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shuttrbug (KS)
I have installed 2 new kitchen faucets from 2 different companies. 1 is a Glacier Bay and 1 is an American Standard.
They are the ones with the high curved faucets. After running water and you turn off either the cold or hot, the water runs for a couple of seconds then shuts off. The wife thinks its a defect with the faucets. She seems to think the water sh
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jimmy-o (CA)
You did purchase from #6 and 7 on my top 5 faucet list! Anyway, with a very large, tall, long spout...you may just have run on of the water remaining in the spout.
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joe plumber (NE)
Could be water from the areator,if it has one .
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shuttrbug (KS)
Yes, I told her it was the water still in faucet tube above the ceramic cartridges...but she doesn't believe me...even after installing 2 different models and same result.
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dlh (TX)
that is exactly what it is
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Meridian West (GA)
My high curved kitchen faucet does the same thing. If your wife can not be convinced, you will either have to change the faucet or change the wife. Good luck.
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hj (AZ)
It is the water in the "down side" of the faucet's "loop". Without the aerator it would drain out instantly, but the aerator restricts the air that has to enter the faucet so that water can drain, so it takes a minute or so to happen. It is an added bonus you get with that style faucet.
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itbrokeagain (OH)
After it is shut off, pull the aerator off and show her how much water comes out.
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hj (AZ)
Changing wives can get REAL expensive very quickly, so going to a different style faucet might be a better option.
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hj (AZ)
Or remove the aerator, then shut the faucet off and show her it does NOT happen then.
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waukeshaplumbing (WI)
AS is a b-grade faucet and glacier bay is a C GRADE! faucet
try a mid level Moen,Delta, Kohler and ill bet you dont have this problem...I had a the largest Kohler high arc KS faucet and it didnt drip and i currently have the largest Delta high arc and also no drips
i think you get what you pay for....is the glacier bay plastic?
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hj (AZ)
It makes no difference who manufactures the faucet. The water in the "drop" of the spout has to drain out, and the speed it happens depends on the aerator.
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bernabeu (SC)
and the quality of the OEM aereator depends on the quality of the faucet ... DOH
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dlh (TX)
quality of the aerator? the design for an aerator can be a problem. the quality of an aerator is immaterial
but the biggest problem is the flow restriction
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hj (AZ)
NO manufacturer makes his own aerator, and there are very few aerator manufacuturers.
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bernabeu (SC)
'quality of the aereator'
perhaps a poor choice of words, but, the better the faucet - the better the operation of the aereator
case in point; Lyntiere faucets by Kohler - high goose neck - apparently solid stream flow with NO SPLASH EVEN WHEN WASHING - almost instant stop drip when 1/4 turn lever turned off
IOW - a well designed high quality faucet w/ top notch aereation
ONE GETS WHAT ONE PAYS FOR
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dlh (TX)
the quality of a faucet does not translate to a well designed aerator
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waukeshaplumbing (WI)
my kohler and delta are MONSTER size....both have a large gooseneck...no drips once the water is off...i assume the aerator holds it back...
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bernabeu (SC)
no ..... a well designed (ie. high quality) aereator is virtually 'transparent' to the flow of water which it allows to pass .... your facets merely drip off too fast for it to be an issue
don't argue ... i'm agreeing with you
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