Good ones are not cheap - our kitchen faucet will spray or stream and extends on a metal hose. It’s about 8 years old with no problems, cost was nearly $800 installed. I can’t get under the cupboards any more, not as flexible these days.
I’ve used plastic ones that screwed onto the faucet threads in place of the aerator just fine. Are you sure he didn’t just get heavy handed with the one you have?
https://smile.amazon.com/Rotate-Swivel-Aerator-Diffuser-Adapter/dp/B07QZPNP2J
I’m a typical man, fix it with duct tape.
I played Bookman the Janitor on “Good Times.”
Go to the plumbing supply store and buy a brand name Gerber if they have it. Don’t ever buy cheap faucets
Contact a local plumbing supply store and tell them you want something above builder-grade, but not top of the line. They will carry brands that last.
You will wonder how you lived (and cooked) without it.
American Standard has a whole single pan with High arch faucet with slide cord spray/stream button I have installed more than a dozen of these and they are quality...(replaces double bowl basins...about 199-220...worth every penny.
I got tired of the cheap ones and bought a Kraus. Nothing comes close to it i have aver seen.
https://www.kraususa.com/kitchen/kitchen-faucets/pull-out-faucets.html
You could, and I hesitate to mention it because of the ridicule I will surely suffer, get one of these. https://www.amazon.com/VENETIO-Anti-leaking-Multi-function-304-Stainless/dp/B081MVKZQT
Pull one of the doors off of the cabinet under the sink and it is a bolt in deal.
Put the door back on and remove it when the lease is up.
Unsightly but functional.
Gresham’s law of plumbing fixtures. If it is impossible to tell the difference between fixtures in the market place, the more valuable fixtures will be withdrawn from the market. Since 99% of people don’t have a clue about plumbing fixtures, there are no good fixtures in the market.
Same with everything else. 99% of all consumers, for all products, are idiots, therefore, all products are cheap sh!t.
Go to a plumbing supply store. Buy Kohler . They stand behind their products. Plumbing supply sells better kohler than Home Depot . 300 plus
Bought Chinese junk?
What do you expect?
I have a Delta in my kitchen. It sprays and streams. The best feature is the magnetic arm that retracts the nozzle. Not sure how much it cost, as we had custom cabinets and a lot of other things.
My plumber (and I spend a lot of time on plumbing issues) would tell you to avoid the cheap stuff, and even some of the glorious brand names are not what they used to be. (You never know what’s made in China now.)
Faucets with cartridges are likely to need attention within a few years and you can’t find that or any other necessary parts in stores, you have to order online. It’s as if they need to know directly and exactly how their products are faring, not rely on hardware stores to give them a rough idea.
I won’t recommend a brand but I suggest you open your wallet. “You get what you pay for.” Buy junk and you’ll be paying the plumber to show up sooner and more often, and he is NOT cheap.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Glacier-Bay-McKenna-Single-Handle-Pull-Down-Sprayer-Kitchen-Faucet-in-Stainless-Steel-with-TurboSpray-and-FastMount-HD67726W-1208D2/314006956
No but I have a good plumber joke....
“This lawn supervisor was out on a sprinkler maintenance job and he started working on a Findlay sprinkler head with a Langstrom 7″ gangly wrench. Just then, this little apprentice leaned over and said, “You can’t work on a Findlay sprinkler head with a Langstrom 7″ wrench.” Well this infuriated the supervisor, so he went and got Volume 14 of the Kinsley manual, and he reads to him and says, “The Langstrom 7″ wrench can be used with the Findlay sprocket.” Just then, the little apprentice leaned over and said, “It says ‘sprocket’ not ‘socket’!”