of a new faucet.
The last time it needed maintenance, I decided to just replace it with a new faucet. My wife picked out a solid feeling Moen model. It was pretty easy to install, having braided plastic tubing to replace the copper line from the previous faucet to the shut-off valves. Removing the old copper pipe, which was kind of twisted up, was almost the most time consuming part of the job. The real trouble was getting one of the old shut-off valves to seal when open. Using one wrench to hold the valve itself, I had to really tighten the compression nut, past the point of not having to worry about breaking something. But, it turned out OK. The previous faucet was installed by my very handy father-in-law in ~1988 when we replaced the kitchen sink, and I was a new homeowner and an eager learner about plumbing, carpentry and electrical repairs.
So far, so good on this new faucet. It seems like the water runs a bit slower than before. There are no kinks or sharp bends in the tubing, so I don't think there's much that can be done about that.
When we bought the house, the kitchen faucet had the normal functions plus the side sprayer built in. That left the last hole free for an extra tap--and there was a faucet there for unsoftened water. By choosing a new faucet with a built-in sprayer, we could use that hole for a filtered water tap, which I'll describe in another post.
The last time it needed maintenance, I decided to just replace it with a new faucet. My wife picked out a solid feeling Moen model. It was pretty easy to install, having braided plastic tubing to replace the copper line from the previous faucet to the shut-off valves. Removing the old copper pipe, which was kind of twisted up, was almost the most time consuming part of the job. The real trouble was getting one of the old shut-off valves to seal when open. Using one wrench to hold the valve itself, I had to really tighten the compression nut, past the point of not having to worry about breaking something. But, it turned out OK. The previous faucet was installed by my very handy father-in-law in ~1988 when we replaced the kitchen sink, and I was a new homeowner and an eager learner about plumbing, carpentry and electrical repairs.
So far, so good on this new faucet. It seems like the water runs a bit slower than before. There are no kinks or sharp bends in the tubing, so I don't think there's much that can be done about that.
When we bought the house, the kitchen faucet had the normal functions plus the side sprayer built in. That left the last hole free for an extra tap--and there was a faucet there for unsoftened water. By choosing a new faucet with a built-in sprayer, we could use that hole for a filtered water tap, which I'll describe in another post.
