we have a kitchen faucet by American Standard. our experience may not be typical, but ours leaked from underneath (the seal and the weld went bad, where the faucet pivots and connects to the base) and it ruined our laminate countertop. it was a slow leak that we did not notice. the faucet is approx. 4 years old but was only used for about 2 years. we bought this house in march and it was vacant for 2 years prior to us purchasing it. it does appear to be a very low end model though, not sure if that makes any difference or not. hubby patched it up with some sort of epoxy and new seals for now, but we are looking into buying a Kohler Vinnata to replace it.

Dandridge, thanks for responding! Yours may have been a lower end model, but still...not reassuring.

Personally, I will not purchase any American Standard faucets. My father (who is very competent with home plumbing) has tried American Standard several times and always has problems with the product. Specifically, every single American Standard faucet he's ever purchased has started leaking within a few years and has been a huge pain to repair. And every plumber and plumbing supply store I have spoken with has recommended I choose something other than American Standard. Personally, I would stick with something else like Delta, Moen, Kohler, or KWC. I have heard good things about Grohe and Hansgrohe, but have no personal experience.

We have the AS Fairbury and have been very happy with it. However, that said, it's only been in for a few months and after reading these comments I will be checking under the sink frequently. I will say we've really, really liked it, it was easy to install, and we have not had any problems with it. I had a Kohler Forte before and it splashed water everywhere. I was tired of leaving the kitchen after cleaning up after dinner, my front covered with water every night. We put this AS faucet in and no more splashing. So, we'll see.

Here is a link that might be useful: AS Fairbury

I don't have AS faucet in my kitchen, but do have one in my bath, and their upscale brand (Porcher/Jado) in my other bath. When I spoke with the counter person at the local AS store, I was told they have lots of issues with their lower end faucets they sell at Home Depot (BBStores). But if you buy the ones from their actual stores or higher end brands, there is no problem- better quality and quality control. I personally have had no issues with my faucets and actually like them better than a Kohler that I used to have. I think it's like any building products today- don't get them from the big box stores unless it's a special order item. I'm not sure, but it does seem like their off the shelf items are all junk, IMHO!

when my husband repaired ours, he couldn't find the right seals to replace the worn ones, so he found ones that are very close and seem to work ok for right now.

our toilets are also american standard, and unfortunatley all the seals in those are leaking as well. but since our house sat vacant for nearly 2 years perhaps that made the issue much worse, I have no idea LOL. just glad hubby can fix all of these issues himself.

caiquemom, I must have missed your link yesterday. I didn't realize that American standard had so many choices! perhaps you can go to a kitchen/bath showroom and look at/handle some various faucets in person? we went to one and it was so nice to be able to touch them and pull out the pull down sprayer to see how it felt. it helped us a lot, and the choice was a lot easier for us after that. we also read a lot of reviews on Amazon etc. and that was helpful as well. good luck choosing a faucet!

I've had two AS faucets--One a kitchen faucet that didn't last very long until I had a problem with it leaking & couldn't find parts for it locally. AS customer service was very good & shipped the parts out pronto and at no charge. Was a pain though since I couldn't use the kitchen sink. In the process of installing the parts, I broke the ceramic disc. Knowing that I couldn't buy parts locally (60,000 pop. trade area), I tossed it & went back to a Delta faucet.

The lavatory faucet has been trouble free for at 6-8 years or maybe longer. It's the bathroom on the main floor so it sees a lot of use.

AS does have some good looking faucets but I will be sticking w/ Delta because repair parts are widely available.