how does the stainless steel faucet compare to the look as well as functionality of the chrome one?
1025243
The brushed stainless steel, in my opinion, hands down, is better looking and functioning than the chrome.
1025244
The brushed stainless is beautiful, I LOVE this faucet, been using it for 5 months now. I think the chrome would water spot easily, the stainless has been great with just a quick wipe down. My appliances are stainless so it fits in perfectly. Guess it's a personal preference if you like the shine, I don't.
1655316
Mine is brushed stainless. So it has a sheen to it, but not like chrome finishes. I throw my around in cleaning and it looks fine to me. Really enjoying it.
575993
I'm not sure but I have an old stainless steel sink and it installed just fine. No problems at all. Very nice faucet at a great price. Looks nice and the quality is great. Is holding up wonderfully to heavy use and still looks new.
1230389
The Chrome option is polished chrome; the Steel Optik is brushed stainless finish.
192179
The handle I believe is chrome plated solid brass (what almost all quality faucets are made from), and the trim plate is chrome plated steel. Almost no household items are actually solid chrome. The only plastic items were possibly some retainers on the mixing valve. This is the highest quality I've seen, especially at the price.
660268
Brushed chrome would work but why not the stainless strainer? That's the one I used on my stainless sink.
2132015
I have not noticed any difference. I like this faucet a lot. The handles feel substantial, the water pressure excellent, and looks beautiful.
1407738
The one I bought is all stainless. There plenty out there that are not though. It's the best stout faucet I've used that doesn't have flow control
149436
It is not a perfect match but this is as close as it can get. There is no other options. If your stainless steel sink is mirror surface, we recommend you use the polished chrome finish faucet to go with it.
1674781
I honestly can't tell. Just went to look at my faucet and the pull out head looks and feels the same as the rest of the faucet (brushed stainless steel). It is very solid as it is insulated. I have had the faucet for two years now, use it many times a day as it is in my kitchen, and am still very happy with it. The spray head shows absolutely no signs of wear or scratches. Sorry, that's the best I can do.
552163
Hello Maria.Regarding the faucet, not yet installing, but the connections are standard.You need to leave a space to accommodate the connections and hose behind the chrome finish.Hope that helps.
1143192
Chrome is much shinier. One good thing about the ' artic' finish is that water spots don't show up so easily
631800
the faucet itself is chrome, but the very end where the water comes out is grey, but you can't see that unless you look directly at it. I really like it, except when you turn the water off with the sprayer mode on, it will drip, at least it does on mine.
983228
Well mine is chrome, looks very nice-matches the finish of the pipe coming to it.
822150
No. The chrome faucet has a plastic (chrome colored) spray head. Perhaps it's different for different finishes, but I was disappointed to find a plastic spray head after reading all the answers here stating the entire thing is metal.
1391466
Thank you for your inquiry.Legs, Faucet with Pop Up and Drain are Chrome Finish. Door knob is Brushed with Chrome assents.Please let us know if you have any further questions.Kind Regards!
786108
I would probably recommend the vibrant stainless for esthetics. We did have a problem with the brushed finish on faucets from a different manufacturer. It didn't hold up well so this time we bought the chrome. Incidentally, I did something stupid and broke a part of the Kohler fauctet last week. I contacted the Customer Relations of Kohler, and they are sending me a complete new faucet under warrantee after over two years. It speaks well for the company.