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    foreverromantic Posts: 177, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 23, 2015, 04:19 PM
    Single handle kitchen faucet
    I purchased a kitchen faucet on line today. The description says for 3 hole installation. The photo of the item looks exactly like the one I currently have. Also, I looked underneath the sink and to me it appears there are only two lines going upward. I don't know much about this, but I had asked others and was told this unit could be used even if there were only 2 holes as the deck plate would cover the extra one. This is only the faucet and not a separate spray piece. Will have a plumber do it, but wanted to ask if this type faucet would work for my sink. Any info is greatly appreciated.
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    Apr 23, 2015, 05:04 PM
    Most are configured with 3 holes. If you have a pull out spout that is the 3rd hole. The other two are for the water supply. If you have a fixed nozzle, the 3rd hole would be covered and the faucet held down on the 2 sides.
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    Milo Dolezal Posts: 7,192, Reputation: 523
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    Apr 23, 2015, 06:35 PM
    As stated above: most sinks have 3 holes. You can buy faucet that uses 1, 2, or 3 holes.

    Faucets usually come with 8" base plate. If you buy single column faucet so it uses only 1 (middle) hole and plate will cover the other 2 holes. If you buy faucet that utilizes 2 holes ( left and right ), again, you use that plate to cover the 3rd, middle, hole.

    I plain language, the plate makes sure you can use that particular faucet on various configurations sinks.

    So in your case, you should be OK with your new faucet

    Hope that explains

    Milo
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