2608BS faucet water pressure

[Roaminaround]

Our unit has what I thought was a faulty kitchen faucet. The pullout nozzle has adequate pressure on spray but slows considerably on regular stream. Removed the head and lots of pressure out of the line. Dealer agreed it was faulty. They installed a new faucet and same thing. Anyone else having water pressure issues with their kitchen faucet? I may just go to Home Depot and buy a new one, but the point is I shouldnt have to.

[5picker]

If you have lots of flow/pressure out the supply line then the design of the faucet has to be the culprit. A second faucet performing exactly the same would indicate just that.

If you aren't happy with it, go to any plumbing supply store and pick one of your choice. They are the same as household faucets.

Should you have to?... I guess that's a matter of opinion. If the factory one is working as designed, then there's no reason for warranty to buy you a different one just because you don't like the one it came with.

[nomad297]

Originally Posted by 5picker

go to any plumbing supply store and pick one of your choice.

How exhilarating!

Finally...finally, somebody has posted the correct place to buy a real faucet. I really do believe this is the first time I have read here where somebody suggested going to an actual plumbing supply [house] to buy a quality faucet instead of going to Home Depot or Lowe’s — unless 5picker is considering these places as plumbing supply houses — he did use the word “store” instead of “house”, so it is possible he is including these places, but that’s not how I interpreted it.

Every time I see somebody suggest replacing your “cheap RV faucet” with a “quality (name-brand) faucet” from Home Depot or Lowe’s, I cringe. I cringe because almost all of these “name-brand” faucets sold at Home Depot and Lowe’s are no better than the faucets that came with your RV. Most of the name-brand faucets you buy at a plumbing supply house will be better than the faucets that came with your RV, and they will always be better than the same name-brand faucets that you buy at Home Depot or Lowe’s — except for Price Pfister — today’s (and most of yesteryear) Price Pfister faucets are ALL junk, no matter where you buy them.

I hope I read 5picker’s post the way I think he meant it, and I hope this is a sign of the beginning of people here knowing there is a difference between the quality of many of the things you buy at Home Depot and Lowe’s and the quality of similar things you buy at stores that specialize in a certain type of product.

Bruce

[Hatchdog]

Originally Posted by Roaminaround

Our unit has what I thought was a faulty kitchen faucet. The pullout nozzle has adequate pressure on spray but slows considerably on regular stream. Removed the head and lots of pressure out of the line. Dealer agreed it was faulty. They installed a new faucet and same thing. Anyone else having water pressure issues with their kitchen faucet? I may just go to Home Depot and buy a new one, but the point is I shouldnt have to.

Our 2020 2608BS has the exact faucet issues as you describe, good pressure with the spray feature in the kitchen and good pressure in both the bathroom sink and shower. Only the kitchen standard flow faucet has low pressure. I was planning on checking the aerator but it sounds like low pressure is a design issue with this faucet.

[pdqparalegal1]

Originally Posted by nomad297

How exhilarating!

Finally...finally, somebody has posted the correct place to buy a real faucet. I really do believe this is the first time I have read here where somebody suggested going to an actual plumbing supply [house] to buy a quality faucet instead of going to Home Depot or Lowe’s — unless 5picker is considering these places as plumbing supply houses — he did use the word “store” instead of “house”, so it is possible he is including these places, but that’s not how I interpreted it.

Every time I see somebody suggest replacing your “cheap RV faucet” with a “quality (name-brand) faucet” from Home Depot or Lowe’s, I cringe. I cringe because almost all of these “name-brand” faucets sold at Home Depot and Lowe’s are no better than the faucets that came with your RV. Most of the name-brand faucets you buy at a plumbing supply house will be better than the faucets that came with your RV, and they will always be better than the same name-brand faucets that you buy at Home Depot or Lowe’s — except for Price Pfister — today’s (and most of yesteryear) Price Pfister faucets are ALL junk, no matter where you buy them.

I hope I read 5picker’s post the way I think he meant it, and I hope this is a sign of the beginning of people here knowing there is a difference between the quality of many of the things you buy at Home Depot and Lowe’s and the quality of similar things you buy at stores that specialize in a certain type of product.

Bruce

Really curious as to what formed your opinion. Not wishing to start an online feud,genuinely curious.

[nomad297]

Originally Posted by pdqparalegal1

Really curious as to what formed your opinion. Not wishing to start an online feud,genuinely curious.

I’m a plumber. Have been for almost four decades. I know faucets.

Bruce

[pdqparalegal1]

Originally Posted by nomad297

I’m a plumber. Have been for almost four decades. I know faucets.

Bruce

Your experience is impressive but I was looking for specifics on product defects and applications. Can you provide any specifics of short comongs by brand?? Thanks

[nomad297]

Originally Posted by pdqparalegal1

Your experience is impressive but I was looking for specifics on product defects and applications. Can you provide any specifics of short comongs by brand?? Thanks

The list of differences and deficiencies is so extensive for each brand that taking the time to post them all on this tread would be a waste since it is completely off-topic from the original post. I would gladly do it if there was a thread where these things were more pertinent and the people reading were more interested.

I thought my first post was already a bit long-winded and off-topic for this thread, so I decided what I had written was enough to get my point across without getting into the details. I feel that a post about the details of this here would be lost.

Bruce

[sugarray40]

While I'm not a plumber, I have never had a low pressure faucet nor a faucet failure. I lived in rentals in a college town and have our 2nd home. We have always bought at the dreaded Lowe's or Home Depot. No problems for my mom or in-laws either. Thanks for your input, but a global statement that they are no better than the RV faucet is ludicrous. Our home faucet is 10x better than our TT or RV faucet.

[Roaminaround]

Originally Posted by Hatchdog

Our 2020 2608BS has the exact faucet issues as you describe, good pressure with the spray feature in the kitchen and good pressure in both the bathroom sink and shower. Only the kitchen standard flow faucet has low pressure. I was planning on checking the aerator but it sounds like low pressure is a design issue with this faucet.

Thank you for being on topic. You confirmed my suspicion. I have replaced the kitchen faucets with home models with pullout sprayers on our last 2 trailers. Since this one had a pullout sprayer I was hoping it would suffice. An interesting note on the repair receipt. “Installed new faucet and tested. Works as designed.” I guess that’s my answer. The only advantage I can see with this “design” is it may help when boondocking.

[5picker]

Originally Posted by Roaminaround

Thank you for being on topic. You confirmed my suspicion. I have replaced the kitchen faucets with home models with pullout sprayers on our last 2 trailers. Since this one had a pullout sprayer I was hoping it would suffice. An interesting note on the repair receipt. “Installed new faucet and tested. Works as designed.” I guess that’s my answer. The only advantage I can see with this “design” is it may help when boondocking.

And there's the rub... and the fine line the R/V industry has to walk. If they'd put in the kind of faucet that flows lots of water, the boondocking crowd would fuss.

I'd rather put up with a low flowing faucet on hook-ups knowing I won't excessively waste water when boondocking.

[Roaminaround]

Yeah I don’t really buy that excuse though. That’s why there’s handles on those faucets. You can turn it low but not higher in this case. Takes forever to fill a pot or the coffee carafe. I think it’s more about cutting costs and pushing them out the door. We owned 2 Nash’s before this Rockwood. There’s a long list of items where the Nash was better built with better components. Our Rockwood is certainly prettier and fancier but I have my doubts how it will hold up in 10 years.

[nomad297]

Originally Posted by sugarray40

Our home faucet is 10x better than our TT or RV faucet.

How so? Please be specific.

Bruce

[5picker]

Originally Posted by Roaminaround

Yeah I don’t really buy that excuse though. That’s why there’s handles on those faucets. You can turn it low but not higher in this case. Takes forever to fill a pot or the coffee carafe. I think it’s more about cutting costs and pushing them out the door. We owned 2 Nash’s before this Rockwood. There’s a long list of items where the Nash was better built with better components. Our Rockwood is certainly prettier and fancier but I have my doubts how it will hold up in 10 years.

Not making excuses nor asking you to buy anything. I agree they make them cheaply.
Change it out for something you like better if it doesn't suit you.

[01tundra]

Unscrew the aerator on the faucet and make sure there's no plastic shavings stuck in it.