KOHLER Simplice Pull Down Kitchen Faucet, 3-Spray Faucet, Kitchen Sink Faucet with Pull Down Sprayer, Matte Black, K-596-BL

First, this Kohler faucet looks and feels superb. I love the matte black. The weighty feel and high-quality lever and buttons tell you in an instant that this is a serious, high quality product. I checked out many brands and am coming up from a six-year-old Home Depot Vigo faucet. The water flow is great. The boost helps a bit, but I'm most pleased that the flow is powerful and the sprayer is STRONG. Some complain it splashes. Fine, it may - but the powerful jets are worth it. It sprays in a fan pattern which I like. The spray cleans off food and residue with aplomb. I was very worried about pressure and this unit doesn't disappoint. There is an option for higher-flow (Kohler 1167290 Replacement Part) that I have ordered) which allows up to 2.2GPM over the standard 1.8GPM. I'm not complaining about the flow but I can never have enough...and this is one of the only ones I found with this available less-restrictive aerator (which only costs a few dollars). The button from standard flow to sprayer locks, unlike most which revert to standard flow when water is turned off. Fine by me. The pull-down sprayer head is the best: It's not an especially LONG pull-out - but I don't care. It sits securely and snugly with a magnet to really hold it in place. I like this because it doesn't LOOK like a pull-down; it looks solid. If you need a really long pull-out sprayer maybe this isn't the one - but it's perfect for me in a standard double sink. The unit swivels smoothly yet stays in place. I can't stress enough how well constructed it feels - and the (limited) lifetime warranty makes me very comfortable. I called and spoke with Kohler with many questions - and this unit met all my needs. The CS person was very helpful and really gave me confidence in the purchase. On thing I didn't know was the escutcheon (base plate) is primarily for aesthetics. I installed mine which looks great, but Kohler said it really doesn't help stability. I beg to differ, as the plate adds extra height and width. No matter, it feels and looks right on my otherwise basic aluminum sink. I would buy again and have no issues except one - which goes with most new faucets I've looked at: There is no visible indicator on the faucet handle of hot or cold (such as a red or blue dot). Would it be that hard for Kohler and others to make this standard? Since you can mount the handle in different directions it would help. Further, for those of us who have different faucets in different kitchens and houses with different people using them, it would be one less thing to think about when needing hot or cold. It's a minor quibble but not unlike indicating which side of your car the gas tank is on. Since the unit is black it may be tougher for me to "add something" like I did on my last chrome faucet (I used a permanent marker to place red and blue dots identifying temperature direction). Finally, the handle itself only moves left/right about 40 degrees - not 90 like some other units. I don't care - the handle feels great the the temp variation is well controlled. Buy with no fear or regret. If I run into any issues I'll post it here as an update!

This is my second Simplice purchase and install and both were flawless. It feels like good quality in its movement and operation. My only nit is to wish the water supply hoses were a few inches longer. One barely reached the supply valve on my setup. A good looking kitchen faucet.

This installed easily, Looks good, and works well. I like that the spray head can be turned to have the spray mode buttons facing in any direction, so you can hide them to have it look cleaner, or have them forward so you can see them. The "boost" button doesn't seem to do much, but it doesn't hurt anything either. The "Sweep spray" feature means that though the spray head is round, the spray streams are arranged to create a line rather than a circle at about 6 to 8 inches from the head. I find this useful since it gives me more options when trying to spray my dishes than the normal circular spray pattern.I definitely like the faucet and would recommend it to others.

After the first faucet I purchased from another brand crapped out 3 months in, I reached out to my best friend who's husband is a plumber and he suggested this brand. When I tell you we LOVE this faucet. The spray feature was a pleasant surprise as we did not know it would make the cool 'cross cone' looking spray? Lol I don't know how to explain it, but the water pressure on this bad boy is out of this world. I never knew a kitchen faucet could make me feel so boujie! Would recommend time and time again.

Installed 3 months ago and no problems. Installation of the faucet was easy. I like it a lot better than than the Delta the builder provided 10 years ago. It looks and feels solid. The black finish is very good. The spray setting is very strong and can cause some water to ricochet out of the sink. It is easy to resolve this by not turning the faucet on fully when using the spray. The faucet can be installed with the handle facing any direction. I installed mine with the handle centered in front of the faucet. That made it easy to control right of left handed

Unfortunately, my ledge from my window sticks out too far and so I had to turn the faucet so the handle is in the front and turns left / right instead of front /back. This obviously isn't the fault of the manufacture but it is annoying in my current scenario.It works well. I really like having the wide-angle spray for cleaning out the sink and cleaning dishes. So much better than my old generic one. My gf hates it when I leave it in that mode and don't change it back because it does spray all over the place when she turns it on because of the high-pressure power stream.Matches my other accessories well that I installed.Overall, I would recommend it.

Love the look of this faucet. Especially against a light countertop. Ability to use spray feature without pulling out hose is extremely useful

The one part that is a black plastic piece broke only a year after owning it causing significant water damage to my kitchen. DO NOT PURCHASE! Asurion protection plan is worthless as well. Not worth the cost