Faucets with attached supply lines

Users who are viewing this thread

rmc115

New Member
Messages
6
Reaction score
0
Points
0
Location
Ohio
For you experts out there... What is your opinion of kitchen faucets with factory-attached supplies? How about pex (i.e. the Delta attached supplies), vs. a braided flex line? Is one superior to the other, or would it be better to just go with a faucet that can be hard piped? (unfortunately not easy to find one that I like that can be installed this way!) I'm interested to hear your comments. Thanks!!
 

Jadnashua

Retired Defense Industry Engineer xxx
Messages
32,771
Reaction score
1,191
Points
113
Location
New England
Pex has a service life longer than you're likely to care about, but it could be abraided in some situations. The braided supply lines tend to be more flexible, but if you are neat about the routing of the pex, it should be out of the way and not an issue. IMHO, neither is a problem, and I wouldn't hesitate to use either or have it as a determining factor on what I chose.
 

hj

Master Plumber
Messages
33,599
Reaction score
1,037
Points
113
Location
Cave Creek, Arizona
Website
www.terrylove.com
It is basically a question of WHICH faucet you like as far as operation and appearance, and once that decision is made, HOW it connects depends on what the manufacturer gives you. Kohler and several others use braided stainless steel hoses, Delta uses plastic ones, and others still have the 1/2" ips male thread. As long as the factory "hose" is long enough to reach the shut off valve, and has the proper "connector" on it, they are adequate.
 

Jimbo

Plumber
Messages
8,918
Reaction score
18
Points
0
Location
San Diego, CA
One criticism of the factory installed hoses is that some are not repairable. If you were to damage it, the faucet may be toast.

From what I have seen, the ss braided hoses are detachable, some of the pex hoses are not. You could repair a pex with a 'bite type fitting, unless it was damaged up near the base .

And of course, the flex hose has a 3/8 compression nut on it, so you need an adapter if your valve is another size
 
Top
Hey, wait a minute.

This is awkward, but...

It looks like you're using an ad blocker. We get it, but (1) terrylove.com can't live without ads, and (2) ad blockers can cause issues with videos and comments. If you'd like to support the site, please allow ads.

If any particular ad is your REASON for blocking ads, please let us know. We might be able to do something about it. Thanks.
I've Disabled AdBlock    No Thanks