Buy High-Quality Faucet Aerators
Aerator.com is the best place to find faucet aerator replacements for all brands, types, and sizes. If your faucet has a replaceable aerator, we have the parts you need from your faucet’s original brand.
Replacing your faucet aerators is a simple and affordable maintenance task that can significantly improve the performance, efficiency, and longevity of your faucets. Explore our extensive collection of replacement aerators to find the perfect fit for your faucets and enjoy the benefits of optimal water flow.
Our Faucet Aerators Fit All Major Brands
Moen Aerators
Moen is a popular brand with a wide range of faucets for kitchen and bathroom faucets. Moen faucet aerators included with nearly all their faucet products. While Moen aerators are often of the female housing variety, their wide selection of faucet styles has opened the door to a wider range of aerator types to suit each faucet structure. Aerator.com is fully stocked with the replacement aerators you may need for all types of Moen faucets, ensuring optimal water usage.
Pfister Aerators
Pfister is an affordable and long-established brand for home plumbing fixtures and was one of the first to introduce aerators. Pfister faucet aerators are among the most diverse in design, adapting to their wide range of faucet styles. Aerator.com can help you identify the right Pfister aerator kit for your faucet, accommodating various thread sizes, and can provide aerators for all types of Pfister faucets.
Kohler Aerators
Kohler is a trusted brand for home plumbing fixtures, from faucets to full-sized bathtubs. Kohler faucet aerators tend to have male threaded housing with an aerator insert, so there are several ways to upgrade your aerator. You can find all the parts you need for a Kohler faucet aerator replacement at Aerator.com.
Delta Aerators
Delta faucets are modular and efficient, so they are a popular choice for home installations. Delta faucet aerators tend toward male housing models with the threads on the outside, but individual faucet styles may vary. You can find aerator replacements for all Delta faucets at Aerator.com.
American Standard Faucet Aerators
American Standard has been growing as a plumbing supply business for over 150 years and is comprised of several absorbed brands. They offer a wide range of faucets from basic to luxury designs. American Standard faucet aerators tend toward female thread housing, but the many styles require sometimes unique aerator replacement parts which you can find at Aerator.com.
Peerless Aerators
Peerless is a subsidiary of Masco Corporation and a partner of Delta. Peerless faucets often feature an arching neck and Peerless faucet aerators often have a female thread housing, but there is significant variety between the designs. You can find all types of Peerless faucet aerators at Aerator.com.
What is a Faucet Aerator?
A faucet aerator is a small structure of layered screens located at the end of your faucet. It breaks up the water stream as it flows out of the faucet, creating room for air between the droplets while also shaping and directing the water flow. Aerators save tap water by slowing down the amount of water that leaves the faucet while also increasing the effectiveness and pressure of the water flow itself. Faucet aerators provide a softened yet broad and pressurized flow that is preferred in most homes and businesses.
Faucet Aerator Types
There are several types and designs of aerators. When finding the right replacement aerator for your kitchen faucet or bathroom sink, it helps to understand these types so you can quickly identify the features of the aerator you need.
Faucet Aerators with housing
Most modern replaceable aerators have a housing that matches the faucet finish. The housing contains the aerator structure and threads to easily screw or unscrew from the faucet head.
Male Housing
Male housing is when the threads are on the outside, often on a narrower section of the aerator to fit inside the end of the faucet. The faucet threads will be on the inside of a channel that the aerator screws into.
Female Housing
Female aerator housing occurs when the threads are on the inside of the aerator housing cylinder. The outside of the housing is smooth, and the faucet will have threads on the outside of where the aerator attaches.
Faucet Aerator Without Housing
If your aerator parts don’t have a housing, this means they were meant to fit directly into the end of the faucet or drop into housing that is not replaced. Aerators without housing save on housing material but can be trickier to install. The aerator size is crucial for ensuring a proper fit.
Hidden Threaded Aerator
Hidden threaded aerators are male-threaded but without housing. The threading hides inside the faucet, while the aerator itself is a flat structure that fits into the end of the faucet where it cannot be seen. This is ideal for faucet types that do not have a typical cylindrical tip.
Why Replace Your Faucet Aerator?
Over time, faucet aerators can become clogged with mineral deposits, sediment, and debris, leading to reduced flow rate and poor performance. Replacing your aerator is an easy and cost-effective solution to restore optimal water flow, conserve water, and enhance the overall functionality of your faucets. Here are some reasons to consider replacing your faucet aerators:
1. Improved Water Flow:
Clogged aerators can significantly restrict flow of water, resulting in a frustrating dribble instead of a steady stream of water. Replacing the aerator can instantly restore the desired water pressure and flow rate for a more enjoyable experience.
2. Water Conservation:
Aerators are designed to create a smoother flow while reducing water consumption. By replacing old aerators, you can increase water savings and save thousands of gallons of water per year, leading to lower utility bills and a positive environmental impact.
3. Reduced Splashing:
Over time, aerators can accrue buildup causing water to spray or splash erratically. A new aerator can help eliminate splashing by creating a non-splashing stream and ensuring a controlled, focused water stream.
4. Improved Aesthetics:
Mineral buildup and discoloration in a faucet aerator over time can make aerators unsightly, detracting from the overall appearance of your faucets. A new aerator can instantly refresh the look, complementing your kitchen or bathroom décor.
Replacing your faucet aerators is a simple and affordable maintenance task that can significantly improve the performance, efficiency, and longevity of your faucets. Explore our extensive collection of replacement aerators to find the perfect fit for your faucets and enjoy the benefits of optimal water flow.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Yes, most faucet aerators are in standard sizes to fit each style and type of faucet.
Most, but not all, faucets are designed to have a replaceable aerator. You will need to find the right size and type.
Aerators increase the effective water pressure. The water is spread out and focused into a more powerful stream of water.
Aerators save water, improve the flow quality, filter small debris, and shape the stream of water flowing from your faucet.
An aerator is not a water filter, but it does run water through several small screens and can remove debris that was in the pipes.
Most faucet aerators are removable, but not all.
Remove and clean or replace your aerator if you see scale buildup, if the stream becomes uneven, and after plumbing work on the pipes.
Low pressure, uneven flow, dripping when tightly attached, or signs of damage.
Yes, faucet aerators soften and shape the water. They create a wider and more effective flow.
Replace your faucet aerator every 1-5 years. Cleaning aerators twice a year is recommended to maintain optimal performance.
Size, type, flow rate, aesthetics.
Examine the current aerator on your faucet. Look at how the threads, housing, and measure the width to ensure the correct aerator size. Also, consider if it’s a hidden aerator or a standard model.