Not long ago faucet manufacturers made solid brass assemblies. Those leaked from the gaskets which you replaced every year maybe.
Next they reduced the amount of brass by soldering several brass blocks using copper tubing. Usually these leaked at the solder joint or at the new alumina ceramic sealing valves.
Today most faucets are garbage. Mostly plastic, screws, sheet metal and some Cooper, brass and stainless but all in the most cheapest way it could have been imagined. Next to this, we got a big catch bucket as better technology. My kitchen faucet is Chinese and has lasted at most 2 years. No its not American made in China, I mean I got it from alibaba from China. In general its great and the build quality is better than US made in China. And its cheap. My plan is to continue replacing it every year with the same Chinese model. It looks good and lasts long enough for me to not complain.
I also like caulk.
Not long ago faucet manufacturers made solid brass assemblies. Those leaked from the gaskets which you replaced every year maybe.
Next they reduced the amount of brass by soldering several brass blocks using copper tubing. Usually these leaked at the solder joint or at the new alumina ceramic sealing valves.
Today most faucets are garbage. Mostly plastic, screws, sheet metal and some Cooper, brass and stainless but all in the most cheapest way it could have been imagined. Next to this, we got a big catch bucket as better technology. My kitchen faucet is Chinese and has lasted at most 2 years. No its not American made in China, I mean I got it from alibaba from China. In general its great and the build quality is better than US made in China. And its cheap. My plan is to continue replacing it every year with the same Chinese model. It looks good and lasts long enough for me to not complain.