Loading…
25
Appreciation post: My fancy kitchen faucet gave up after 8 months
I insisted on a specific high-end pull-down faucet for my new build in Austin, and the cartridge completely failed this morning, leaving me with a steady drip. I had to shut off the water under the sink and now I'm waiting on a warranty part. Has anyone else had a brand new fixture fail this fast, and what did you do?
5 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In5 Comments
jamesfox6mo ago
Actually, hard water doesn't usually kill a cartridge that fast. More likely it was just a bad part from the factory.
6
holly_walker766mo ago
Honestly evan_burns95 has a point about simple being better sometimes. All those extra parts in a fancy faucet are just more things that can break. Tbh it feels like a lot of high-end stuff is built for looks now, not to actually last. Makes you wonder if the basic one is just built tougher because it has fewer moving pieces to fail.
4
alex_johnson6mo ago
My buddy's fancy touchless faucet died after two years and flooded his kitchen. The repair guy said the sensor board failed, which never happens on a basic valve. Sometimes extra tech just adds more expensive ways to break.
8
evan_burns957mo ago
Honestly that's why I never trust the fancy stuff right out of the box. My last place had a basic builder-grade faucet that lasted ten years without a single issue. Sometimes simple is just better.
3
theajackson7mo ago
Did you check if the hard water here in Austin might have gunked up the cartridge faster than expected?
1