A faucet 10 having a copper tube waterway 44 assembled to hot water valve 40 and cold water valve 42 to control the discharge of water for the waterway 44, and a housing 12 with a base 14 and a spout 16 formed therein. A unitary member 74 including a th roat plate 76 is connected to cover the spout 14 and mount the waterway 44 therein, and a p utty plate 78 to cover the base 14 and be connected thereto by fasteners 94. The connection of the throat plate 76 to the spout 14 is by ribs 116 that wedgingly engage bosses 56 of the s pout 14 to interconnect the spout 14 and the throat plate 76 and simultaneously mount the w aterway 44 therebetween.
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