I'm a little late on this, + I think Anders answered your question (I have found the same re pricing). I wanted to add a few additional comments:

Moen - same experience, brass finish peeled off after 5-10 years. Generally work ok, but low quality. Very good warranty though + plumbers like them.

Quality is not all in the look + feel! We have a set of AquaBrass fixtures for the bathroom, and while the castings are solid brass + finish is impeccable, the engineering is a disaster! I would not touch this brand again. The pressure balance shower valve is designed to restrict water flow, to the point that it is almost non-functional (even with our high water pressure). ~1/8" hole! It is a design flaw. The casting for the spout for the faucet for the sink was also poorly engineered, such that an internal separation was so thin that ours had a hole through it (too thin for the manufacturing tolerances = engineering design flaw). I had that thing in and out about 3 times before I figured out it was a hole in the casting that was causing water to pour out the bottom of it!!

otoh, our Kohler stuff has been almost flawless + came with perfect documentation for installation. That said, newer Kohler looks a bit less well made than older Kohler to me. Plumbers often don't like Kohler because of specialized parts, but I sure do... (and I've fixed a 30 year old Kohler toilet)

good luck!

James...



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• OT: Is a fixture from Home Depot the same quality as..., AeroLady, Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:33:49
  • Plumbing fixtures., James, Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:04:04 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Re: Thanks..., AeroLady, Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:42:45
  • Re: OT: Is a fixture from Home Depot the same quality as..., rob 94 aero, Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:06:27
  • Delta, great support...., soccersaab, Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:27:44
  • Agree w/ Les on China junk, esp. Moen - look for Gerber, AeroBaron, Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:52:39
    • Yep, disappointed with Moen, Noel, Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:06:03
      • Yeah, Moen blows., B Millar , Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:42:58
        • Re: Yeah, Moen blows., Mr. Bubble, Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:35:25
  • I have been surprised recently at Big Box store prices, MI-Roger , Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:53:56
    • Marketing 101...., Mike Lynch , Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:02:59
    • Re: I have been surprised recently at Big Box store prices, JimBlake , Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:14:45
      • almost *never* the lowest price..., James, Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:22:09
  • Re: OT: Is a fixture from Home Depot the same quality as..., SWEDECAR , Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:51:39
  • Maybe, mabe not., Noel, Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:37:35
    • Re: What about..., AeroLady, Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:53:29
      • x=x, sometimes x=y, Aero'ed, Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:34:31
        • Different part #'s,, Mike Lynch , Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:57:57
          • Mike's right. The big box number may even be, Noel, Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:38:59
            • Re: Mike's right. The big box number may even be, AeroLady, Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:06:00
              • I like Delta, but part quality varies, EricG, Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:31:08
  • can't go by brand...., LesH, Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:09:38

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