Modern kitchen interior is unthinkable without the mixer. The majority of the Housewives, spending near the sink a lot of time and using the tap ten times on a daily basis, presented to him the high demands. They strive to ensure that this faithful assistant, always worked fine, was easy to operate and durable, but still look good on the background of the overall decoration of the kitchen. In today’s environment of wealth of choice and abundance of advertising, to choose a suitable option – not so easy. Try to reveal important points to consider when choosing a mixer for your kitchen.
What to look for when choosing ↑
When choosing a faucet for the kitchen you should pay close attention to the following:
- The size of the sink. There are faucets with spouts of various heights from low to quite high. If the nozzle is low, the depth of the sink must be large, otherwise you will not be able to put volume pots, bowls and other big dishes. On the other hand, too high spout ensures that the water pressure is very strong, and in all directions fly spray. So try to pick up kitchen faucet in accordance with the volume of your shell. There are ready-made sets «sink + faucet + necessary accessories», where the right ratio is already provided by the manufacturer.
- The rotation angle of the spout. Usually it is 120-140 degrees. More convenient in use are considered valves with large angle. Expensive models it reaches 180 degrees. However, if the sink located in the kitchen near the wall or in a corner, it is not necessary that the crane was spinning. Island kitchen where the sink will be on the island, it makes sense to buy a faucet with a spout that can be rotated around its axis.
- The additional functionality. You might like taps for the kitchen, on the case where there is a special switch that allows you to control the flow of water to such home appliances as washing machine and dishwasher. To block access to the water, you can quickly and conveniently without looking for the lever under the sink. Interesting faucets with built in filter for drinking water. They come with two separate spout: one supplied filtered water, water of another, you can drink. Spout possible one, but it is arranged so: purified water does not mix with water. In the faucets, running the water treatment, usually applied the double filtering mechanism. In the first stage the water is purified from various unnecessary body of impurities and sediment, and the second one is treated using a carbon filter.
Types of kitchen faucets ↑
Kitchen faucets, which are abundant in today’s sanitary ware market, have different advantages and disadvantages. It is very important in all this variety to choose the option that will fully meet your requirements and financial possibilities. To make your choice easier, it is important to know what types of taps there are, what features they have in each of them. Kitchen faucets are categorized in the following areas:
- the opening of the water;
- type of mounting;
- features of the spout;
- materials.
Ways to open water ↑
There are three types of faucets according to the method of open water:
- twin valve;
- single lever;
- contactless.
Twin valve faucet is a classic option in which cold and hot water is opened by turning two different valves. Currently, the demand for this type decreased slightly.
Single lever kitchen faucet modern and easy to use. To set the desired temperature by simply turning a single handle faucet the right or left.
In a non-contact models, the water turns on when you put your hands to the faucet. This is possible thanks to the integrated infrared sensor. This type is convenient because you can not be afraid to forget to close the faucet or stain it with dirty hands. But due to high prices few can afford.
Mounting type ↑
There are two installation type mixer:
- table;
- wall.
In the first case the crane is secured in a specially provided hole in the sink or the countertop. In this way is fixed the most single lever and valve models.
The second mounting method is usually common in old houses. The mixer is built into the kitchen wall. Not every crane can be fixed in a similar way.
Features spout ↑
The designs of spouts are molded and prefabricated. In die-cast models of all the parts of the mixer constitute a single structure without joint. In prefabricated form the mixer consists of individual elements. Cast kitchen faucets are very reliable, however, modeling should not be discounted. With the correct Assembly, installation and careful use they will last you a long time.
The market of modern plumbing presented by the diversity of forms and long kitchen faucets. In form they are:
- S-shaped;
- L-shaped;
- C-shaped;
- J-shaped;
- R-shaped.
Often consumers prefer taps with straight spout classic shape or tapered and thickened versions of the forms. Sales are taps with square shape of the tube, instead of the usual round.
The length of the spout is like this:
- shortened (15.5 cm, 18.4 cm);
- medium (20 cm, 21.6 cm, 23.5 cm);
- long, 28 cm.
There is a simple and extendable types of kitchen faucets. Pull-out faucets is usually used in sinks with multiple bowls. Their design included an extendable hose with a shower, which is convenient to operate when you wash vegetables or large amounts of dishes. Mounting options the soul has several:
- flexible hose is stored in the sink, outside the visible head leechki;
- shower in the sky, directly from the mixer;
- shower is mounted on a special holder on the body of the faucet.
Material production ↑
The main materials of which make the mixers are:
- metals (bronze, steel, brass, Nickel);
- granite;
- ceramic;
- plastic.
With regard to the surface of the case, mistress, I usually prefer models with a bronze or chrome finish. These faucets always look neat without much effort, so easy to care for them. Stainless steel surface is more susceptible to pollution, they too are seen dried up water droplets, so the popularity of these cranes below.
The best manufacturers of kitchen faucets ↑
From the manufacturer depends very much on how durable and easy to use will be your kitchen faucet, how troublesome will be its maintenance. Therefore, to choose a serious brand with a good reputation. On the Russian market are considered the best producers «Sanmiks», «Akvaton», «Santekhpribor». European quality products and offer foreign companies: the Finnish Oras, German Crohe, Swiss Gustavsberg, Bulgarian Vidima and others. A large number of reviews with high rating received and such Italian firms as: Nikolazzi, Zucchetti, Carlo Frattini. All of these manufacturers offer a variety of price and style models, but they are all reliable and durable.
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