A world of difference
Those reviews that say that the 'ease' of the easy-fit base is defeated by thick worktops are misleading; it just means that instead of doing everything from above, you still need to offer the base plate up from below, but it still tightens from above. Also, those that say that the tap body is only secured by grub screws and could cause a major leak if it came loose: the close-fit of the tap body to the easy-fit base, through precision machining, means that the grub screws are only there to assure that the two items lock together; it feels very secure and there is no play whatsoever.

