Thanks for the information. I was considering a purchase from IKEA also. Back to the drawing board. You have obviously done much research. Did you consider any of these - the Hansgrohe Aquaera, Vigo pull-out single lever, Schon SC404 or Blancokontrole 157-098? Haven't found all the specs on them yet.

I'll check 'em out, but I have a feeling they'll be over my budget. Really, I need to try and stay under $200 - this has gone way outside what I'd planned, so I'm struggling! I'll report back if I find anything out about these models...

Btw, I keep reading your name as "V Whippie Chick" instead of "VW Hippie Chick" and imagine you at your counter with a whisk.... lol :)

Really LOL. I haven't seen a whisk in my kitchen in months.

I hesitate to recommend them, but Bathingbarn.com was $50 cheaper (plus free shipping) for the Danze we bought- I think it was about 200 there, 250 everywhere else, most plus shipping. It took two weeks for the stupid thing to arrive, their "live chat" took 12 hours for a response, and they lied and said it had shipped, but followed up with a phone call the next day to offer DH the tracking number (he was driving, so couldn't take it, and they never sent it to us- we just found out when we looked up the tracking number after it finally got here that it had not shipped when they said it had). I did look it up to give them the benefit of the doubt as UPS tends to misdirect my stuff, but it just took forever for them to send it out. However, if you're shopping for price and just have one you don't like, they may be ok. If you're waiting to finish your counter, they are very, very, very bad. I guess it goes back to the old saying- cheap, fast or good, pick two. I did have to find one I liked and google the item number to find it on their site.

Also, Ikea should take that one back since you don't like it. We almost bought that one, but didn't like the ceramic handle- I'm really glad we didn't now!

Many faucets, showerheads, toilets and other devices used with culinary water have restrictors or water saving orifaces built in. At your discression sometimes these can be manipulated or removed (I do) and water flow regulated with the faucet. Good Luck

bignich, any idea where to look? Ikea products instructions are stick-figure drawings with few details, so I haven't been able to figure anything out! I DID take both the filter out and the entire pulldown head, but couldn't find anything that could realistically be removed or tweaked.

All clues welcomed! Thanks. If I could get the pressure up on this one it would be IDEAL.

As for the porcelain handle, it's actually WHY I went with it - we have white appliances, so I thought it would tie things together a little, plus it's just "old fashioned" enough to make a nod at the period of the house. Innit grand that they cater for different tastes - we certainly ahve a wealth of choice!

Oh, and Leland owners/users/researchers: how big IS the darn thing? I've seen it listed as 173/4 AND at about 14. If it's 14, I may consider it (although I really, REALLY prefer the handle on the faucet rather than next to it).

The top of the gooseneck of my Leland is 14" above the deck.

It doesn't strike me as gigantically tall.

If you haven't taken out the flow restrictor yet, I'd say go ahead and do it and *then* make your decision yes or no.

yes, but where IS the flow restrictor? What will it look like & where do I look? :)

In our "non pull down" faucet, you just screw off the end of the spout and there is a small disc inside. It is a round plastic disk that looks like a filter.

As I posted on a previous thread of yours, you can buy your original faucet that you lost on ebay for $218. I realize that you're on a tight budget, but your time and aggravation is worth a lot and instead of driving yourself crazy over a few dollars, just buy it and be done with it.

Agreed weissman, and I must admit I thought of your prior post and considered doing exactly that when I first realised that this one was a bit "meh". However, having now used a pulldown, I've realised I prefer it over a side spare (which is what my original choice was). So, I suppose that although this "learning curve" has been annoying in some ways, it's not necessarily all bad and I'll figure something out in due course, I'm sure.

I mainly posted the above as a sort of "review" so that anybody else considering the Ikea model would have one person's experience to be going on with - I don't consider it definitive (and certainly wouldn't want somebody to make a decision ONLY on my report), but I figured it couldn't hurt to share :)

Just installed Kohler forte in ss--I love it.

Here's the follow up thread discussing how we resolved this - YAY!!! Ikea came through in the end - very impressed :)

Here is a link that might be useful: Ikea Faucet problem - resolved

im still having a problem to tighten up the lines into the bathroom fausets i cant figure out how to take them apart to tighten them cause they are still leaking yet it shows to hand tighten so stuppid if u have solution tell me please

I know this is ancient but here's what posted in the "solution thread" in case anyone needs to know how to remove the TWO flow restrictors in an IKEA faucet.

I HAVE THE SOLUTION! NO NEED TO BUY A NEW FAUCET OR END.

I stumbled across this (and your thumbs down thread) when trying to figure out why my ikea pull out kitchen faucet had such poor flow. It wasn't even enough to trigger the tankless water heater. I went to Ikea and while there brought it up with a kitchen specialist who denied all knowledge of a problem or that a flow restrictor existed. I said that's impossible as FR's are legally required in my state. But it was the way she denied all knowledge that got me thinking there's something more to this, and VOILA! I solved it. Here's HOW TO REMOVE BOTH (YES, THERE'S TWO!) FLOW RESTRICTORS IN AN IKEA FACUET.

1, On the pull out spout you'll see indents for a wrench, let's call this part the hose coupler. Now It's the actually the larger cylindrical spout part below it that you need to get off, so grip tight and unscrew it away from the house coupling.

2, once you have the spout end free. you'll notice that it's a metal cover with a black plastic part inside. Push downwards gently on the screw thread and the plastic barrel will come out of the housing. It's this part that aerates the water and has the flow restrictors. At the bottom of this barrel, you'll see the grey part with little teeth around the edge (they look like battlements on a castle). If you still have the green key that came with the faucet I think this should unscrew it. I lost mine so instead unscrewed this grey part with a good quality flat head screwdriver, pushing against one of the teeth in a counter clockwise pressure. Be careful not to cut the tooth as you push it. If you won't budge, move on to another tooth and try again. Don't use a very sharp screwdriver - I used the flat wide one in a Swiss Army Knife and it was perfect. They grey part will unscrew and on top of it, you'll see a little white mech and underneath that, something green. That little white mesh is a cap that sits inside (not on top) of the white ring housing. Pry it out with a little knife, it'll pop right out and inside there is FR number one - a little green devil, that sucks the pressure from your beloved faucet. Pull it out and put the little white mesh cap on.

Now look up that plastic barrel - you'll see theres a white/beige contraption with a spring. Yoo can either push up from below to pop this out with something like a pencil. or get that flat screw driver again, and from the top, angle it under the lip of this little contraption and while pulling up, turn it in your hand.It's only held in place with a rubber O ring so should slide out. This little contraption is a pressure regulator and will also affect flow.

3, Now, screw the grey part back in, and then slide the metal cylinder cover over the barrel and then screw the spout back in to the hose coupler.

DONE. You know have virtually full flow back. It will be at the price of that aerating feature, but I just want as much pressure as possible. I did not try putting the pressure regulator back in, but someone else out there may want to try.

I hope this helps and please feel free to comment with any questions If you need.