hansgroheTalis S² Stainless Steel High Arc Kitchen Faucet, Kitchen Faucets with Pull Down Sprayer, Faucet for Kitchen Sink, Magnetic Docking Spray Head, Stainless Steel Optic 14877801

I love this faucet. After having a big box home improvement store one for several years, the difference in quality is striking. The spray setting only stays on if you are pushing the button, so we never get soaked like we did with the old one. Pressure is also lower on the spray setting, so again, we don't get soaked. Occasionally I'd like that needle spray to blast food off of something, but 98% of the time I prefer the way this faucet is. I really dig not needing to wear an apron to do dishes!

Yes, I know it is beautiful. Probably one of the most beautiful, streamlined, contemporary kitchen faucets out there right now. Belongs in a modern art museum (but not in a kitchen). Unfortunately, as some reviewers have mentioned, the sprayer is extreeeemly weak, making this product useless for what it was intended to do - rinsing and washing dishes. When my sink was filled with soapy water, I literally had to wave my hand back and forth to get suds, because the sprayer would not do it. Terrible. At a rated flow rate of 1.75 GPM, one would think that the sprayer would be more powerful. Many of Moen's faucets are only 1.5 GPM. I tried Delta and Kohler faucets on the exact same sink (both rated at 1.8 GPM, the max for my state of California), and their sprayers seemed to be 3 times more powerful. I read the other reviews complaining about the weak sprayer, but purchased this faucet anyway, because I was so in love with the look. But I learned my lesson and returned it. Bought a Kohler "Sous" faucet, which is in my opinion, a perfect product; plenty of power and control for the sprayer.

We were lucky enough to experience Hans Grohe products in both the kitchen and bathroom of our rented apartment when we move to the US. When we moved to our next apartment Watermark products were used and we missed our Hans Grohe so much (who thought a faucet and shower head would make all the difference!). We purchased this faucet as it is the one we had in our first apartment and yesterday we engaged a plumber to switch out our old faucet for this one. WOW! We love this faucet. Its strong, sturdy and doesnt feel or look flimsy like our previous Watermark one. The one feature I love the most is the fact that you can pull the hose directly from the faucet itself. Its also got great pressure and spray options and its easy to clean the kitchen sink down after you've had loads of soiled pots and pans in it. It also doesnt drip or leak like our seperate Watermark hose. We cant speak highly enough of this faucet...even our plumber took down the details because he thought it was that great too!

The stainless steel finish is beautiful and the operation of the mixer valve is smooth and firm - it just feels of quality. The weight is also impressive, much more substantial feeling than the Delta or Kraus we also considered. We have not yet installed it, so this review will be updated later, but one aspect I liked more than any other we looked at was the spray toggle switch. So many of these pull out spray heads have switches that feel destined for early failure and/or are very difficult to operate. Especially with wet hands. The simple paddle switch on the Talis S seems much more reliable.

We are very happy with this faucet. It works well, good flow, and it also looks nice in our kitchen. It arrived with a part missing so I had to work with HG service to get the part. It took 2 tries to get them to send the right part, but the people on the service line we very responsive and parts were mailed out very quickly. It would have been great if their QA would have caught the missing part in the first place, but given the situation I would give their service people very high marks on fixing the situation with the least hassle. I would buy from them again.

I have replaced my kitchen faucet three times before, the others would eventually start leaking at the pull down part. This one is designed differently and the quality of the materials are much better. I have been using it about a year and really like it. It angles out into the sink just a little more which keeps water from going all over the back of the counter which all the other ones used to do. The little lip on the spray handle fits comfortably in the fingers and even with soapy hands you can easily control it. The wide sprayer only works while you are pushing it in so you can go back and forth from spray to regular without turning off the water. The matching soap dispenser is also working well without a problem.

The media could not be loaded. Buyers beware!!! There was a fault with the hot water flow in my new faucet. It got gradually worse over the first two months after installation until the hot water didn’t flow at all. At great expense I had my hot water line / value into my apartment replaced assuming the faucet was in working order since it was brand new. . This didn’t help….the issue turned out to be a fault with the new Hans-grove.Since it was 2 months since I had purchased it Amazon referred me to the manufacturer who said they do not offer returns. I am now left with a faulty faucet. Hans-grove customer service is awful. Maybe a good buy if you get one in working order but perhaps not worth the risk.