KOHLER596-VS Simplice Pull Down Kitchen Faucet, 3-Spray Faucet, Kitchen Sink Faucet with Pull Down Sprayer, Vibrant Stainless, High Arch

Recently had to replace our kitchen faucet. Wanted something that looked nice but didn't break the bank. This one looks and works great, especially at this price point. Easy to install. Water pressure and spray are good as well.

The media could not be loaded. I bought this to replace an American Standard faucet that had extremely low pressure. I was a bit worried about the GPM on this, but it can be difficult to find faucets that put out over 2 gallons per minute. The installation was moderately easy. You can check the instructions online, the only difficult part for me was getting under the sink cabinet and trying to work in the small space, actually hooking up the new faucet was easy. I was really impressed with the performance after the install. I thought that the spray sweep function was going to be marketing BS, but it turned to to actually perform as shown, it is easily my favorite feature on the thing. The faucet really puts out a powerful stream. Even the normal mode has much improved water flow from my previous faucet. The button on the side to increase flow even more is especially helpful.I really like that the head swivels 360 degrees, it makes it really easy to use the nozzle. The magnetic docking is cool as well, it helps keep things looking tidy.Others have questioned the longevity of the faucet, and I can't yet comment on that as I have only had it a few months, but from a pure performance standpoint I am very happy. At this point if I am going to replace something in my house my first look is always to Kohler. I have owned a bunch of their products and they always seem well thought out and executed.

Overall a nice looking faucet with a higher neck and more reach then my previous Moen. Sweep function is nice, pressure boost would be great with high city water pressure, as it is my well only puts out 40 psi so it's not a huge difference.The biggest improvement, which has been happening over the years, is the ease of install. It took 45 minutes to remove the old faucet and hoses, 30 max to install. Included hoses with faucet ends removes one leak source per line, and the quick connect on the spray hose is easy to use. Nut holding the base in place requires only a philips screw driver to tighten. So much better than the "good ole' days"This item was on sale, and a great improvement. Lifetime warranty on the valve cartridge. Rock on

This is an excellent and attractive faucet. Very modern and smooth, so no crevices to make it hard to keep clean. Only reason for 4 stars is the pause button feature. I used a few times and the button failed to return to the full flow setting. I popped off the rubber cover and pulled it back out with pliers. I don't really have use for this feature, so I didn't do anything about it. I suspect that Kohler would send me a new head if I asked for one. I think this may be the cause of some other comments about decrease in the faucet flow.The magnetic docking is very positive, but not hard to pull out. The in-line spray is great for rinsing the sink or dish pan, and you can rotate it front-back or side to side. The spray does not automatically return to the regular aerated flow when you turn off the faucet. (Delta does) So you have to remember to change it back, or you may get splashed the next time you turn it on. Or yelled at if you are not the next person to use it.At our house we keep a dishpan in the left sink. So rinsing things in the right sink. I am tempted to rotate the control to the left side so I can turn it off without having to reach through or around the stream, even though we are both right handed. Just too lazy to do it now. If you do that and want the hot water to the back (standard installation when installed on the right) you just switch the 2 supply hoses to the opposite shut off valve.Bottom line-buy it.As for splashing, since the water releases pretty far above the sink, splashing might be a problem until you get used to the best volume setting to use for what you are trying to do.I have had the faucet over a year and it looks new and works new. The ceramic valve is smooth as butter. I hemmed and hawed about buying this faucet and/or comparing others. I wanted to go somewhere and try it out. Then one day the price was lower, so I just did it. Good decision. Mine is actually the Chrome Plated version (CP) - same as the Vibrant Stainless (VS) except cheaper.