Kingston Brass KS8190CTL Continental Water Filtration Faucet, 5-7/8" in Spout Reach, Matte Black

I was intent on installing a water filter underneath my kitchen sink, and quickly realized that I should probably install an auxiliary faucet to go along with it (in order to avoid wasting the filter on washing dishes, etc). When I started shopping for a faucet, I was happy to see that quality products were available in the $30-40 range, but I was also dismayed by the reviews, many of which described a difficult installation process due to non-standard threads, white label brands, etc... In any case, I already had a Kingston Brass faucet in my kitchen sink, so I though maybe it would be nice for the new faucet to match the existing. I was happy to find this product, which matches my existing faucet perfectly. And I felt fine paying a bit more for a brand name that I trust. Just an extra $20, after all.The water supply connection here is a standard 1/4" compression. Kitchen sink plumbing, in my experience, typically involves 3/8" compression connections all around. Adapting from one to the other was no big deal. $10 at Home Depot and I had everything I needed. I drilled a 3/4" hole in my wood counter top (5/8" would have been sufficient, and the hardware would have also completely concealed a 1" hole). As with all under-sink plumbing, getting all the pieces together took a steady hand and some patience, but I was able to install this myself with no help, and the whole thing took less than an hour (including drilling the hole).The action on the faucet handle is silky smooth and very easy. The handle rotates almost 90 degrees from its resting position. I quickly learned that less than half of that range of motion is the sweet spot for a nice steady flow. Opening the valve the whole way results in a stream that's almost too strong to be useful. Perhaps filling up a large pot for cooking would be the right application for that. In any case, very happy that I spent the extra $20.

I'd leave a 1-star review but that probably wouldn't be fair since the faucet itself seems nice. The finish is good, it is very solid, and the valve works smoothly. But the one they sent me was missing some hardware... that I tried to work around... only to find that the threads were buggered up. The unit cam with the only nut already threaded onto the tube. No big deal, just spin it off, right? But no, it gets to the bottom and won't come off. The tube was deformed there preventing it from coming off. But it HAS to come off to fit the lock washer and undersink backplate plug. I was successful in threading it off with a wrench but it took a lot of force... not good. Got the faucet in place with the washer and backplate installed but the water line would not thread up to the messed up tube. I expected that to be an issue.So this is being returned for a refund. I am leaving a neutral review since everybody can screw up once in awhile and the faucet itself seems decent quality. Hopefully your luck will be better than mine.

This is my second one, we changed the color of our faucets from oiled bronze to nickel and I had to replace. These are built well but not so easy to install depending on your sink line sizes. Make sure to go to Kingston's website and check the parts diagram. When I say built well, I mean it, they are solid metal and my previous one had no issues during 18 months of continuous service. I had an issue with the spout gasket for the aerator leaking, I just took the the o-ring off the old one and replaced it. O-rings are typically available at any hardware store so I could have replaced it easily if I had not had the old one to use. As for the installation, it was just a matter of having all of the right pieces so check the pieces/parts ahead of time. As a side note, if you need to drill a hole in granite to install this, don't be scared to do it yourself. I bought a 5/8 inch diamond coated hole bit, made a water reservoir with plumbers putty, and had a hole in minutes. I used a grease pencil to mark the hole, fitted the bit to an electric drill and went in at angle to etch the granite prior to going completely vertical. After that was done, I flooded the plumbers putty reservoir with water and kept refilling as needed. There are YouTube videos for this. Good Luck!

I give it 4 stars, because there is room for improvement.The previous faucet came with a push-fit fitting/connector. It was so convenient to connect and disconnect. Why couldn't Kingston supply this with a push-fit connector. I went to Home Depot and Lowe's, but was told that it would be very difficult to find a push-fit connector for this specification. O.K. That's fine.So it came with a compression nut and furrule. But no copper insert. Why? Is it so hard to supply one measly copper insert so that you don't have to have to make a trip to Home Depot to get one? I went to Home Depot and got one, but for some reason the insert didn't fit into my 1/4" tube, so I had to make another trip to Lowe's to find one which fit well. It's not Kingston's fault that I had to make two trips, but why make any trip necessary?Another improvement they could make is, why not supply a fly nut instead of a regular nut? As it is, working in a tight space under the sink is tough enough, but having to tighten a thin nut with a wrench was one big pain in the ***. I looked for a wingnut at HD and Lowe's, but without any luck. My older faucet came with a flynut, which could be tightened by hand.After I got it connected, it's just beautiful. Had I known how good this is, I would have replaced my old faucet long ago.Definitely recommend.

I am very happy with this used like new faucet. It was easy to install and works very well without any problems.