Question about new faucet

[DoYouKubuntu]

South Africa is another important country.

No one has mentioned my favorite important country, the United States of America!

Here's some info on why some countries started out driving on the left and other (late developing ...) countries started driving on the right.
Why do some countries drive on the left and others on the right? - World Standards

I'm definitely going to give that a look.

I have no explanation as to why hot and cold are randomly on the left or the right. Nor why we seem to have so many different light bulb (globe) fittings nowadays.

Yeah, and what about other things, like electrical equipment and outlets, or different kinds of DVD?!

[DoYouKubuntu]

I had a handyman here yesterday to do a couple of projects that were beyond my comfort zone, and while he was here I thought, "oh! testosterone AND handy-dandy! I should have him look at that faucet problem." So I did. I wasn't imagining things--it really doesn't fit.

[NickStone]

If I say I HATE beer...will I get booted out of my own thread?!

There maybe a beer for you.

[DoYouKubuntu]

There maybe a beer for you.

Nope!

[SteveRiley]

There maybe a beer for you.

I'm thinking a very funny version of this would be "there's a politician for that"

[DoYouKubuntu]

So, check this out!



Here's what happened: After buying a SECOND sprayer--a different style, from a different site--and ending up with the same problem I had with the first one, I decided to contact Pfister. I explained that both sprayers I'd bought, A) were supposed to fit ANY standard US kitchen faucet, and, B) DIDN'T fit my brand-new Pfister faucet! They sent me, at no charge, a little adapter that made all the difference in the world:



Now I just need to contact the [first] sprayer's site and tell them to reverse the credit they gave me for it.

I'm happy now!

[Qqmike]

Exactly the kind of adapter I referred to in my first post on this ;-)
But I doubt that you'll find it packaged with every faucet. Not sure what Moen does, maybe the same as Pfister: you call them first! I'm not shy about calling the 1-800's. Moen is excellent with this sort of thing. Pfister keeps these little things in a certain desk drawer ... you know ...

[DoYouKubuntu]

Exactly the kind of adapter I referred to in my first post on this ;-)

Um, not exactly! From that first post:

The maker of the aerator should have supplied an adaptor of sorts. Some products, like, Pur, are good about this. Look in the box the aerator came in, it may be a plastic or metal piece, threaded, an insert sort of thing, an alternate sizing thingy. Of course, Pfister won't be a party to this adventure as they will tell you that you void any warranty with them if you attach things, so don't call them.

...which contradicts today's:

But I doubt that you'll find it packaged with every faucet. Not sure what Moen does, maybe the same as Pfister: you call them first! I'm not shy about calling the 1-800's.

(I have nothing better to do right now than be picky, so there you go. )

Anyway, as noted way back when, in response to your original post, the first aerator [and, actually, the second one, too, although I didn't post about it at all] DID come with an adapter, but its only purpose was to change whether the threads were inside or outside. It did NOT modify the size that connects to the aerator.

I'm still stumped as to why Pfister's faucets don't fit these "fits all standard US faucets" aerators out of the box!

[jlittle]

I never got what the aerator's are for. Do they serve a purpose?

Regards, John Little

[Qqmike]

(I have nothing better to do right now than be picky, so there you go. )

Ya, ain't that the truth! Actually, I did remember saying that -- but when I saw your new post last night declaring victory with Pfister, I didn't want to bring it up and rain on the parade. And--apparently--Pfister didn't mention to you on the phone that attachments will void all or part of their warranty (it is probably in their written warranty packed with the product). Good warranty w/Pfister, right? Moen has a lifetime warranty jlttle has a point! After all this hoopla, what does the aerater do except introduce ... air?

[DoYouKubuntu]

I never got what the aerator's are for. Do they serve a purpose?

Ya, ain't that the truth! Actually, I did remember saying that -- but when I saw your new post last night declaring victory with Pfister, I didn't want to bring it up and rain on the parade. And--apparently--Pfister didn't mention to you on the phone that attachments will void all or part of their warranty (it is probably in their written warranty packed with the product). Good warranty w/Pfister, right?

No, it won't void the lifetime warranty. It's not physically altering anything about the faucet. It just screws on in place of the original part that was in that location. Simply removing it and replacing the original part puts it back to its original condition.

After all this hoopla, what does the aerater do except introduce ... air?

It adds functionality the original faucet lacks. It lets you choose from an aerated stream of water or a spray, and its flexible neck lets you direct the water to all parts of the sink.

[vinnywright]

if the aerator's female threads are so much larger than the faucets male threads that the threads do not even touch ,,,,,you may be abel to take it to lowes/home depot and get an adapter ring that will just be ,,,,a ring sized adapter with female threads inside and male threads outside that you just screw into the aerator and then on to the faucet.

take the aerator with you and the make and model of the faucet .

VINNY

however just exactly the part I was referring to ,,,albeit from lowes instead of the manufacture

VINNY

[DoYouKubuntu]

if the aerator's female threads are so much larger than the faucets male threads that the threads do not even touch ,,,,,you may be abel to take it to lowes/home depot and get an adapter ring that will just be ,,,,a ring sized adapter with female threads inside and male threads outside that you just screw into the aerator and then on to the faucet.

take the aerator with you and the make and model of the faucet .

however just exactly the part I was referring to ,,,albeit from lowes instead of the manufacture

No. The adapter that came with each sprayer already did that, i.e., switch the location of the threads from inside to outside. The adapter Pfister sent me actually alters the SIZE of the part of the faucet that connects to the sprayer, i.e., it makes it LARGER. The problem all along was that the part of the faucet that connects to the sprayers was loose inside each sprayer's connection, and the supplied adapters, which changed the threading from male/female, did nothing to change the size.

[vinnywright]

No. The adapter that came with each sprayer already did that, i.e., switch the location of the threads from inside to outside. The adapter Pfister sent me actually alters the SIZE of the part of the faucet that connects to the sprayer, i.e., it makes it LARGER. The problem all along was that the part of the faucet that connects to the sprayers was loose inside each sprayer's connection, and the supplied adapters, which changed the threading from male/female, did nothing to change the size.

yes ,,,,,,,the Idea I was trying to convey just did not get interpreted by you the way I intended it to by my words .

when I used the word "adapter" I was referring to a size adapter not a thread type adapter ,,,,,,which I thought would have been the obvious conclusion given the situation of the threads not even touching .



VINNY

[DoYouKubuntu]

yes ,,,,,,,the Idea I was trying to convey just did not get interpreted by you the way I intended it to by my words .

when I used the word "adapter" I was referring to a size adapter not a thread type adapter ,,,,,,which I thought would have been the obvious conclusion given the situation of the threads not even touching .

I see the point you're making. You're right, if taking it in and speaking to someone at a store had been an option, it most likely would've worked out like you said. But since it wasn't an option, it played out as it did. I'm just glad it's resolved now!