Should a kitchen faucet pull out or pull down?

[Adam S.]

We want a new trendy faucet for our kitchen, the type that has a built-in spray head.

But, I've noticed that some of these faucet spray heads pull out of the faucet body, and some heads pull down.

Is there a reason to choose one type of these faucets over the other?

[home improvement guy]

This is a popular question. Pull-out and pull-down kitchen faucets are similar, and why one type may be chosen over the other can come down to three preferences: vessel filling, cleaning tasks and style. Let's explore.

VESSEL FILLING

Pull-down is nice for filling large pots in the kitchen sink bowl. A pull-out faucet has the edge when filling things like dog dishes and coffee makers outside of the sink bowl.

CLEANING TASKS

A pull-out spray head has a larger hand grip for easy control, but a pull-down spray is great in tight spaces.

STYLE

Finally, it may just be the high arch style of the pull-down or traditional-looking spout style of the pull-out to pull you in the direction of the kitchen faucet you desire.

[adamhoward]

Hi Adam,
If you’re a bit confused about the Pullout and pull down faucet then I would suggest you go with pull-down faucet.
It has a more positive site like:



More models of pull down faucet come with varying spray options than pull out, which makes it easier when rinsing or filling.
For some, ergonomics comes into play because you only need one fluid motion (downwards).
You’re less likely to get kinks in the hose because you’re not maneuvering in different directions.
Pull down faucets are also ideal for those of you that have deep sinks.