Need to replace my bathroom faucet...i am not looking for anything too expe= nsive..but am wondering what type of finish I should get, that can take the= rigors of a bathroom that would not tarnish it. The old one was an inexpen= sive popup type and I guess it was made of chrome, which seems to tolerate = the dampness of a bathroom. Is that the way to go again?
pensive..but am wondering what type of finish I should get, that can take t= he rigors of a bathroom that would not tarnish it. The old one was an inexp= ensive popup type and I guess it was made of chrome, which seems to tolerat= e the dampness of a bathroom. Is that the way to go again?
I like the delta single handle ones, install and forget. even had a delta gold one that my now X wife insisted on, the remainder of the fixtures were chrome..
the gold one lasted forever after SHE LEFT I installed a chrome one.....
expensive..but am wondering what type of finish I should get, that can take the rigors of a bathroom that would not tarnish it. The old one was an inexpensive popup type and I guess it was made of chrome, which seems to tolerate the dampness of a bathroom. Is that the way to go again?
It's really your preference. I like the brushed nickel or stainless look. Chrome is harder to keep clean, IMO.
Definitely single handle, cartridge style. Buy a good one. I hate plumbing and try my best to have to do a job only once per house per lifetime.
pensive..but am wondering what type of finish I should get, that can take t= he rigors of a bathroom that would not tarnish it. The old one was an inexp= ensive popup type and I guess it was made of chrome, which seems to tolerat= e the dampness of a bathroom. Is that the way to go again?
They don=92t build them like they used to=20 so these days go with commercial grade=20 or replace it every year or two.
expensive..but am wondering what type of finish I should get, that can take the rigors of a bathroom that would not tarnish it. The old one was an inexpensive popup type and I guess it was made of chrome, which seems to tolerate the dampness of a bathroom. Is that the way to go again?
I'll second that on the brushed nickel or stainless. When building a new house 4 years ago, we opted for all the fixtures either brushed nickel or stainless. They show minimum water spots. Also, for the vanity, we got the slightly higher spout faucets from Kohler ... got them at Lowe's. I don't know why thy generally make the vanity faucets so low. The higher spout makes washing your hand much nicer. I guess one could argue that the lower spout produces less splashing, but after many years of using the low ones, and now the high spout, I'd vote for the high spout with brushed nickel or stainless finish.
xpensive..but am wondering what type of finish I should get, that can take = the rigors of a bathroom that would not tarnish it. The old one was an inex= pensive popup type and I guess it was made of chrome, which seems to tolera= te the dampness of a bathroom. Is that the way to go again?
I used to say "definitely single handle" also but as I learned to not sweat the small stuff as much (yeah, right!) I didn't push back when SWMBO wanted a pedestal sink and a 2 handled fixture for the main bathroom. She was going for form over function. So I gave up the vanity storage and the convenience of a single handle faucet when I did the remodel.
She chose a faucet similar to this one with lever handles as opposed to round handles and I have to admit, it's not really no problem to use.
pensive..but am wondering what type of finish I should get, that can take t= he rigors of a bathroom that would not tarnish it. The old one was an inexp= ensive popup type and I guess it was made of chrome, which seems to tolerat= e the dampness of a bathroom. Is that the way to go again?
Don't know about finish, BUT, make sure you get one with the proper 'reach'= for your use. Nothing gripes me more than washing hands at a public rest = room wherein the 'reach' is so short that your hands are rubbing against th= e sides of the basin while your are trying to rinse them. Worst example is= my gym (almost brand new). 12 large basins lined up in a row with less th= an 1 inch of 'reach' into the bowl.
Ivan Vegvary
None are made of chrome. The chrome is electro plated over a base metal...brass or (cheap) die cast (zinc). In a decent plating job, the base metal is first plated with nickel, then chrome. If not brass - or even if it is - it is plated with copper before the nickel. The reason for the triple plating is that chrome is hard but it is also porous. If the nickel is overplated with brass, the brass has to have a clear coat finish on it else it will quickly tarnish.
If you want a long lasting one, get a cast brass overplated with nickel. If you like a gold look, have that plated with gold. Gold is mostly inert and the value of that amount would be less than a dollar.
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