Here's what Starcraft has to say about them.

A very compleat site that certain importers absolutely hate.

As a formerly licenced homebuilder/renovator, I've stuck with the big names for the same reason as your plumber. Let alone the quality. The Moen faucets in our current home are more than 30 years old and still working fine.

We have a Kraus stainless farmhouse sink & faucet. It was installed early 2014. The hose sprung a leak spring of 2016. I contacted their customer service via email. They sent me a new one right out, no charge. It's been good since! YMMV :)

The rest of our house has Delta fixtures, but I HAD to have the Kraus sink for the kitchen. :)

Good luck!

Kraus has been a popular brand on the kitchen forum.

I have been buying Moen faucets for 30 years. Why? Because they have one part that might cause a problem. They have not changed the part fit and function for decades. I can buy that part at literally any hardware store (and some grocery stores) for $10. But if I had a leaking Delta faucet, I would have to take the part number and year built to a specialty plumbing shop 50 miles away to get the repair part I need. Even an o-ring might cost more than an entire Moen faucet.

Kraus sinks are popular on Houzz. Haven't heard anything about their faucets. Didn't even know they made faucets.

We put both a Kraus sink and faucet in our laundry room and in our kitchen in 2011 - no issues - fabulous prices.

We used a Kraus sink and faucet for our kitchen remodel in 2014. The sprayer hose for the pull out broke last week (small crack in it) so water was leaking into cabinet under sink. After some investigating, we decided to replace faucet with another brand rather than trying to get a replacement part and repair. Determined that it would cost more for a plumber to do the repair than to just buy a new one which my husband can install. I wasn't in love with the Kraus faucet as over time the pull out sprayer would stay activated after turning off the water so when you turned water back on the sprayer came on rather than the regular flow. That's just one persons experience so take it for what it is.

I had a Kraus faucet in a house I purchased. The box was still there so I know it was a new install but it had a problem with a small plastic part in the sprayer. I contacted Kraus and they sent back a canned response saying they would be happy to provide a replacement piece under warranty. Only problem was I could not provide the original invoice for the faucet. I wrote again asking to purchase the part but their response was the same...part is covered by warranty at no charge for the original purchase.

They did not seem to have any desire to sell parts so I had to buy another faucet.

Following. So far, several stainless sinks. Nice and inexpensive.

Not reliably square vs template.

The reviews talk about corners not emptying.

Will see.

Looks like we're buying leak detectors for the faucets.

Thanks everyone for the feedback. After a lot of thought I'll probably stick to the tried and true faucets. I really like the price but I don't like the idea of potentially having to just throw away the whole faucet if they have issues. Thanks again!