As some of you may know, Mr. JOC and I are currently planning a kitchen remodel. We are going through the process of selecting cabinets, appliances, and various kitchen hardware. When BlogHer reached out to us recently to test Moen faucets, I was super excited for the opportunity for a few reasons.
- Our current faucet is only 4 years old but keeps dripping and I’ve wanted to replace it for some time.
- I want a high arc faucet for my new kitchen for the look, and due to my poor experience with them before I wanted to test one out beforehand.
I love the look of high arc faucet, it makes a kitchen looks more elegant. However, to be honest I was very hesitant to install a high arc faucet. I had previously installed an expensive model from a really well-known European brand and it was a terrible experience. Whenever the water was turned on, it splashed everywhere as we did dishes or washed things at the sink. Often after doing the dishes, the front of our shirts would be completely soaking wet. Last week the faucet arrived and I got my personal handyman (Mr. JOC) on it right away. The installation instructions were very easy to understand and he was able to remove the old faucet and install the Moen faucet in about 30 minutes. Moen included a helpful installation tool so you could easily tighten the mounting nut for the faucet even if it’s in a hard to reach location. There are also other user friendly features like the DuraLock™ attachment between the pulldown hose and outlet hose. Other brands required installing an additional clip to secure the hoses together which is more work. After the installation was complete, I definitely loved the high arc look. It’s making my existing kitchen look better already. As I turn on the faucet for the first time, I was amazed. When using either the stream or spray mode, the water does not bounce off and get all over the place. My biggest fear was gone, what a relief! Another feature I wanted in addition to the high arc was a spray head with hose extension. This allows me to rinse different parts of the sink after prepping for a meal or when I rinse fruits and vegetables. The best part, Moen Reflex™ system returns the spray head to its original position by itself. There is one other small characteristic, but important for me as I spend a lot of time in my kitchen, and that’s the hot, cold, and flow control for the water. I’ve tried other faucets with single lever control on the right and they were difficult to figure out where is hot and cold. On the Moen Hensley faucet, it’s very easy to understand where is cold and hot and how to control the water flow. Lastly, the model I had tested is Spot Resist™ stainless so that means one less thing for me to clean in the kitchen. If you are looking to update your kitchen faucet, I highly recommend giving Moen Reflex faucets a try. Not sure how to install a faucet? No worries, Moen even has a video that shows you how to install.
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I would love to win a new faucet for my kitchen. Mine has been slowly falling apart ;(
More room with my cabinets.
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Nice faucet. I would love to change my kitchen counter top. The dark colour hides the stains a little too well and I never know if my kitchen counter is really clean.
I would love to change our counters, we have tile ones and they are hard to clean
I’d really like to change my counters so I could fit more ingredients while cooking! A holder for utensils like chopsticks and spoons would be nice as well 🙂
my floor!! We have hardwood now and I prefer something which is easy to mop.
We already expanded the kitchen by ridding ourselves of the nasty carpet in the “whatever room” next to it that acted as a de facto dining room – but we never used it. As it has the best sunlight and opportunity for photography, I would now like an island ~ and also a complete cabinetry organization makeover!
A bigger refrigerator. Right now, ours is too small for 4 people 🙂
I would love to remodel the whole kitchen but with one hundred extra gift card dollars, re-define my decor.
I want one!
My kitchen counter is a very dark granite that makes it nearly impossible to see crumbs or anything, really. I would love something lighter and brighter!
I want to upgrade my faucet, too. Am looking at various models, including this one.
Wow, I can just imagine upgrading a few things with this.
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