Moen 3919 2.2 GPM Male Thread Kitchen Faucet Aerator, Chrome

The Real Item. Perfect fit. Dont buy copy.

I had purchased a cheaper, and readily assessable aerator that was at my local home improvement store. Big mistake, performed awful. Purchased this genuine Moen replacement part. My faucet is just like new now. Very happy-

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.)

Wow, simply wow! The water flow through this aerator is like a light beam with very minor fluctuation at the bottom when it hits the sink. Im talking about pure, smooth water flow and just the right amount to make your hands feel like theyre getting every bit of water they deserve. Even though theres a GPM rating, the water flow does not feel like its being restricted in any way. Clearly worth the money and accept no substitute. I should know: I bought a substitute from Lowes and the water feels too restricted and makes too much sound. I might just throw that one away and get another one of these :) So if you have a faucet thats spitting out water in some random, non-uniform way, youre just wasting water. Get this aerator and make that old faucet new again. It will make EVERY DROP COUNT! Its not about GPM, its about water usefulness ;) BTW, comparing the substitute and the Moen aerators, the Moen will give you that steady stream of water regardless of water speed. The substitute will spit water like a multi-hole showerhead at lower speeds. The Moen is also quieter and more pleasing to the ear compared to the slotted aerator substitute. Sure the substitute will save you money by limiting the water flow to 1.5 GPM but the sound you have to deal with sucks. My two cents...or ten.

Two weeks ago, I had a new kitchen faucet installed &, after installation, I asked my plumber why the water flow was so weak. He did not seem to know. I took off the aerator to see if there was some restriction that could be removed to enable my sink or containers to fill more quickly & for my water to get hot as fast as it did before. The aerator could not be modified. So I did my research & found out that all newer faucets come with a 1.5 gpm (gallon per minute) aerator as opposed to older faucets that traditionally had 2.2 gpm. OK, Ill just go to Menards & pick up a different aerator. Oh no, you wont. They only carry 1.5 & this is apparently to discourage using water at a higher flow rate. Well, Mr. Brilliant EPA Guy, it takes just as much water to fill my sink as it did before. I just have to wait twice as long for it to fill. Also, it takes much longer for the cold water to leave the hot water pipe so I can get to the hot water. I can understand the rationale here but here we go again with some Government Agency determining how I can live my life. Thank God for Amazon!!! I went online & searched for a Moen 2.2 gpm aerator & there it was. I got it today & it fits like a charm & FINALLY I have acceptable water pressure. LOVE IT!! BTW, I have a private well so Im not tapping into public water with my wasteful methods. Come & get me, Water Police.

Nice, original equipment, heavy chrome, should last a while.

2 seconds to put on!

Dont bother with generic. Purchased a hardware store replacement for a Moen pull out faucet aerator... the quality of the flow was worse than the damaged one, and it interfered with the spray selector. This has a better stream overall

Worked as required

This screwed right on took 2 min to swap for the old one that was worn out.