We’re getting ready to re do our kitchen and we are looking at Franke faucets, Chicago faucets & KWC. They vary in price range w/ Franke being most $. We are most concerned about potential problem areas/ mechanical failure and wondering if anyone has had experience with any of these. Thanks tsorge
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I have no experience with any of them (and not much with kitchen faucets in general!), but I do know that the Chicago faucets have received good "press" in previous threads here at Breaktime. I don't think I've ever heard of Franke or KWC (Kentucky Waste of a Chicken?).
Rich Beckman
My parents have a Frankie faucet and sink. Both 18 years old and both working fine with no repairs.
Franke is what's in my house...a couple of their stainless sinks in the kitchen as well as a couple of their faucets in the house...a Franke on the main kitchen sink as well as one upstairs in a bath.
No problems EVER with them. I'd use them again.