We purchased 6 of these faucets for our newly remodeled bathrooms in our home.  Out of the box they looked awesome and seemed to work just fine.  But over time the faucets began to leak and the handles became very difficult to turn.  The handles also began to rust badly at the base of the handle.  I contacted Pfister about the leaks and they kindly sent out replacement filters.  However, now I need to replace all the handles because they have become very difficult to operate and have become very rusty at the base of the handle and on the underside of the counter.