American Standard 7225.733 Hampton 3-Handle Tub and Shower Set

This item, American Standard 7225.733.295 Hampton Three-Handle Tub and Shower Faucet was part of the renovation to my bathroom this past summer. It works great and its brushed satin nickel surface blends in nicely with my new fiberglass bath tub / shower. The shower head is big and renders a copious amount of water, and the faucet handles operate very smoothly.

One problem - a small cover cap for one of the faucet handles was missing. It is a cosmetic item which would not affect the operation of the unit. Nevertheless, since this was a complete overhaul of my bathroom and I insisted that everything be complete. When I contacted Amazon about this oversight, I was advised that they (Amazon) did not supply missing or replacement parts, and I was advised to contact American Standard directly.

Upon approaching American Standard, I was disappointed to find that they offered absolutely NO online input from the customer. Instead, I was left with two modes of...Read more

The valve is solid and brass and the handles are metal, but the adaptors are a cheap piece of plastic. This adaptor is the main and most important moving part, and is the only part that can wear. The 2 water-flow handles have solid stops, but the diverter has some play in it so you're never sure if you've turned it all the way to the tub or shower. So, you tend to give it that little extra "nudge" - this will strip out the adaptor and leave your diverter spinning around forcing you to now do things like take a bath instead of a shower. It took 3 days before it stripped for me (try telling your kid not to turn it too hard, but rather just the right amount and no more). For the ONLY wearing part, I think making that out of plastic is a poor choice. Also, if the diverter didn't have the play in it and it's stop points were more pronounced, this may not have been a problem. Other plastic pieces were all the escutcheon pieces - I'm hoping that the cleaning crew doesn't take anything...Read more

There aren't many choices when it comes to getting a 3-handle set. Had my boyfriend not convinced me that I needed this instead of a single handle, I would not have gotten it. It works just fine. My only complaints are that you have to make a 360 turn on the middle handle to switch from shower to tub faucet. I always switch it to tub before getting out.. however not everyone in my family does, so it's always a guessing game if the water is going to be coming out of the shower or the tub. My 2nd complaint is that it LOOKs like the handles sit flush against the tub wall. It doesn't, they stick out from the wall, and it's ugly.