American Standard Colony PRO Single-Handle Pull-Down Dual Spray Kitchen Faucet 1.5 gpm/5.7 L/min - AMS-7077300

Either works. The Colony PRO single-handle pull-down installs on single-hole, 2-hole or 3-hole sinks and countertops, and the deck plate needed to cover the extra holes comes with the faucet, so there is nothing separate to order for a standard 3-hole deck.

Yes. The Colony PRO faucet contains no more than 0.25% total lead content by weighted average, which is the wetted-surface limit written into the federal Safe Drinking Water Act definition of lead-free plumbing.

Three: polished chrome (7077300.002), stainless steel (7077300.075) and matte black (7077300.243). Order by that suffix, since the body is identical across all three. American Standard states the finish resists scratches and corrosion and wipes clean, which matters on multi-family and hospitality turns where the faucet gets cleaned hard and often.

1.5 gallons per minute (5.7 L/min) is the flow rate, which is below the 2.2 gpm many older kitchen faucets run and is what lets it meet water-conservation specs. To make up for it on pot filling, the spout is high-arc and swivels, giving clearance under the spout, and the spray head toggles between an aerated stream and a spray. If your spec sheet calls for a higher flow rate, this is not the faucet for it.

No. The Colony PRO uses a forward-rotating handle, so it swings out over the sink rather than back toward the wall. That is the detail that makes it workable on shallow-deck sinks set close to a backsplash, where a rear-rotating handle would bind.

The spray head runs on American Standard's Re-Trax system, which handles extension, retraction and docking of the head. That is the mechanism that keeps the hose pulling back and seating the head in the spout, and it is the part that fails first on cheaper pull-downs in high-use kitchens.

A ceramic disc valve cartridge. For a property manager standardizing across units, that is the wear item that matters: ceramic disc cartridges are what keep a single-handle faucet from developing the slow drip that generates the next work order.

It switches the head between a regular stream, a spray, and a pause. The pause position stops flow at the head, which is what you use to move a filled pot or reposition the head without shutting the handle and losing your temperature setting.