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(More customer reviews)I'm just the family handyman, not a professional. Here are my observations, having just installed one as a replacement for an inexpensive pullout. The lady of the house wanted a escutcheon and a slightly longer and taller faucet. This one fit the bill, though now it seems a little bit "in your face" but one can probably get used to this and it can be rotated out of the way so that it's not even over the sink. The control handle rotates about 100 degrees and does NOT have that return-to-neutral feature--it will stay at the temperature setting when you turn it off.
The flared front was a concern, as it was not clear what exactly it was from the drawings. It turns out not to be a bell or a hood, but solid and flush metal with a threaded hole for the aerator. Only about a third of the aerator sticks out after installation, but it was installable by hand.
The first installation of the escutcheon (which is optional, as you can leave it off, but maybe plumber's putty would be needed in that case) had one side off the counter. It turned out that there was a raised cover on one side making it thicker. I ended up cutting it off with a small hole saw on a drill press, being careful to stay away from the water sealing lip around the edge. The material is plastic, but pretty hard to remove. I thought that the cover might pop off, but it didn't seem the case. The faucet installs on one hole. The escutcheon will cover 3 holes, but there is no mounting through the 2 unused holes.
This faucet comes with built-in supply tubes which are pretty long, maybe 2 feet or a bit more. The hold down to the counter is done with three bolts through the body of a thick nut which goes around the central threaded pipe which pushes up a metal washer against the bottom of the counter. This makes for much easier work under the sink. If needed, longer bolts with the same thread could probably be found at the hardware store for special cases like if your old hold-down washer resided in an inset hole. The central threaded pipe is amply long for thick counters, say 2.5 inches--the specs say 1.125 but that's for the side sprayer part only. The hold-down hardware does not take too much away from the usable length, although the escutcheon does raise the faucet higher and takes a bit away from the usable counter depth.
For a standard installation, all the parts in the box are used, and there's nothing more to buy save plumber's tape (and maybe some plumber's putty if you're not using the escutcheon). This faucet is a bit taller and longer than the usual pullout. But if you don't like pullouts or sprays, give this faucet a look. Maybe the less reflective finish would make for a less obtrusive feeling, but then again, the morning sun glinting off chrome is also nice.
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