Hi all,
I would need help to know brand that reliable for faucet of kitchen and bathroom applications. There is a lot of china brand in shopee and lazada that i dont know how good it can last. Perhaps some shops also sell china brand.
Please help to share some knowledge and experience of choosing faucet. Thanks.

You can easily find grohe and hansgrohe in Malaysia.

P.s: I don’t have personal experience using those brand. Just recommending based on my reading. But planning to buy those brand for my house soon.

Grohe seems more common than hansgrohe which means buying spare parts are easier. So, I might go for grohe.

How do we know which one is made in asian and which is made in germany?

Actually I believe Hansgrohe is more exclusive than Grohe. The Transparent Glass Faucets by Philippe Starck for Hansgrohe is one of the most expensive faucet in the world.

Most Hansgrohe are assembled in Offenburg and Alpharetta facilities in Germany thus I guess you can said made in Germany. But most of their parts are made in China or Taiwan to their specifications.

I have both and Grohe quality varies as lower end models are not as great in finishing and typically they are not made in Germany. Top end Grohe is great. Good about Grohe is that their cartridges are all made in Germany. So while some may be pitted exteriorly the cartridge of the cheap one performs just as well as the high end one.

For Grohe you can look at the box for the origin of the made. You can also usually see that the price will reflect where it is made ... Top ones are Germany. Cheap ones are Thailand. Lastly ask the shop. If the shop can't answer you then I think you should look for another shop. They should know their products better.

BTW. Kohler is not bad too

I haven’t been to any physical shop so far, only researching online. After all I am just looking to buy shower mixers and kitchen faucet. The rest of the house I will just use whatever the developer provided until they break down.

BTW, where is this Jalan Ipoh? It has always been mentioned here, but I never actually been there nor I can find it specifically in google map.

Check and compare bro. Sometimes Top Idea sales can be cheaper. Plus you can touch touch feel feel. I was looking at a Toto smart toilet bowl and think my ass will be extremely happy ... but then it is just slightly cheaper than a Toyota Yaris!

yes 
i heard  that many  reno shops along jalan ipoh  but i really not gone  to check it
i live in  petaling jaya ..  and they have some shops here. 

For faucets, local price vs overseas online price is more or less the same. But for shower mixers, the local price is almost double the oversea’s online price even after shipping and taxes I don’t want to waste the salesperson’s time entertaining me when I don’t plan to buy from them. But i found one shop selling grohe at much cheaper price in Rawang. It’s like almost 30-40% cheaper than Top Idea’s online price. But I wonder what’s the catch

Yeah. PJ also have a lot of shops selling reno supplies from what I read. And the location also seems like easier to park compare to going to KL

You bought faucets from amazon before? How was the products? Safely arrive in good condition?

Woah, thanks all for such information.
Is there any brand that affordable then Grohe?

How should I know the cartridge is from China?
How about Sorento? JS? zenros? Abagno?