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Old 07-19-2024, 01:16 PM   #1
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This, vs. that. Now, that's better...

After a few trips, I have grown tired of the low profile bathroom faucet.

Bought myself a similarly built 'cheap-o' faucet, but at least it has a high neck.

Next will be the kitchen faucet. -I need a sprayer.
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We replaced the bathroom faucet years ago. DEFINITE and SIGNIFICANT improvement.

We're still dealing with the OEM kitchen faucet, but it does have a sprayer, and it hasn't been too bad... so it's pretty low on the list of mods/improvements.
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Generally speaking I hate the low profile sink faucets.

Looks nice!
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Generally speaking I hate the low profile sink faucets.

Looks nice!
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Looks great! What brand and where did you get it?
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We picked a bathroom one up at Lowe's and immediately wished we did it years earlier. We can actually fit our hands under it.
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Looks great! What brand and where did you get it?
Bought it from Amazon. Honestly, it is virtually as cheap as the original, but at least it has the high neck. Got it for $16 on Prime Day. Took the original and put it way in the bak of the bathroom closet, just in case of failure. I'm not a full timer and only seasonal camp. Had I the need for a more robust unit, I'd have bought that instead.
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We picked a bathroom one up at Lowe's and immediately wished we did it years earlier. We can actually fit our hands under it.
Took me 4 trips to realize that faucet had to go.
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Very nice!

I called our bathroom OE faucet a fingernail bath. It was ridiculous!
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We replaced ours with Delta remanufactured faucets. They list them on the Delta sales page. They are very sturdy residential pieces, and they are less expensive than the "RV" pieces that RV dealers sell.

Nice job! It looks super!

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Took me 4 trips to realize that faucet had to go.
Same here, but it took me six years to actually make the switch lol
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Bathroom faucet was first mod we made, but for a different reason. The water heater sits directly under the bathroom sink! The two faucet fixture made life interesting when I first turned on the hot water. Talk about "instant" hot water!

Replaced it with a single lever faucet.

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Very nice!

I called our bathroom OE faucet a fingernail bath. It was ridiculous!
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We replaced ours with Delta remanufactured faucets. They list them on the Delta sales page. They are very sturdy residential pieces, and they are less expensive than the "RV" pieces that RV dealers sell.

Nice job! It looks super!

Thanks!

If and when this faucet decided to stop working, I'll consider a more substantial, residential model.

I figured; $16 and a few minutes of my time was worth a try.
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Bathroom faucet was first mod we made, but for a different reason. The water heater sits directly under the bathroom sink! The two faucet fixture made life interesting when I first turned on the hot water. Talk about "instant" hot water!

Replaced it with a single lever faucet.

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I was surprised how hot the water gets in the camper!
I considered single lever, too. But, figured I'm okay with 2 handles (home bathroom) and to go with what was already there.

The kitchen is where I really need/like that single handle type model. My camper came with a single handle, but no sprayer. I want to replace that too, but the reach up under that double sink is a real pain.
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Bought it from Amazon. Honestly, it is virtually as cheap as the original, but at least it has the high neck. Got it for $16 on Prime Day. Took the original and put it way in the bak of the bathroom closet, just in case of failure. I'm not a full timer and only seasonal camp. Had I the need for a more robust unit, I'd have bought that instead.
Got ours from the jungle too. I think I might have paid a little more than that for ours, but not much.

Quality-wise, it's probably the same or slightly better than OEM, but with the higher neck, it's MUCH more functional.

I also thought "why the heck didn't I do that sooner!" WAY too easy, and not very expensive.
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Bought it from Amazon. Honestly, it is virtually as cheap as the original, but at least it has the high neck. Got it for $16 on Prime Day.
Could you post a link to the one you got? I didn't see it when I looked. This is something I gotta do.
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I wasn't happy with the factory installed faucet either, but I went a different route. I got this gizmo on Amazon. Just screws on in place of the original aerorater. Swivels around, can turn it up so it acts like a fountain, and if you twist the end, it changes from a stream to a spray.
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Bought it from Amazon. Honestly, it is virtually as cheap as the original, but at least it has the high neck. Got it for $16 on Prime Day. Took the original and put it way in the bak of the bathroom closet, just in case of failure. I'm not a full timer and only seasonal camp. Had I the need for a more robust unit, I'd have bought that instead.
Good thing I thought to keep that original faucet on hand, in the camper…

I’m out camping right now. A few minutes after hooking up to the site water, I noticed water dripping from the top of my camp kitchen area, which is the bottom of my bathroom sink cabinet. I was confused, because I have water alarms under the bathroom sink, so wondered where it’d coming from. I checked under the bathroom sink to find the supply lines to the new faucet leaking. Luckily, I stored the old faucet in the bathroom cabinet, just for such a situation. I unhooked the new faucet and reinstalled the original unit. No more leaks. Looking at the new model, I failed to notice the supply tubes are METAL. THE CAMPER SUPPLY LINES ARE THREADED PLASTIC. The original faucet has plastic supply tubes. This plastic/metal combination doesn’t play well together. At this point, when I get time, I’ll be adding shut-off valves to the PEX supply lines for both the kitchen and the bathroom faucets. As far as the plastic to metal threads, I do not know if teflon tape will remedy the leak problem or if metal and plastic just don’t mix.

I’m lucky the leaking was caught quickly. I have a water alarm under the sink, but it had yet to alarm because the water was either dripping into the outdoor kitchen area or being absorbed by a roll of toilet paper.

I know some of you handy guys here, on the forum have the answer to my plastic threaded to metal. If it’s a complete ‘no.’ Or Teflon tape is the answer.

I knew I might need that original faucet. So glad I kept it in the camper or my trip would have been over as soon as it started. Luckily, I’m only 15 minutes from home.
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I failed to notice the supply tubes are METAL. THE CAMPER SUPPLY LINES ARE THREADED PLASTIC. The original faucet has plastic supply tubes. This plastic/metal combination doesn’t play well together.
That's something I've been wanting to do.
I found a faucet very similar to what you had installed that's plastic to plastic like factory. Finally got around to it, easy R 'n R with no issues.
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That's something I've been wanting to do.
I found a faucet very similar to what you had installed that's plastic to plastic like factory. Finally got around to it, easy R 'n R with no issues.
I need to add shut off valves, so may as well keep the faucet I have with the metal inlet tubes. IF I didn't plan on the valve install, and wanted to do a swap, I'd try to find one with the plastic inlet tubes, exactly for the reason you stated: easy R 'n R.
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