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Calling Kitchen Experts - Faucet Talk

post #1 of 4
7/15/11 at 9:06am
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Being that this forum is full of experts on everything, I am hoping to crowd source an answer to a question I have. My kitchen faucet is broken - the plastic thingamajig that controls the water flow is busted and water shoots out the sides. I think it might be covered by warranty but have no idea what brand it is. Even if not covered by warranty, I can probably buy a replacement part so I don't have to put in a whole new faucet. Hoping someone here will somehow recognize the faucet and tell me what brand it is so I can work on getting a replacement or buying the part I need. I'm sure there is a faucet forum out there I could join to get an answer but I'm probably not willing to go to such lengths. Any help you guys have would be appreciated - this is my hail mary before giving up and actually going to Home Depot to buy a faucet.

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post #2 of 4
7/15/11 at 2:15pm
It's going to cost more time and money trying to replace one part of the faucet than just replacing the faucet.

If you are handy, I'd recommend faucetdirect.com to find a replacement faucet. Swapping the whole head isn't that hard to do - I guarantee you can do it yourself, though you may need some help from a DIY book at the library... and I also guarantee you know someone who can help you do this.

A new faucet, even a quality one with a ceramic disk (avoid Home Depot in general, as the insides of those faucets are plastic and subject to breakage), should not set you back more than $200-300, and even cheaper are available.

Go to terrylove.com/forums for good advice on this sort of thing. I promise you if you just cut and paste what you have here over there, you will get great answers.
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post #3 of 4
7/15/11 at 2:42pm
Looks like an American Standard faucet, but I can't find the actual model.
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post #4 of 4
7/15/11 at 3:17pm
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Originally Posted by Douglas View Post

It's going to cost more time and money trying to replace one part of the faucet than just replacing the faucet.
Thanks for taking the time to reply. I suspected that it would be more time/energy/expense to track down a replacement than it's worth, but thought it worth spending a modicum of time searching because it's such a quick fix given that faucet disconnects with the black button where it meets the cable. The fact that it broke like this in normal usage is obviously not a ringing endorsement for whatever product this is though.

I might check with terryforums, thanks for the pointer.
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Looks like an American Standard faucet, but I can't find the actual model.

Appreciate this reply as well. I thought it might be American Standard also but if so I guess it's discontinued. Unfortunately without taking the thing out I don't know how to find the product number.
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