Buying a new bathroom faucet is probably not the most important decision you'll ever make. I mean we'ere not talking about a car, a house, or possible even your spouse (ha, ha). Even still there are a few things you want to consider before buying the first faucet you see.
Most faucets these days are made of solid brass, well the inside of them(the guts) anyway. If you have a some pretty hard water, this is the best kind to have anyway. Solid brass is very good at resisting calcifaction and corrosion, and because of this solid brass faucets are often more expensive. If your looking at faucets and you notice one is more expensive than the other and you can't figure out why, nine times out of ten this is the reason.
In the middle of faucet types is Zinc Die cast taps, which are reasonably sturdy, but will need to be replaced after a period of time. And then at the bottom of the barrel is the ever popular plastic faucet. These are the bottom of the line faucets that you will find in many apartment buildings.
Probably the most important part of choosing a faucet for your bathroom with the concern of wasting your time returning them before you get the right one. You must get one that fits the amount of holes in your sink as well as knowing how far apart they are. Most sinks have two or three holes while most faucets need two, one for the hot and one for cold water. If your sink has three holes and you only need two, that is fine. As long as you have more holes than you need, everything should be fine.
If your going to be replacing the faucet anyway, it is fairly easy to remove the faucet to see how many holes are in your sink. Make sure you turn off the shut-off valves under your sink, then simply unscrew the clamps on the hot and cold pipes which clamp the faucet to the sink. Now you should be home free. If you have any questions about this procedure, you can check out our article on replacing your bathroom faucet or right a comment here and we will do our best to answer your question.
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