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.