KOHLER K-10270-4-BN Forte Bathroom Sink Faucet, Vibrant Brushed Nickel

Kohler makes excellent products. This was a replacement for an old faucet, and the new one matched the other one in the bathroom perfectly. Works great and looks nice as well.

Great product, easy to install, looks great! Would recommend

Having bought and installed one of these faucets in a powder room a couple of years ago -- and been very pleased with it -- I bought and installed a second one in another bathroom this week. I am, once again, very pleased with its appearance and operation. Installation was quite easy, with one problem (in both bathrooms): the space between the rear of the basin and the wall is so tight that it is extremely difficult to thread the hot/cold mixing ‘T’ onto the spindle of the spout; and then even more difficult to screw the two hoses from the faucets onto the ‘T’. If you face this problem (and even if you don’t, my solution has merit for making assembly easier), you could do what I did and leave the ‘T’ “floating” clear of the spindle -- by connecting the output hole of the ‘T’ to the spout spindle with a short flexible male-to-female connector hose. The tricky bit is finding a hose that fits. The standard connector threads do not match the spindle and the output hole of the ‘T’. What I did was to buy a spare Kohler faucet hose type GP73151-A, the female end of which fits the spindle, and then carefully saw off the smooth section of the male end (the part with the ‘O’ ring) with a fine-tooth hacksaw, just beyond where the thread ends. Without the smooth ‘O’ ring section in the way, the male end then threads into the output hole of the ‘T’ (with some thread-seal tape on the thread to make sure the connection is watertight). Aside from this, installation of the spout and faucets went very smoothly and took only a couple of minutes per part.

Just installed two of these in a new master bath renovation. Installation was fairly easy and straightforward. The look beautiful! I actually paired up with several other model lines (Kohler Purist and Delta) but all in polished chrome. They all match perfectly. These faucets work extremely well, much better than the ones they replaced....and much better than a brand new Delta faucet I just installed in the half-bath which was twice as expensive. Kohler has great quality and great customer service. These faucets are a reflection of that.The only minor issue was that the cold lever on one of the faucets was a little tight, but after a few days of use it has loosened up.

Bought two of these faucets for my bathrooms & they were installed by a plumber. Neither stopper will hold water in the bottom of the sinks. They both leak badly. Water flow from the nozzle is narrow and strong - difficult to set desired flow. On low flow settings the water dribbles out in two or three streams instead of a bubbly flow. The mechanism that operates the stopper is so far down on the drain pipe my plumber had to modify the trap, costing me more money. My other bath sink did not have this problem because the trap was far enough below the sink. The flow control lever is a little stiff & therefore difficult to adjust the water flow. I thought it would lossen up after a few weeks but it didn't. The faucet looks great but in my opinion it is a mechanical disaster. I do not recommend this faucet to any one. I should have stuck to my tried and true Moen faucets. I didn't return the faucets because I didn't want to pay a plumber's fee for two double installations and one double removal.

First faucet I ever installed that I either take the sink apart or lay on my back. Super easy install and great looking.

We get many compliments on our bathroom and this faucet is commented a lot on. It is very elegant, tall, beautiful, and made of quality components. It looks well-built and I definitely recommend it, despite an expensive price tag.Update: 2013-04-01There is one negative thing that I have about the pop-up drain that comes with the faucet; however, it is by design. The rubber external flange is too close to the sink; thus, preventing a better water flow; therefore, making it appear that the drain is clogged. Twisting it counterclockwise makes it better, but it is not twisted all the way in.

This is a very nice faucet. It flows well & shuts off with no drips. Installation of the faucet to the sink is easy & requires only a screwdriver, not a special wrench. However, the supply hoses are short & did not reach the shutoff valves. Kohler does not have an extension hose & could not even offer a specific solution. Fortunately, HomeDepot was able to modify a supply hose to make it work, no thanks to Kohler. Also, the hoses on the faucet are very flexible & will kink as they are installed on the supply valves. If you do not notice this, it can drastically restrict water flow. You may think the faucet is the problem but check the hoses to insure they are not twisted.Once installed properly it is an excellent faucet.