We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Most people long for a bathroom or kitchen with a shiny faucet, but unfortunately, hard water marks can put a damper on that dream.

"We tell people to let a little trickle of water running in every faucet of the house," Randy Conner, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Water Management, told NBC Chicago in January.

Retailing for about $128 on Amazon including a spot-resistant finish ... The flow rate of your faucet is measured in gallons per minute. To conserve water, and per building codes, most ...

The type of finish will affect the faucet’s appearance, resistance to rusting and spotting, cleanability, and price. However, note that the shinier the finish is, the more water spots and ...