Why and when to choose kitchen mixer taps
Kitchen mixer taps in today’s modern world
In many of today’s modern homes you will see kitchen mixer taps they are considered both for their design statements as well as their ease to maintain. On average a Kitchen mixer taps will last much longer before the ceramic discs need replacing than the original washer type counterpart. Usually the ceramic discs are easily obtained and with a few turns of a nut can been clicked into place and replaced. When choosing your kitchen tap, be sure to check that it uses a standard sized ceramic disc valve usually 40mm or 35mm in size, you can usually obtain replacements from good Plumber’s merchants or DIY stores for just a few pounds.
Usually ceramic discs last several years before needing replacing and you will soon know if yours is due to be replaced as it will start dripping and won’t stop when the levers are in their stopped position.
A kitchen mixer tap is basically a tap that mixes to two types of water i.e. two temperatures to one spout where the ideal temperature and pressure can be obtained. Usually these types of taps come with a single lever to control the mixing and pressure with an up down movement as well as a circular movement to control the temperature of the water. Sometimes however they come with two levers one to control the hot water pressure and the other to control the cold water pressure and still mixing the water to lever the kitchen mixer taps via the singular spout. Usually kitchen mixer taps are chosen over the older type singular taps due to their style as well as design statement of having only one fitment coming from the sink as well as the aesthetic looks they can also offer other functions such as retractable spray heads which can be very useful when you want to wash something in the sink without the splatter all over your kitchen work tops, such as vegetables.
Kitchen mixer taps come in a very large range of shapes and can be used in the bathroom as well as in the kitchen they can come in wall mounted form as well as deck mounted for so can offer a whole range of uses as well as the considerable improvements of the aesthetic look. Mixer taps can also come with thermostatic control which is great when you want to set the required temperature and not have to worry about yourself or your children getting scalded by the hot water.
Kitchen mixer taps usually always come with a diffuser which helps filter stone from the water flow as well as helping to use much less water which is great if you are on a water meter or are more energy saving savvy.
Whichever type of kitchen mixer taps you choose I’m sure there will be one that fits your budget as well as keeping in the design aspect of your kitchen.