This is an exception to the generality of getting what you pay for. An expensive Grohe Ladylux3 installed 3 years ago leaking between feeders and internal valve. Was a $700 faucet at the time. Now one can find the problem is common to units shipped after late 2014. Grrrr. Water everywhere ... what a mess to cleanup.
Downstairs neighbours once told me my water was in their kitchen. I took a look around and denied it. Then I noticed... the drip falling on the pile of washing up and bouncing over the back of the sink.
@dark_energy - indeed! my luck over the decades is that it happens on or just prior to a major holiday. This time I've been given a few days advance notice.
@Thad E Ginathom - real pain, though the worst is having to admit I made a poor choice based on the best information at the time. The LadyLux3 is a maintenance nightmare. New faucet has been researched with maintenance and reliability as high priorities.
Installing tomorrow - long day mentoring a new apprentice for corporate. Hope to get in both some listening and measurements during a Thanksgiving break.
The neighbour helped me find the leak and fix it! Any mistake which doesn't kill you is an opportunity for learning. :) So now I know what a "Jubilee clip" is and why the washing machine hose should have one...
LadyLux3 was a PITA to uninstall and consumed a couple of hours. Several major components had siezed. Moen install was approx. 45 min. Kitchen functional again, wife happy. Thanksgiving back on track.
The one quarter-turn mixer tap (faucet. That word puzzled me for years) that has never even dripped, let alone caused us any other problem, is the cheapest, non-branded, one that we have. When we asked about service, the guy who sold it to us said, "Throw it away and buy a new one." And this is a kitchen tap so it gets heavy use.
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