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How to Identify A Faucet Brand

November 23 by kevin 22 Comments

allthumbsdiy-plumbing-faucet-brands-header-flWhen repairing an old faucet, it is critical to know the brand name and if possible, model number to find a correct replacement part(s).

There is no such thing as a generic replacement when it comes to faucets because many, if not all, manufacturers vary the length of stems, spline counts and cartridge shapes that makes each faucet unique.

Identification Methods

Fortunately, there are several ways of identifying the faucet brands. Depending on the condition of your original faucet, you may have to use multiple methods to identify the correct parts:

  • Manufacturer logo or Model number
  • Spline (teeth) count on broach
  • Stem length
  • Cartridge length and shape

Manufacturer Logos

The quickest solution is to look for the manufacturer’s logo or name.

Name or model of a brand can be found pretty much anywhere so it is helpful to clean your faucet handles, escutcheon, spout, decorative rings, etc.

Information can also be found on the inside of a handle so make sure to thoroughly examine all parts under bright light (or flash light).

Some faucet manufacturers may include a model number but without a logo, this can be bit tricky to decipher, depending on the naming convention.

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Teeth (spline) count

In older houses, it is common that you can’t find an identifying brand logo, name or model number on the faucet itself. In this case, you will need to remove the broken part.

You most likely will be able to obtain the correct replacements parts by first removing the faucet stem and count the number of splines on its broach. Also, measure the length of the stem from top to bottom.

allthumbsdiy-plumbing-repair-bathtub-faucet-broach-flThe broach is atop the faucet stem, resembling a shape of a small-toothed gear. The purpose of the gear’s splines is to fit inside the female end of a faucet handle to control the opening and closing of faucet valve.

Using this method, you can narrow down the choice to a few possibilities.

  • 4 point square broach – Milwaukee, Royal Brass, Speakman, Sterling, American standard, Chicago, Concinnity, Gerber, Price Pfister, Symmons, Zurn
  • 8 point broach – Briggs
  • 12 point .335″ broach – Crane Dialeze, Michigan Brass, Wolverine.
  • 12 point .375″ broach – Arrowhead, Artistic Brass, Harcraft, Glauber, Price Pfister, Scoville, Universal Brass.
  • 12 point .39″ broach – Bradley, Elkay, Fisher, Sears, Universal Rundle.
  • 12 point .415″ broach – Symmons.
  • 12 point .485″ broach – Crane, Symmons.
  • 15 point broach – Santec, Savoy, Wolverine.
  • 16 point .360″ broach – Gerber, Sayco.
  • 16 point .370″ broach – Acme, American Standard Cadet & Colony, Barnes, Burlington, Central Brass, Concinnity, Eljer, Glauber, Harden, Kohler Trand, Milwaukee, Newport, Phylrich, Royal Brass, Scoville.
  • 16 point .40″ broach – Sterling.
  • 17 point broach – American Brass, Mansfield, Midcor, Phoenix, Streamway.
  • 18 point broach – Briggs, Indiana Brass, Union Brass.
  • 20 point .285″ broach – Broadway, Concinnity, Danfoss, Dornbracht, Eljer, Grohe, Jado, Kohler, Milwaukee, Paul.
  • 20 point .415″ broach – Broadway, Speakman, T & S Brass.
  • 22 point .375″ broach – American Standard old 3/8″.
  • 22 point .438″ broach – American Standard current 7/16″.
  • 38 point broach – Import, Pegasus, Glacier Bay.
  • D Broach – Delta, Milwaukee, Universal Rundle, Valley.
  • Oval Broach – Delta, Moen, Mixet.

Manufacturer Contacts

  • Acorn
  • Altmans – http://www.altmansproducts.com/ ; 800-678-6463
  • American Brass – http://www.americanbrass.com/ ; 800-431-6440
  • American Kitchen
  • American Standard – http://www.americanstandard-us.com/ ; 800-442-1902
  • Aqua Brass – http://www.aquabrass.com/
  • Arrowhead
  • Artistic Brass – Out of production, parts are available; 800-251-2390
  • Barnes
  • Blanco – http://www.blancoamerica.com/ ; 888-668-6201
  • Bradley Cole
  • Briggs – http://www.briggsplumbing.com/
  • Broadway Collection – 800-449-9180
  • California Brass
  • Central Brass – http://www.centralbrass.com/
  • CHG – http://www.saniguard-online.com/ ; 800-526-3694
  • Chicago – http://www.chicagofaucets.com/ ; 708-803-5000
  • Coast – http://www.coastfoundrymfg.com/
  • Crane – http://www.craneplumbing.com/
  • Danze Globe Union American Corp. – Tech Support 1-888-328-2383 ; [email protected]
  • Delta/Delex – http://www.deltafaucet.com/ ; 800-345-DELTA (3358)
  • Dick Brothers
  • Dornbrach – http://www.dornbracht.com/
  • Eljer – http://www.eljer.com/
  • Elkay – http://www.elkayusa.com/
  • FEBCO – http://www.febcoonline.com/
  • Fisher – http://www.fisher-mfg.com/
  • Franke – www.frankeksd.com/
  • Gerber – http://www.gerberonline.com/ ; Technical Support: 888-648-6466; Customer Service: 866-538-5536
  • Glacier Bay (Home Depot house brand) – customer Support (336) 945-5580
  • Glauber
  • Grohe – http://www.groheamerica.com/ ; 630-582-7711
  • Hans Grohe – http://www.hansgrohe-usa.com/
  • Harcraft
  • Harden
  • Huntington Brass – http://huntingtonbrass.com ; 800-888-6604
  • Indian Brass
  • Jado – http://www.jadousa.com/ ; 800-227-2734
  • Kohler – http://www.kohler.com/ ; 800-456-4537 or 920-457-4441
  • Kohler Briggs
  • Lefroy Brooks – http://www.lefroybrooks.com/
  • Leonard
  • Midcor
  • Michigan Brass
  • Michigan Princess
  • Milwaukee
  • Moen – http://www.moen.com/ ; 800-Buy-Moen (1-800-289-6636)
  • Muller
  • Newport Brass – http://www.brasstech.com/
  • Nibco – http://www.nibco.com/
  • Peerless – http://www.peerless-faucet.com/repair.htm ; 317-848-1812
  • Pegasus – 888-328-2383
  • Perlick Corp.
  • Phoenix Faucets – http://phoenixfaucets.com/
  • Phylrich – http://www.phylrich.com/
  • Powers – http://www.powerscontrols.com/
  • Price Pfister – http://www.pricepfister.com/ ; 800-732-8238
  • Pubco
  • Queen City
  • Royal Brass
  • Savoy
  • Sayco – http://briggsplumbing.com/sayco-faucets
  • Scoville
  • Sepco
  • Sign of the Crab – http://www.signofthecrab.com/
  • Sloan – http://www.sloanvalve.com/
  • Speakman – http://www.speakmancompany.com/ ; (800) 537-2107
  • Sphinx
  • Steamway
  • Sterling – http://www.sterlingplumbing.com/ ; 800- STERLING (783-7546)
  • Sterling Brass
  • Symmons – http://www.symmons.com/products/products.html
  • Sysco
  • T & S Brass – http://www.tsbrass.com/
  • Union Brass
  • Universal Rundle
  • Valley – http://www.zurn.com/valley/Valley.htm
  • Waterworks – http://www.waterworks.com/
  • Watts – http://www.watts.com/
  • West Brass
  • Wolverine – http://www.wolverinebrass.com/
  • Zurn – http://www.zurn.com/

Final Words

I highly suggest that you take this information and call your local plumbing supply stores. Large box retailers will have some parts but if your part is brand-specific, you will have a far better chance at getting the right parts from a plumbing supply store.

Also note that a given plumbing supply store may deal with one or two particular brands so be prepared to contact several stores.

If you are able to locate a similar part but the spline count does not match, you may also want to consider swapping out the handles.

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Thanks and good luck with your project!

 
 
 

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. jka says

    April 3 at 8:20 pm

    hi there, is there a similar way to identify the brand for a compression style valve?

  2. kevin says

    April 4 at 7:48 am

    @ jka-

    I believe there are special test fitting plumbers & plumbing supply stores use. Unfortunately, I do not know of any retail test kits that can provide the same info.

    Kevin

  3. Edward Richkind says

    August 17 at 6:36 pm

    I have a photo of the label found inside a shower valve handle with a logo, but I cannot find any source online to identify the manufacturer from the logo. Is there any service, sour or website which can “read’ a logo photo image and state the name of its manufacturer?

  4. Karyn says

    September 13 at 4:03 am

    I am looking to replace 2 tub/shower single handles in a very old shower handles. However, old shower handles does not have name on.handle or inside when I remove handle. There is.a.design Logo on front of handle. Is there someone to send picture of brand Logo to possibly identify brand Logo.
    Thanks

  5. kevin says

    September 19 at 10:07 pm

    @ Karyn-

    I find excellent information Terry love’s DIY forums (https://terrylove.com/forums/index.php?forums/shower-bathtub-forum-blog.5/)

    I suggest posting your question in that particular forum (shower and tubs)

    Good luck!

    Kevin

  6. james says

    December 28 at 3:47 am

    do the letters PP identify any type of faucet manufacturer

  7. kevin says

    December 28 at 5:22 am

    @James

    Price Pfister?

  8. Jeff says

    January 31 at 12:40 am

    how do you correctly measure the dimension that goes with the spline broach sizes? Is it the outside diameter of the teeth, the inside diameter, or the nominal mean diameter?
    Thanks,.

  9. John says

    March 23 at 6:45 pm

    If I want to replace everything down to the seat for each valve, do I need a specific model?

  10. kevin says

    March 29 at 4:32 pm

    @john-

    inner diameter must match the replacement parts so it would be best to match the make/model.

  11. kevin says

    April 9 at 6:13 pm

    I go by outside diameter of the teeth

  12. Jay Gallagher says

    September 25 at 7:21 pm

    Thank you so much for the information. Once I finish identifying this cartridge, I’ll be back.

  13. Bill says

    December 12 at 8:23 pm

    Kevin,
    Here is a website that does what you are talking about. There are close to 3500 stems & cartridges on it with filters for length, broach, fixture type, valve type, etc….

    https://www.fergusonrepairparts.com/category/

    In addition there is now a 3D scanner that actually can ID stems by creating a 3D model of it. They are now in pilot in 110 markets for Ferguson. See the youtube video.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu1B6RUBfDg

    Thanks,
    Bill

  14. kevin says

    January 7 at 10:49 pm

    Hi Bill-

    Awesome find! I am going to update the posting to let people know.

    Rock on!

    Kevin

  15. Raul says

    January 23 at 5:49 am

    Great info. Just what I needed. Thanks!

  16. Paul says

    April 5 at 1:04 am

    The logo on my kitchen faucet is SH (in fancy cursive). I thought it was maybe Signature Hardware but, the logo on their website is very different.

    Any ideas?

  17. Paul says

    April 5 at 10:49 pm

    We have a leaky shower faucet. Single handle. I am trying to determine the manufacturer . The only symbol on the cap is a simple triangle. Any insight on who the manufacturer might be? Any help would much appreciated . Thanks

  18. Allen Inks says

    May 2 at 8:55 pm

    Reply to Edward Richkind (AUGUST 17 AT 6:36 PM): “I have a photo of the label found inside a shower valve handle with a logo, but I cannot find any source online to identify the manufacturer from the logo. Is there any service, sour or website which can “read’ a logo photo image and state the name of its manufacturer?”

    Besides taking it to a plumbing supply store and showing it to the knowledgeable people there, you might try searching the trademark registry at the US Patent and Trademark Office. See:

    https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks-application-process/search-trademark-database

    and note the section on “Design Search Code” if the logo is not a word or combination of letters.

  19. kevin says

    May 18 at 4:03 pm

    Hi Paul-

    A simple triangle might be Delta.

    Try to count the spline inside the handle and let me know.

    Thanks

  20. kevin says

    May 18 at 4:03 pm

    I am not sure about this one

  21. Kathleen Rollins says

    February 22 at 2:28 am

    Thanks so much. Your data set me on the way to identifying an ancient Price-Pfister valve stem.

  22. kevin says

    February 22 at 7:31 pm

    Hi Kathleen-
    Awesome. Good luck with your DIY project!
    Kevin

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