American Standard Monterrey Top Mount Kitchen Faucet With Tubular Spout and Lever Handles 1.5 gpm/5.7 L/min Less Spray - AMS-6408140

No. The 6408140 is the less-spray version of the Monterrey, so there is no side spray and no spray hose in the box. If the sink deck has a fourth hole for a spray, you'll need a deck plug or a separate spray assembly to close it off. The spout itself is a tubular swivel spout with an 8 inch (203 mm) reach.

The tubular spout swivels and reaches 8 inches (203 mm) from the spout base. On a standard double-bowl sink that's usually enough to swing over both bowls when the faucet is centered on the deck, but on wide bowls or an offset faucet hole you should measure from the hole center to the far bowl before ordering. If the measurement exceeds 8 inches, look at a longer-reach or gooseneck spout instead.

It ships with a 1.5 gpm / 5.7 L/min pressure-compensating aerator. Pressure-compensating means the aerator meters flow so the stream stays consistent as line pressure moves around, which is why this one gets specified in multi-family and commercial buildings where pressure varies floor to floor.

That's what the handle design is aimed at. The Monterrey uses vandal-resistant lever handles with red and blue temperature indicators, and washerless ceramic disc valves rather than rubber washers, so the wear parts are the cartridges and not a seat and washer you're rebuilding every season.

Deck mount. The Monterrey 6408140 is a top mount faucet, so it drops down through the holes in the sink deck or countertop and is secured from underneath. It is not a wall-mount body, so it won't work on a backsplash-mounted rough-in.

Chrome, ordered as American Standard part number 6408140.002. That's the only finish this model is built in, so if you're matching a building standard in brushed nickel or stainless you'd need a different Monterrey configuration.

The faucet uses lever handles rather than knobs or cross handles, which are operated with a push of the wrist or forearm instead of a grip-and-twist. They also carry red and blue indicators so hot and cold are identified at a glance, which matters on shared and institutional sinks.

It runs washerless ceramic disc valves. There is no rubber washer compressing against a brass seat, so the usual cause of a slow drip on an older two-handle faucet, a worn washer or a scored seat, isn't present. Maintenance on this one is cartridge replacement, not seat dressing and washer kits.