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Kitchen faucet question

6 years ago

I want to replace main sink and prep sink faucets with Moen Arbor pull down.

Is there any reason I can’t use the bar faucet at the main sink? It’s an inch or so shorter and I would prefer the shorter one at both sinks.

I’d also like to add a hot water dispenser at the prep sink but the current holes aren’t far enough apart to allow for it. Would it be crazy to put the faucet off center on the right and the HW dispenser in the middle where the current faucet is? That would work and with the pull down sprayer I can do whatever needs to be done in this sink.

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friedajune
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
The reach of the bar faucet in your main sink would be more the issue than the height. The “reach” is the distance from the center of the spout base horizontally out to the water stream. The shorter the faucet reach, the closer the water stream is to the back of the sink. That means your body is reaching more toward the back of the sink to rinse things. That slight lean as you reach will cause backache and discomfort at the sink. Even an inch of distance can make a difference. Therefore I would not recommend a bar faucet at a main sink.
3katz4me
Original Author
6 years ago
Here’s a photo of prep sink where I’m pondering the potentially foolish idea of putting faucet on right and HW dispenser on left. This sink is used very little as it has no sprayer. Its more of a cleanup sink vs prep sink but either way not useful without a spray.
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3katz4me
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks for that info friedajune. I will check those dimensions as well and see how different they are. And what about my crazy idea to put bar faucet on right and hot water dispenser on left in the sink pictured above?
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A hot water dispenser can send you to the hospital in a jiffy if some mistakes it for a regular faucet. It’s also a giant energy waster. Skip it all together. 90 seconds in a MW and you have your cup of hot water just fine.

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