OhMari
WDW PreTrip and Trip Moderator
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- Apr 23, 2000
We wante to replace our kitchen faucet and we went to Menards and Home Depot. It has been about 6 years since we got our last, " guaranteed for life" faucet. Anyway, we bought one for $145 and brought it home. My DH starts taking the old one out and I start getting the new one ready. He asked me to help him. We finally got it out, and I put it in a bucket and I told my dh, I would take it to the scrap metal recycling center, it was heavy.
So, we get the new one ready, and we find out the whole under carriage of the faucet is all made of plastic. Even the washers are plastic. We decided to go to a plumbing store 20 miles from our home and see what their prices were. They sold the same brands, but double the price. Everything was in the $300 range. But, their products had cast iron and copper parts. We asked how long will the plastic parts faucets last and we were told probably a year, maybe 2 if we are lucky.
The plumber had some faucets in his wear house that were older models that couldn't be ordered and he sold us one for $100 dollars. We took back the plastic one to Menards. I guess my story is just "buyer be aware."
So, we get the new one ready, and we find out the whole under carriage of the faucet is all made of plastic. Even the washers are plastic. We decided to go to a plumbing store 20 miles from our home and see what their prices were. They sold the same brands, but double the price. Everything was in the $300 range. But, their products had cast iron and copper parts. We asked how long will the plastic parts faucets last and we were told probably a year, maybe 2 if we are lucky.
The plumber had some faucets in his wear house that were older models that couldn't be ordered and he sold us one for $100 dollars. We took back the plastic one to Menards. I guess my story is just "buyer be aware."