Centerset faucet with mountable spout

1. A faucet assembly comprising:

an insert configured to receive a valve cartridge and including a radially outwardly extending guide member;

a base including a receiving member supporting the valve cartridge, the base including a channel including an axial portion and a circumferential portion, the circumferential portion configured to cooperate with the guide member to resist axial movement of the insert relative to the base, and to resist rotational movement in a first direction of the insert relative to the base; and

a retainer coupled to the base and including an axially extending locking tab received within the axial portion of the channel, the locking tab extending into the circumferential portion to cooperate with the guide member to resist rotational movement in a second direction opposite the first direction of the insert relative to the base.

2. The faucet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the insert is formed of a first material and the base is formed of a second material.

3. The faucet assembly of claim 2 , wherein the insert is formed of a metal and the base is formed of a polymer.

4. The faucet assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a waterway supported by the base and configured to fluidly couple the valve cartridge to a water supply, the insert securing the waterway to the base.

5. The faucet assembly of claim 4 , further comprising an energy directing member supported by one of the base and the waterway and configured to embed within the other of the waterway and the base to form a seal therebetween.

6. The faucet assembly of claim 4 , further comprising:

a delivery spout supported by the base;

a conduit received within the delivery spout and including an end, the conduit further including a collar supported proximate the end;

the waterway including a receiving port receiving the end of the conduit; and

a seal received within the receiving port and compressed into sealing engagement with the base by the collar of the conduit.

7. The faucet assembly of claim 1 , wherein the retainer includes an annular body supporting an axially extending locking tab.

8. The faucet assembly of claim 7 , wherein the base includes a catch, and the retainer includes a snap to engage the catch on the base.

9. A faucet assembly comprising:

a base;

a waterway supported by the base;

a valve assembly fluidly coupled to the waterway; and

an energy directing member supported by one of the base and the waterway and configured to embed within the other of the waterway and the base to form a seal therebetween.

10. The faucet assembly of claim 9 , wherein the energy directing member comprises an annular lip formed within the base.

11. The faucet assembly of claim 10 , wherein the base is formed of a material harder than the material of the waterway.

12. The faucet assembly of claim 11 , wherein the base is formed of a glass-filled polymer and the waterway is formed of a polymer.

13. The faucet assembly of claim 9 , wherein the waterway includes a water conduit extending through an opening formed in the base, and the energy directing member extends around the opening.

14. The faucet assembly of claim 13 , wherein the base is configured to be positioned above a sink deck, and an escutcheon is supported above the base.

15. The faucet assembly of claim 9 , further comprising:

a delivery spout supported by the base;

a conduit received within the delivery spout and including an end, the conduit further including a flange supported on the end;

an aerator coupled to an end of the delivery spout; and

a face seal positioned intermediate the flange of the conduit and the aerator.

16. The faucet assembly of claim 9 , further comprising:

a delivery spout supported by the base;

a conduit received within the delivery spout and including an end, the conduit further including a collar supported proximate the end;

the waterway including a receiving port receiving the end of the conduit; and

a seal received within the receiving port and compressed into sealing engagement with the base by the collar of the conduit.

17. The faucet assembly of claim 9 , further comprising:

an insert configured to receive a valve assembly and including a guide member;

a base including a receiving member supporting the valve assembly, the base configured to cooperate with the guide member to resist axial movement of the insert relative to the base, and to resist rotational movement in a first direction of the insert relative to the base; and

a retainer coupled to the base and configured to cooperate with the guide member to resist rotational movement in a second direction opposite the first direction of the insert relative to the base.

18. A faucet assembly comprising:

a base;

a waterway supported by the base and including a receiving port;

a valve assembly fluidly coupled to the waterway;

a delivery spout supported by the base;

a conduit received within the delivery spout, the conduit including a first end received within the receiving port, and an outwardly extending collar supported proximate the first end;

a mounting member securing the delivery spout to the base; and

a seal received within the receiving port, wherein the collar of the conduit is positioned intermediate the mounting member and the waterway.

19. The faucet assembly of claim 18 , further comprising:

a flange supported on a second end of the conduit;

an aerator coupled to an end of the delivery spout; and

a face seal positioned intermediate the flange of the conduit and the aerator.

20. The faucet assembly of claim 18 , further comprising:

an insert configured to receive the valve assembly and including a guide member;

a base including a receiving member supporting the valve assembly, the base configured to cooperate with the guide member to resist axial movement of the insert relative to the base, and to resist rotational movement in a first direction of the insert relative to the base; and

a retainer coupled to the base and configured to cooperate with the guide member to resist rotational movement in a second direction opposite the first direction of the insert relative to the base.

21. The faucet assembly of claim 18 , further comprising an energy directing member supported by one of the base and the waterway and configured to embed within the other of the waterway and the base to form a seal therebetween.

22. A faucet assembly comprising:

a base including a channel;

a waterway supported within the channel of the base;

a valve assembly fluidly coupled to the waterway;

an insert configured to cooperate with the base to secure the waterway to the base, the insert including a guide member configured to resist axial movement of the insert relative to the base and to resist rotational movement in a first direction of the insert relative to the base; and

a retainer coupled to the base and configured to cooperate with the guide member to secure the insert to the base, the retainer configured to cooperate with the guide member to resist rotational movement in a second direction opposite the first direction of the insert relative to the base.

23. The faucet assembly of claim 22 , wherein the insert includes an annular body receiving the valve assembly.

24. The faucet assembly of claim 22 , further comprising an energy directing member supported by one of the base and the waterway and configured to embed within the other of the waterway and the base to form a seal therebetween.

25. The faucet assembly of claim 22 , further comprising:

a delivery spout supported by the base;

a conduit received within the delivery spout and including an end, the conduit further including a collar supported proximate the end;

the waterway including a receiving port receiving the end of the conduit; and

a seal received within the receiving port and compressed into sealing engagement with the base by the collar of the conduit.