Kohler 596-CP Kitchen Faucet, Polished Chrome, One Size

Awesome tap, does everything well and smoothly and looks great with the new square sink it sits on. I like the way the spray feature works and it works well, the handle operation is so smooth it's fun to use. Some taps are difficult to figure out how they work but this one is simple -pull the lever towards you for cold and away from you for hot. It's typical Kohler that you get what you pay for but in this case it was a really good deal, would definitely buy it again. Update: had the faucet for 5 years now and there is a major design flaw but it only shows up after constant use. The spray hose developed a leak because of the badly designed counter weight which slides up and down it creating a hole and the “quik connect” broke trying to get the hose off to replace it so now the tap is useless. I would expect a better design from Kohler, would not buy this facet again

The faucet looks good, and has full metal construction including the ring that holds it in place under the sink. The spray is quite powerful, and the magnetic retraction mechanism works well. The faucet is easy to clean. The problem I faced was that the faucet was not auto-retracting (although the counterweight was placed correctly). It seemed the force applied by the counterweight was just below the threshold to overcome friction. Once I reported it to Kohler, they sent me an additional weight which solved the problem. A second issue was that the hole cover plate that came with the faucet is too wide for my sink. I had to install the faucet as a single hole configuration, with individual hole plugs in the other two holes (about $5 additional cost). I wish the hose was a few more inches longer, although it is not too big an issue. I noticed reviews mentioning leaks in the handle but did not notice any. However, I did notice that if I touch the handle with wet hands, a few drops of water gets onto the handle and slowly drops below, which gives the impression of a leak. My overall impression of this faucet is very positive, and I would recommend it to anyone.

I got the K596 in polished chrome. It’s exactly as shown except the pause/stop button does not work on the faucet head. Really frustrating because you don’t know that until you’ve got it all hooked up. I had issues with my last Kohler faucet randomly switching from stream to the spray function on it’s own. I hope I don’t have the same issue with this one. Really happy with the price ($269) as it’s currently $486 on the Kohler website. The faucet was easy to install & looks beautiful. Crossing my fingers that the rest of it holds up....UPDATE: it’s been 4 days & now the faucet is dripping. I’ve lost all faith in Kohler. For the price you pay their stuff should be much better quality.

Like this faucet VERY much!!! Highly recommend to others!! Will purchase again if need be. Very handy height and love the magnet that holds the sprayer in 'home' position. Only thing I would change is that I would like to see the nylon chord that pulls out to be a smoother pull. It's not bad, just should pull with almost zero resistance. Excellent style, very practical and fun to use.

Easy to install, work as described.