[jyl]

Yeah, got the faucet replaced.

The one that my wife bought didn't fit because the windowsill is up tight against the sink. In this era of tall spouts, the sill gets in the way. And I would have had to cut away 2" of sill for the handle to operate.

Had to go get a side control unit, mount it with the control facing forward, which looks fine, and make a small half moon cut in the windowsill which, as it turns out, fits the new faucet spout perfectly, like a crank in a bottom bearing.

Then only took an hour to get all the connections tight and totally dry, grrrr.