Stainless steel
Stainless steel looks shiny. Nickel is duller and darker in color. Stainless looks like the kitchen sink. Nickel more closely matches, well, a nickel. In reality, it is hard to tell the difference. Highly polished nickel is extremely shiny, like a bathroom faucet. That is nickel. Nickels are not made out of nickel anymore anyway. It is too expensive. Nickels and other shiny coins are an aluminum alloy. The above answer is backwards at least with guns. If it is highly polished nickel, it will be very shiny. It it has a duller more bluish look, then it is stainless steel most likely. Take it to your gunsmith for a positive id.
American Standard Faucet offers a variety of finishes for all types of faucets such as blackened bronze, oil rubbed bronze, polished brass, satin nickel, and traditional stainless steel.
A copper kitchen faucet offers more fresh water compared to the stainless steel faucet. The copper kitchen faucet also has more powerful water energy and valves.
Yes, they will last longer and look more expensive
Depends on the holes in the ledge of the sink. If you have a single hole, you have to buy a single lever faucet. If you have a two hole or three hole ledge, it depends on the space between them to determine if you need a 4" centre or 8" center faucet
It should not be a problem to put the faucet in, but it won't LOOK right.
The most expensive Moen stainless steel kitchen faucet is the MOEN Wall Mounted Portiller in Oil Rubbed Bronze - Model #S664ORB. It is listed at HomeDepot to be 607.20USD
The difference between a shower and a tub is the shower tends to enclosed with water that comes out of a shower head above while a tub has a faucet that pours into a large basin.
Basically, spigot and faucet mean the same thing. Both words refer to a "tap". Some people say spigot; others say faucet. However, sometimes spigot refers to an outdoor tap. In addition, "spicket" is another variation.
No, it's just a matter for preference for looks. Although it is more expensive.
The Glacier Bay rope faucet can rust, but if wiped down periodically, such as every month, it won't become an issue.