Price Pfister Faucets?

Question

Where does Price Pfister rank in the faucet world? Are the good, ok, crap? Who makes the best?

Answer 1

Go with Delta. You can do your own little test. At Lowe's, Home Depot, etc. go to the plumbing parts section (like you needed a new handle), what you'll find is Delta and maybe some store brand. You can always find Delta parts and fix the thing that afternoon -- not days and days. Plumbers will charge you for running all over town trying to find parts.

Answer 2

Price Pfister is a division of Black @ Decker and have been around for almost 100 years, originating in California. They carry lifetime warrantys like all the major players in faucets. One thing I like most about them is the fact they use "ceramic disc" valves. Ceramic outlasts nylon about 2.5 to 1, in terms of wear resistance.

You'll hear complaints occationally, but in all honesty, I've heard the same about them all. Once in a while, you'll get a bad faucet.

Answer 3

They are up there with the reasonably priced faucets. I would rate them as very good for the money. Other "good" brands are Delta, Moen, Oak Brook (less money, but the quality seems to be there) and American Standard, to name but a few of many. Go to a place like The Home Depot and look over what they have. They generally carry quality, nationally known faucets with a wide variety of designs, materials and prices.

Answer 4

I installed one 18 months ago and the spayer started leaking recently. I called and got a replacement in 5 days. One thing I found was to be sure and keep all papers that come with this product as I could not find thier brand name any where on the product. This makes it very difficult to find parts if you don't remember the brand and model number. I was lucky that the store still carried the faucet and was able to find the brand and model number at the store. I would rate them as mid grade.

Answer 5

I am not aware of any professional statistics about the faucet's quality, however, I have one in my bath sink and a match in the tub and I have been pleased with the performance of them both. The appearance has remained like new after 3 years of exposure to soap scum and such. Also when I did have a problem with the sink handle squeaking and jiggly (due to kids jerking on them) I called 1 800 pfaucet and was assured of my lifetime warranty and received replacement free. I hope that helps.

Answer 6

shut off the water to the faucet first make sure the water is shut off get a pliers with sundry adjustment settings and a flashlight open door to cabinet get down on your back and squeeze into the cabinet with tools and start unscrewing the nuts holding faucet in place and the water connection tube when able use fingers to complete process get out of cabinet and stand up take faucet to the stores and spend several hours looking around till cell phone rings. The asking question "where are you?"

Answer 7

I bought one, it didn't work, I called the factory and they sent me a replacement part that was to arrive in about 30 days. I can't leave my kitchen faucet for 30 days without water ! I took it back to Lowe's, (where I bought it) , and bought a Kohler .It was only about $10 more, and it is top of the line, no comparison !

Answer 8

Dollar for dollar, you can't beat Delta for ease of maintenance and reliability, if a job comes up with Price-Pfister, I recommend changing it.

Answer 9

nice looking stuff, but they can be no fun to get the correct parts for. i talked to four different plumbers when we did our remodel and everyone of them said Moen. they don't change the inner parts in mid-production. we did the bathrooms with kohler fixtures and moen faucets. what ever you decide to buy keep the model and serial numbers off of the boxes for the future repairs!!! it will save you a lot of grief down the road as you will have the correct information to get the right parts. no one likes to wait 10 days only to find out you got the wrong parts! good luck.

Answer 10

PLEASE GOD DO NOT BUY A PRICE PFISTER FAUCET. anytime it breaks it's gonna take days to get replacement parts buy delta, moen, american standard, or kohler. a price pfister faucet is the ford escort of faucets. complete peice of junk.