Lav faucet

I got this faucet (WaterRidge brand) for $49 from Costco, thinking it's a bargain. It's heavy. It's solid metal. It feels smooth. It comes with complete brass fittings. I thought replacing my old tired Moen one-handle would be a cinch.

Not so quick.

As it turns out, the biggest catch, at least for me, was getting the lift rod to fit. My sink has the three holes inline — the center hole is centered. Aren't they all like that?

This faucet's rod, however, requires an offset hole location! How peculiar. Is that why they're dumping it at wholesale price?

So I actually had to drill through 1/2" of ceramic! Ugggh! Glad I had a ceramic drill bit and a powerful drill. Still it took some time. The kit also came with a rather short (4") drain tube, so a $5 extension was the other little bite.

Once completed it works beautifully.