These guys are supposed to be "professionals", but in one experience they should not be allowed anywhere near plumbing fixture. Moen, the fixture manufacturer should not be making faucets either. The spray head returns to stream every time you use it.
So, 40 dishes, 2x/day * 365 days is a lot of selecting of the spray head. the old Delta stayed where you put it. Rinse is rinse and fill is fill. Mom has arthritis in the hands and this is plain miserable, so the spray only gets used occasionally.
The faucet, a Moen 7560C, Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Moen-7560C-E...TF8&qid=1482985774&sr=8-1&keywords=moen+7560c is an expensive faucet. The plumber charged $900.00 to install it. He had nearly nothing to do for the install. Remove the old one and install. Connections were a couple of flex lines. 2 year warranty parts and labor from the plumbing company. Oh, they do wear fancy booties.
It leaks within 6 months. They come out and all they do is tighten the cartridge nut.
In another 6+ months, it leaks yet again. This time I make noise. I was offered a $120 refund or they would install any faucet of my choice. I chose the former because I can't trust them. That leak really messed up the sink surround and that still isn't fixed at 100% yet.
So, I looked at the issues and decided that Teflon tape should hold the faucet nut in place. So far, so good. Moen, really has a class of fit issue. I then decided that whatever O-ring they use isn't suitable for a bearing (no water seal here), so I replaced them with relatively expensive Polyurethane O-rings. Again, so far so good.
So, we are probably at the 2 year plus mark and what happens this time? The nut attaching the faucet to the sink goes loose. More water where it doesn't belong.
So, Teflon tape and or Locktite 222 should work. I chose Locktite 222. I also used plumber's putty around the 3 penetrations. A stupid plastic piece can't make a sink seal.
There is a lot said, when you do it yourself and a "lot more" said when the manufacturer of the fixture which offers a lifetime parts warranty really messes up.
If I mess up, that's one thing. If a professional messes up, I'm angry.
Rant over.
So, 40 dishes, 2x/day * 365 days is a lot of selecting of the spray head. the old Delta stayed where you put it. Rinse is rinse and fill is fill. Mom has arthritis in the hands and this is plain miserable, so the spray only gets used occasionally.
The faucet, a Moen 7560C, Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Moen-7560C-E...TF8&qid=1482985774&sr=8-1&keywords=moen+7560c is an expensive faucet. The plumber charged $900.00 to install it. He had nearly nothing to do for the install. Remove the old one and install. Connections were a couple of flex lines. 2 year warranty parts and labor from the plumbing company. Oh, they do wear fancy booties.
It leaks within 6 months. They come out and all they do is tighten the cartridge nut.
In another 6+ months, it leaks yet again. This time I make noise. I was offered a $120 refund or they would install any faucet of my choice. I chose the former because I can't trust them. That leak really messed up the sink surround and that still isn't fixed at 100% yet.
So, I looked at the issues and decided that Teflon tape should hold the faucet nut in place. So far, so good. Moen, really has a class of fit issue. I then decided that whatever O-ring they use isn't suitable for a bearing (no water seal here), so I replaced them with relatively expensive Polyurethane O-rings. Again, so far so good.
So, we are probably at the 2 year plus mark and what happens this time? The nut attaching the faucet to the sink goes loose. More water where it doesn't belong.
So, Teflon tape and or Locktite 222 should work. I chose Locktite 222. I also used plumber's putty around the 3 penetrations. A stupid plastic piece can't make a sink seal.
There is a lot said, when you do it yourself and a "lot more" said when the manufacturer of the fixture which offers a lifetime parts warranty really messes up.
If I mess up, that's one thing. If a professional messes up, I'm angry.
Rant over.