Please help me select the right size faucet for my sink!
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I'm purchasing a Waterstone transitional pulldown faucet for a 30"wide X9"deep Kohler apron sink. The outside apron of the sink is 7"height. I'm having a lot of trouble deciding between the standard (5800) or extended reach (5700) version of the faucet. I want a clean look, with the faucet to be a centerpiece in the kitchen, but I don't want it to look disproportionately large for the sink or area. The total cabinet depth is 25" and the sink is in front of a small (34" wide) window. The kitchen is a NYC apt with an L shape (no island). The dimensions of the two faucets are below. Does anyone have practical advice on which is a better fit for the sink? I used hangers to create the profiles as I'd read someone on here had done, but I still am confused! The photos below are of the taller faucet and the sink. Thanks so much!!
Waterstone 5700 Specifications:
- Overall Height: 21 1/4"
- Spout Reach: 11"
- Spout Height: 7 3/4"
Waterstone 5800 Specifications:
- Overall Height: 17"
- Spout Reach: 9"
- Spout Height: 7 3/4"
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Comments (1)I put a handblown glass vessel sink in my new bath and after about 9 mo or so it cracked. No one would accept responsibility for it and I wasn't going to pay for another, just to have it crack again. (artist said it was installed too tightly, plumber said it couldn't have been any looser or it would have leaked...yada yada.) Since I'd designed everything in that bath to go with the sink, including the wall mounted faucets, and the original sink was quite shallow and not too large, I had a HECK of a time finding a replacement. But I finally found this one and I love it. I love it more than the original sink because it doesn't show water spots like the glass did. I like that it's only 3.5" deep and can also be installed semi recessed if you need it lower. It's 16.9" in diameter. Here is the original, so you can see placement. I don't have a photo of the new one in place but will post a retailer pic. Don't know if it might work for you. My counter is deeper than this one, but I don't remember the depth - not too deep. I can't measure right now but if this interests you, I can measure and take a photo of it in place. Here is a link that might be useful: Round vessel sink...See Moreplease help me select led ucl for my kitchen reno,
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Comments (7)Have you seen both of these faucets in person? I assume you would get the same finish in both? At first glance, they do look different but I think that is just the pictures playing tricks - like they are slightly different colors and the bottom one looks chunkier, however, if they are the same, and you have seen them in person and they do look the same exact one is just shorter, than I think you can certainly use them together. IMO, though I wouldn't want to sit in front of a faucet that was 12.5'' tall. (Test for yourself - sit somewhere and hold a ruler up in front of our face about 2 feet away - I did this at my desk and it wasn't so bad, but then when I thought about sitting at counter top height - I'd feel like I was blocked from seeing the person preping the meal but maybe it is just me.)...See MorePlease help me pick my faucet and sink!
Comments (13)I've had my sink now for 5 years. I love it and so does everyone else who comes into my kitchen. It's upmounted so it's a bit high (no bending) and also pulled forward so I get right up against it. It cleans beautifully with barkeepers and drains well. I have a sprayer and feel one is needed (in whatever form) for this sink. Hand swishing doesn't cut it. I only have 1 tiny ding on the bottom but it's my fault as I just got a sink grid. That has been fabulous (I thought I'd hate it) as it keeps things off the bottom. Even with the full rim exposed (because of the upmount) not a mark on there. We have an apartment with 1 y.o. a stainless sink undermounted in marble. It's also 30" single bowl -- same size as the Shaw's. We alady have 2 dings on the inside of the front rim of the marble where DH hit a pot. Stainless is great. Mine happens to be a few inches deeper than the farm but I don't think quite as comfortable. If I could have afforded to replace my sink cabinet (we just painted) I would have gone with a farm sink again. But our sink base wouldn't work with one. I've been on this board a long time can't remember anyone who didn't like their farm sink. Offhand don't recall anyone who ever switched one out. Heard very few chip stories, perhaps one cracked sink in all these years. Durability doesn't seem to be much of an issue as the Shaw's are made to last. Hard to think of any other kitchen feature as heavily used and so positively. Perhaps other owners will respond but I've always found it to be a ditto-fest when they do....See Morechispa
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