this one http://www.lowes.com/pd_76790-330-F-531-4TMS_4294813755+4294868333+4294964993_4294933768?zipCode=90242&firstReferURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lowes.com%2Fpd_76790-330-F-531-4TMS_4294813755%2B4294868333%2B4294964993_4294933768%3FproductId%3D3180777%26Ns%3Dp_product_price%7C1%26pl%3D1%26currentURL%3D%2Fpl_Stainless%252BSteel_4294813755+4294868333+4294964993_4294933768_%3FNs%3Dp_product_price%7C1&catalogId=10051&catalogId=10051&productId=3180777&pl=1&findStoreErrorURL=StoreLocatorDisplayView&selectedLocalStoreBeanArray=%5Bcom.lowes.commerce.storelocator.beans.LocatorStoreBean%402a50403d%2C+com.lowes.commerce.storelocator.beans.LocatorStoreBean%402a33803d%2C+com.lowes.commerce.storelocator.beans.LocatorStoreBean%40351cc03d%2C+com.lowes.commerce.storelocator.beans.LocatorStoreBean%403544c03d%2C+com.lowes.commerce.storelocator.beans.LocatorStoreBean%403526403d%5D&currentURL=%2Fpl_Stainless%2BSteel_4294813755+4294868333+4294964993_4294933768_%3FNs%3Dp_product_price%7C1&Ntt=&URL=TopCategoriesDisplayView&langId=-1&langId=-1&Ns=p_product_price%7C1&storeId=10151&storeId=10151# or http://www.lowes.com/pd_297741-72981-16997-SSSD-DST_4294813755+4294868333+4294964993_4294933768?productId=1243273&Ns=p_product_price|1&pl=1&currentURL=/pl_Stainless%2BSteel_4294813755 4294868333 4294964993_4294933768_?Ns=p_product_price|1 or this one http://www.homedepot.com/Kitchen-Kitchen-Faucets-Pull-Out/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xhcZbu43/R-100532956/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

I have several questions pointing to one main question which is, what should I do if the Landlord/Property Manager avoids, drags their feet or flat out aren’t fixing things wrong with the house I rent?

1. When it rains it leaks through the front door. Half the windows in my house don’t have locks. The heater won’t heat passed 60ish degrees. The bedrooms don’t have light fixtures but switch controled plugs. When I push(not hard) on the top of the front door it pulls away from doorframe a few inches(very old door). Won’t provide smoke alarms. Kitchen sink leaks. Bthroom faucets won’t turn off completely(steady heavy drip). Are these housing code violations?

2. Does Orange Park or Clay County Florida use the 1985 Standard Housing Code or something more recent? Were can I get a copy?

3. What is concidered untenantable in regards to the 2009 Florida Statue, Civil Practice and Procedure chapter, 83.56?
ref: http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=untenantable&URL=CH0083/Sec56.HTM

I appreciate the help and advice
I have recently installed a smoke alarm next to both bedrooms.
I did make a List of discrepancies and dropped it off at the property managment office about two months ago. They made a copy and gave me the original back.

I have a problem with water supply to sinks,tubs,toilets & water heater.The problem started when lightning striked & blew wwater holding tank @ well down the field.I repaired that & got water flowing to home but am only getting water to master bath tub (cold water only) toilet in m-bath.I got under crawl space & cut line from well to purge obstructions or to see if any existed & reattached with shark bite coupling on PEX 3/4" waterline piping. I did this in 4 different places trying to get water flow restored, to no avail.I even took the valve stems out @ kitchen faucet & shoved wire down line trying to force restriction out, to no avail.I pulled bottom water heater element out & shopvacced about 10" of sediment & removed cold water line feeding the heater with well pump on & will not come out harder than a pee. pls help with any suggestions

Models no. ET-PBVTS5220CH, Chrome Tub & Shower fitting, ET-5240CH, Pull Out Spout Kitchen Faucet & ET304CS-PVD Bathroom facet/solid brass. Thanks

Buyer Beware!

I recently had a very unpleasant experience with a website online. As luck would have it, our 4 year-old kitchen faucet stopped working properly; the handle wouldn’t swivel, it was hard to pull out & the whole thing was so out of whack that I couldn’t even get hot water from it. My handy-dandy hubby decided that he was going to fix it for me. I took everything out from under the sink & he proceeded to take the faucet apart. Upon close inspection he found that the mounting bracket had rusted out & some other parts were apparently damaged. “Get a new faucet, & I’ll install it for you”, he said.

I went online & did a search for kitchen faucets. Lo and behold, a website: http://www.efaucets.com, which had photos of hundreds of faucets by all different manufacturers, popped up! I looked through it & clicked on “pull-out kitchen faucets” and came upon 2 attractive faucets that looked identical but had 2 different model numbers & prices. I looked at the description of both and they sounded the same. Naturally, I was confused, so I asked my hubby if he could detect a difference. “No”, he said, “The cheaper one is probably just last year’s model, why don’t you call & ask?” I did that, but since it was a Sunday night, they were closed. The less expensive of the faucets had a caption that said, “Hurry & place your order, as there are only 10 left in stock”. I did as suggested & gave my credit card number & all other pertinent info. Something still nagged at me; I went back & re-read the description. That’s when I noticed the word “prep”. What could that mean? I received a confirmation email stating that orders are shipped the same day if placed before 3 pm but if placed on a Saturday or Sunday it would be shipped on Monday (I placed my order at 7 pm on Sunday). I called the company the very next day as soon as they opened & asked what the difference was between the two. The lady at the other end said the one I ordered was a smaller bar faucet. I told her that I wanted to change my order because I didn’t realize that and she said: “Sorry, it’s too late as it has already been shipped, besides, it plainly stated it’s a “prep”. I explained to her what my confirmation email stated regarding shipping, etc. Her answer was that even though the company was closed, the shipping dept was open 7 days a week, blah, blah, blah and so I would have to pay shipping charges & a 15% re-stocking fee if I returned it, or a 25% fee plus shipping if I didn’t accept delivery. I then asked for a tracking number & she said she didn’t have that yet as they don’t get it until the following day…but this was the following day! Realizing I was getting nowhere fast, I hung up & called back ½ hr. later. I asked to speak to a supervisor & got the same story except that she was kind enough to offer me a 5% discount on the other but much more expensive faucet when I re-ordered; all other charges applied. I told her this was not a fair return policy & she haughtily said that it was clearly stated on their website.

Having had enough of this nonsense, I called my credit card company who told me the purchase had been approved but not posted yet which is further proof that the item had not been shipped. They noted it on my file and asked me to call back once it was posted so they could dispute it. I called e-faucet once more & told the lady this. She was very nasty & said: “fine, they can talk to our legal dept” I replied, “OK, lady” & hung up. But wait, there’s more!

Approximately 20 minutes later I got a call from a very polite & apologetic voice telling me that her name was “Amy” from e-faucet and that they would be happy to exchange the faucet for me for the other model, that it was not too late, that it was all a mistake, blah, blah, blah. She even offered to ship it overnight mail at “no extra charge”. “Sorry”, I said, “It is too late as I’m no longer interested because the whole incident left me with a bad taste about your company. I will buy it locally, and furthermore, if you don’t credit my account, I will not accept delivery & the transaction will be disputed. You then will have to pay for the shipping both ways, so what will it be?” “I will take care of it immediately” was her reply.

To make a long story short, I finally called the Delta Company, which is the manufacturer of my original faucet & found out that it has a lifetime warrantee. They are shipping me all the replacement parts for my “old” faucet free of charge. Now my hubby has one more item on top of his ‘honey-do list’.

I’m looking for a pull out spray faucet that has some pressure behind it when you change it to the "sprayer" function. I had bought one like the one here:

http://www.dealyard.com/catalog/Kitchen-Faucets/Delta-SBS-81410-WH-White-Pull-out-Kitchen-Faucet-Spray

The only real problem was that it simply didn’t have the pressure behind the spray part to get food off of dishes and stuff. We don’t have a water pressure problem (used to have a cheapo sprayer separate from the faucet that had plenty of pressure) so I’m not sure what went wrong with my purchase, but it wasn’t what I had in mind.

My budget requires that I stay under 0 for the faucet, and I would really prefer to stay around the -0 range if possible. The style I am hoping to get is something more like this one:

http://www.faucet.com/decor/product.pl?mid=49450&fh=Chrome&N=103+55+219+3000356

It needs to be tall like that to compensate for my shallow sinks so that I can easily wash big pans.

Anyone have one that fits my description that they would recommend and where to buy it?

Thanks!
So no one knows of a specific faucet in my price range and where to get it?

I bought the hansgrohe kitchen faucet and really like it. Now that I am installing it on granite counter top I am running into a problem that the level motion is obstructed by the backsplash/wall and wouldn’t swing completely in the back direction. I really like the faucet and contemplating if I should have it install a little diagonal so the lever would swing both ways enough. Do you think it will look fine with an angle? The other option is return it and get one with different lever system (one with above the faucet) but I do really like this faucet.

Here is the link for my faucet http://www.amazon.com/Hansgrohe-Pull-Out-Kitchen-Stainless-06697860/dp/B000UO2MCU/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1266556343&sr=1-7

I’m trying to remove an old Delta single-handle pull-out kitchen faucet. I’ve disconnected the lines, removed the mounting nuts, and removed the sprayer hose – no problems with any of that. However, I still can’t pull out the faucet. I think the problem is that there’s still some sort of bracket underneath the sink attached to the sprayer hose connector. It’s hard to describe since I have no idea what it is, so here are some pictures:

View from above:

http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m150/drdoom61614/?action=view&current=P7150012.jpg

View from below:

http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m150/drdoom61614/?action=view&current=P7150015.jpg

You can see there’s a C-shaped bracket attached to the hose connector underneath the sink. Has anyone seen anything like that before? How do I get that off? I haven’t been able to get it to budge or twist at all. Do I have to unscrew it? It doesn’t look like there’s room for it to turn…