American Standard Lakeland Single-Control Kitchen Faucet with Cast Brass Spout

Make sure you have seen this faucet in person. It is deceptively big, no HUGE, in comparison to two previous 10+" reach faucets we've owned. The 10 lb. shipping weight should have been a clue! It has all the qualities we were looking for except it dominates our Elkay triple sink. It's a faucet on steroids.

This is a larger fixture that is extremely heavy with a beautiful chrome finish. In fact, it is so heavy that installation on the cheapie stainless steel sink we've got might not be so great. The faucet mounts via a single, large threaded "pipe" through which the water supply lines pass, using a large (2 inch?) "nut" which is hand tightened and then screws are driven upward into a mounting washer to achieve tightness of the fixture against the sink. Unfortunately, the sink "flexes" when operating the faucet, such that the faucet will bounce up and down slightly for a couple of seconds after turning in on or off. The eustachian plate is merely decorative and provides no support. So, this faucet is probably best installed on a heavier sink - a cast iron sink would probably be ideal.

Beyond that, I am extremely disappointed. The eustachian plate at the bottom of the faucet is thin metal with a plastic interior. The sprayer is plastic. The braided stainless steel...Read more