Kingston Brass Faucet - Your Choice

omegaroach · May 1, 2014, 11:29am

If I could “rep” Veyec, I would.

GREAT INFORMATIVE POST!

izzygd · May 1, 2014, 11:52am

If you go to a plumbing supply house, you can get covers that will cover the holes in just about any finish you want. The covers are actually called “Cock-hole Covers” and most supply houses will have the common finishes in stock and can get the uncommon ones in a matter of a few days.

And the base plate is designed to cover the standard 3-hole sink. If you have a 4-hole, you will also want to get a cover, or some other accessory, to put in the fourth hole.

I am a plumber and just want to add a couple of thoughts. I have zero experience with this brand of faucet, but most faucets can be categorized into three categories.

First is the Consumer line. This is what you find mostly in your big box stores. I call it eye-candy. Usually plated plastic. It looks good, but offers little or no value to the home. Big box stores love to sell this due to high profit margins.

Then there is Contractor quality. This is purchased from a reputable supply house. This offers the best blend of cost, function, quality, and appearance. As a contractor, you would want to keep cost low, but also not risk your reputation by installing junk. Reputation is usually more important then profit.

The third is Commercial quality. This is usually all brass with quality plating and heavy. If you held a commercial faucet and a similar looking faucet from the consumer line, there will be no comparison. The differences in quality will be obvious.

Both the Contractor grade and Commercial grade will have plenty of parts support. If a part should fail, you can repair or replace the part easily and the faucet will last for as long as the house. Sometimes even longer considering how houses are built these days.

Now, I don’t know where this faucet falls, but I have never seen a Kingston commercial faucet. And from what others have said about the base plate, it sounds like eye-candy. And if a part should fail, where can you go to get a replacement part? These are questions to keep in mind when buying fixtures for your home. If it is only going to be used infrequently, than eye-candy may be ok. But if you are going to be using it everyday, make certain that it can withstand the attention.

Edit: The word that got blacked out starts with a C, ends with a K, and ryhmes with rock.

Thank you, I’m going to stay away.

cabaretsinger · May 1, 2014, 1:24pm

Single hole covers are available in stainless steel and cheap at HD. I used two because I didn’t want to use the cover provided with a very similar faucet.

wildflautist · May 1, 2014, 2:30pm

I Just Gotta say, One of the reasons I Love Woot so much, is all the feedback from Fellow Wooters… I have bought based on these reviews, and I have deferred buying based on them as well. The Humorous ones are always a Bonus!!! TY, and Woot!! Stop it, I keep sending you money! LOL

coynedj · May 1, 2014, 4:57pm

That is a quality post if I ever saw one. Thanks.

cathleen · May 1, 2014, 5:46pm

I purchase one of these last summer from home depot. About 6 months ago, I had a problem with the sprayer and Kingston sent me a replacement spray head at no charge. Has been working great since then. I just love mine and get complements on it too.

cathleen · May 1, 2014, 5:49pm

On another topic

I bought this a few months ago on woot and we are having problems with it.
The buttons that switch the stream are sticky and won’t fully depress, so we get a little bit of both the outer and inner spray. It feels like the gaskets in the mechanism are wore out or something.

Others asked about installation. The flange that mounts to the sink is pretty flimsy. It will cover the 3 hole sinks (barely)
After installation the upper portion of the faucet seems flopppy. When you try to spin it left or right its kind of springy and doesn’t want to stay where you put it.
Overall I wouldn’t recommend it.
In my rental house I have the same style faucet that is much higher quality and have had no issues with it. I was hoping for that same thing with this one, but overall it has been a disappointment.
There’s a reason they are trying to offload these for a low price

Contact Kingston, they will replace the spray nozzle for free. I have the same faucet and they are great to work with.

whissdd · May 1, 2014, 11:53pm

I bought this from Woot a few months ago and within 2 days of installing the sprayer head started leaking. Here is my youtube - YouTube The sprayer head eventually fell off and it took them about 2-3 weeks to send replacement. It seemed like forever because with no sprayer head water goes everywhere.

What I like about it is the sprayer is powerful and cleans pots and pans like crazy. Won’t buy this brand again but LOVE the look as do all my guests. They are drawn to it.

threads97ss · May 5, 2014, 1:08pm

Is tax now always charged on things bought to be shipped to Florida for Woot?

Thanks

jjaneellis · May 8, 2014, 5:07pm

I installed it on a three-holed sink and the base worked just fine to cover the other two holes. Easy to install, looks great and works great.

iamjessica · August 19, 2014, 1:23pm

On another topic

If you go to a plumbing supply house, you can get covers that will cover the holes in just about any finish you want. The covers are actually called “Cock-hole Covers” and most supply houses will have the common finishes in stock and can get the uncommon ones in a matter of a few days.

And the base plate is designed to cover the standard 3-hole sink. If you have a 4-hole, you will also want to get a cover, or some other accessory, to put in the fourth hole.

I am a plumber and just want to add a couple of thoughts. I have zero experience with this brand of faucet, but most faucets can be categorized into three categories.

First is the Consumer line. This is what you find mostly in your big box stores. I call it eye-candy. Usually plated plastic. It looks good, but offers little or no value to the home. Big box stores love to sell this due to high profit margins.

Then there is Contractor quality. This is purchased from a reputable supply house. This offers the best blend of cost, function, quality, and appearance. As a contractor, you would want to keep cost low, but also not risk your reputation by installing junk. Reputation is usually more important then profit.

The third is Commercial quality. This is usually all brass with quality plating and heavy. If you held a commercial faucet and a similar looking faucet from the consumer line, there will be no comparison. The differences in quality will be obvious.

Both the Contractor grade and Commercial grade will have plenty of parts support. If a part should fail, you can repair or replace the part easily and the faucet will last for as long as the house. Sometimes even longer considering how houses are built these days.

Now, I don’t know where this faucet falls, but I have never seen a Kingston commercial faucet. And from what others have said about the base plate, it sounds like eye-candy. And if a part should fail, where can you go to get a replacement part? These are questions to keep in mind when buying fixtures for your home. If it is only going to be used infrequently, than eye-candy may be ok. But if you are going to be using it everyday, make certain that it can withstand the attention.

Edit: The word that got blacked out starts with a C, ends with a K, and ryhmes with rock.

Thoughtful and informative comments like this always save me money. I crave a faucet like this and I always say for the price I should just try it. Well, I’ve done that too much and it ends up biting me in the rear. Thanks for the info, I’ll spend a bit more and get something that is better quality.