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Types of Bathroom Faucets used in India

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Single Lever Faucets

Single lever faucets have a ceramic catridge to control the water flow. Up position opens the water flow and down position closes the water flow. Left rotation is hot and right rotation is cold. 

Basin Mixer Faucets

Basin mixer faucet can be installed on wash basin or counter tops. They basically have two seperate knobs for hot and cold water supply. Basin mixer are used often when water pressure is low. 

Wall Mixer Faucets

Used in bathing area. Wall Mixer Faucets can be Single Lever , Two knobbed or thermostatic. Installed at 1145mm (approx 445 Inches) from the ground level. The suggested legs distance of wall mixer is 160mm and the adjustment margin is 30mm both sides.

Bathroom Sets

Bathroom sets have additional hand shower to wall mixer faucets. You can use these to fill the water buckets or use the hand showers to take bath. These have both the spout and hand shower.

Pillar Tap

Used on washbasins or counters. Has a vertical inlet. Combinations of two taps desired of both hot & cold water required. Very effective in low water pressure conditions. Also popular in areas of moderate climate.

Bib Tap

Bib tap is a single faucet installed on wall having horizontal inlet ; it can either give hot or cold water. Generally used as combination of two taps for hot & cold. Installed at a height of 1145 mm from the floor in the bathing area. Long bib is used in bathing area & short bib near water closet. Very effective in Indian conditions of low pressure & water scarcity.

Spout

Spout has an inlet & an outlet, used to fill bucket, bath tub or wash feet. Water is fed to spout by connecting to concealed valves or diverters.Spout may be installed in the bathing area at a height of 785 mm from the floor.

 

Diverters

Diverter has two inlets for hot & cold water. The outlets can be two, three, four or five depending upon the model selected. The outlet can be attached to the spout, overhead shower, hand shower or bodyjets.All connections are concealed , only the diverter levers & wall plate are visible. The aesthetics of bathing area can be maintained by matching the diverter lever knobs & plate to the other faucets of the bathroom.

 

Bidet Mixers

Bidet rests on the Bidet Ceramic ware. The spout fills the bidet bowl and the pop-up is used to store or flush out water in the bowl since it controls the rubber plug installed at the base of the bidet bowl.


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