Moen 3919 2.2 GPM Male Thread Kitchen Faucet Aerator, Chrome

This is not a 2.2 GPM aerator. The package we received clearly states 1.5 GPM. While it fits my faucet and works fine, I am only giving three stars because the product is misrepresented here.

Worked on those old school 80s faucets. Tried to use some generic cheaper options but washers, threading etc. became a headache so I just went to Moen website to find exact PN and paid up.

I thought our bathroom sink’s current arreator was externally threaded, so I got this. Unfortunately it was actually internal. I just took the filter out of this and replaced the one that was in the faucet. Works like a charm. Water feels crisp and well balanced.

I guess Im an impatient person, but the reason I bought this item was to reduce the time for my kitchens faucet to deliver hot water. The 2.2 GPM flow takes much less time than the 1.5 GPM aerator that came with my faucet. Aerators these days seem to be high tech compared to older models, so that must be the reason for the high purchase cost. Anyway, replacing the aerator was a breeze, and I am well satisfied with the new flow rate.

I bought this because the water pressure my faucet was getting ridiculously low. That problem has totally been resolved by this new aerator. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is because there almost seems to be too much pressure now when you turn the handle to full pressure and it spits a little from the stream. But its been so long since Ive had a new aerator, I forget what the original behavior was anyway.

Faucet works like new now, super easy to install by hand.

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If youre reading this, yes its the one youre looking for in terms of flow and stream quality. To convey the sound (great stream quality) of this, imagine someone cooking a steak in a movie. Sound effects added, youre hearing a perfect sear sounding from what MUST be a 3 inch thick frigging cast iron skillet. That unwavering airy SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS is what your faucet will sound like. You may be more familiar with the sound of a truck tire stabbed with an ice pick. Or, a long long time ago there existed the snowy sound of a TV... on a channel... with....... NO BROADCAST FROM THE STATION!!! Oh man........ I just realized Im old enough to remember when theres nothing on TV was a statement of fact - that no viewable content was being broadcast on any of the VHF channels. Where was I Ah, buy this...

It works.

Compared to the Ace hardware store brand, this gave me a different faucet: A smooth straight stream of water, compared to a ragged, angled, noisy flow from the hardware-store junk. Totally worth it. (This is, by the way, the most-standard thread for faucet aerators. Just check that you want the male-threaded aerator.)