I had a leaky faucet and needed it replaced. My wife selected this faucet because it was nice looking and satisfied our needs. it does the job nicely except for the maximum flow rate of 1.2 gallons per minute. If you don't much water, it works nicely. However, if you need to fill the sink because you are shaving or for some other reason, you have wait much longer before you get enough water. It also takes longer for the hot water to heat up when you need hot water. A higher flow rate is needed for situations when you need a lot of water. You can adjust the flow to be lower when you don't need much water. You don't have to force people to a slow rate to get them to conserve water when they don't need much.