Allen + Roth Faucets

How to Choose an Allen + Roth Faucet

The range runs across kitchen, bathroom and utility, and sells under line names like Harlow and ELIZA. Three decisions do most of the work: how many holes your sink or countertop has, whether you want a pull-down spray head, and which finish you are prepared to keep matching for the next decade. Get the hole count wrong and nothing else matters.

Hole Count and Spacing

Count the holes you actually have, then measure the spread before you look at a single product photo.

• Single hole. One handle, everything through one opening. Common on kitchen sinks and modern bathroom basins.
• Centerset. Three holes at 4 inches between the outer hole centres, spout and handles on one shared base plate.
• Widespread. Three holes at 8 inches between the outer hole centres, spout and each handle as separate pieces.

A single-hole faucet can go into a three-hole sink if it ships with a deck plate, because the plate hides the two unused holes. It does not work the other way round. A widespread faucet cannot be forced into a centerset sink.

Pull-down or Standard

A pull-down head adds a spray hose and a hose weight, which are moving parts a fixed spout does not have. On the GILLIEN utility faucet the spray hose is separately orderable (A515220WGR), which tells you how these are meant to be serviced: you replace the hose, not the faucet. Check your chosen model lists its hose and spray head as orderable parts before you commit.

Finish

Settle the finish before you order. It follows you into the part numbers years later: chrome is CP, stainless is NP, matte black is BL.

How to Measure Your Space

• Hole spread. Measure centre to centre between the outermost holes, not edge to edge. Four inches is centerset. Eight inches is widespread.
• Deck thickness. Measure the countertop or sink deck the faucet mounts through. Thick stone tops can outrun a shank and need a longer mounting kit.
• Height clearance. Deck to the underside of the window or cabinet above. A high arc spout that fouls a window sash is a fault you cannot fix later.
• Reach. Deck to the centre of the drain. A spout that stops short splashes the back of the bowl for the life of the faucet.
• Under-sink space. Check your supply stops and how much room there is to get a wrench in behind the basin.

What to Check Before You Buy

• What the lifetime cover names. Leaks and drips, domestic use, original owner. The document does not extend that to the finish, the handles or the pop-up drain, and it excludes industrial, commercial or business use.
• Labour. Removal and installation are yours to pay for, even on a warranty part. Improper installation voids the cover entirely. Full terms are on the warranty page.
• The exception. ELIZA is structured differently and carries a 5 year finish warranty, so do not assume every faucet in the range reads the same. Terms are set per product.
• The receipt. Warranty service needs a copy as proof of purchase. There is no registration step, so the receipt is the whole case. Photograph it.
• The model number. Faucet documents are keyed to the model number, not the line name. Find it on the box, the paperwork or your Lowe’s order history.

How to Order the Right Part

Match the model number first, then the finish. Lowe’s publishes per-part lists for some models. The GILLIEN utility faucet (FP1B4213CP, FP1B4213NP, FP1B4213BL) shows the format:

• Ceramic Disc Cartridge, A507906N
• Handle Assembly, A079207**
• Spray Hose, A515220WGR
• Check Valve, A66G465N

The two asterisks are a finish suffix you supply: CP for chrome, NP for stainless, BL for matte black. Order A079207 on its own and you get a handle that fits and is the wrong colour.

The cartridge, hose and check valve carry no suffix, because they are hidden parts. The replacement parts guide covers the other routes.

Common Problems

A drip usually traces to the ceramic disc cartridge, which is why it heads the GILLIEN parts list. That is a warranty call under the leaks and drips cover, not a job to start with a screwdriver.

The bigger mistake is reading the lifetime cover as cover against everything. The standard document names leaks and drips. Finish wear, a snapped handle and a failed pop-up drain are not named, and a faucet fitted in a shop or other business sits outside domestic use. Ask on the phone rather than assuming either way.

Line Names vs Model Numbers

Harlow is a line name, not a model. It is a fine way to find a match and a poor way to order a part, because two faucets sold under one line name can carry different part numbers. As a Lowe’s private brand, Allen + Roth models come and go on a retail cycle rather than a plumbing one, so if you are fitting two bathrooms, buy both faucets now rather than a year apart. The discontinued products guide covers a retired model, and is Allen + Roth a good brand sets out how the private brand model shapes what you are buying.