Faucets: types and differences, selection tips and photos in the interior

Do not underestimate the role of the faucet in the bathroom. In addition to its functional purpose, the faucet can favorably emphasize the general style of the bathroom design or simply ruin it. Modern mixers have such an assortment that you can involuntarily get confused when choosing. Therefore, let's talk about some features.

Feature Differences

Ball Mixers

Ball mixers have only one lever handle, which, depending on the turn to the left or right, controls the temperature of the supplied water. Turning up or down determines the pressure of the flow or completely blocks the water.

Valve mixers

Valve mixers are painfully familiar and most popular. They are equipped with two valves that regulate the temperature and pressure of the water supply.

Thermostatic faucets

Thermostatic faucets are the youngest type of faucets, where the flow and temperature of the water are automatically regulated.

Designer Faucets

There are also various designer faucets.

Ball mixers can save water, because they do not require a long time to set the desired head temperature, however, if water with salts or heavy metals is used, such a valve will quickly fail, and the entire ball mechanism will have to be replaced.
Valve mixers are the cheapest and easiest to repair, but to achieve the right temperature and pressure you will have to drain a lot of water, so they are uneconomical.
Mixer thermostats have a lot of advantages, including an attractive appearance, but their cost is very high.

Spout shape and mixer length

The main are 2 forms -cascading andtraditional.

Choosing the length of the mixer, all professionals advise focusing solely on the personal preferences of the buyer and the suitability of the selected mixer to the design of the room. The length and type of mixers can be divided into:

long, its length can be over 30 cm;
medium - from 20 to 25 cm long;
fixed;
shortened;
turning;
designer.

Long faucets are convenient to use when the bathtub and sink are located next to each other, and the mixer can be installed as a common one. In addition, the shape of the mixer spout differs. The main difference in such mixers will be the shape of the eyeliner section. There are various forms of mixer pipes, the most popular are round, oval and triangular.

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Differences in mounting type

According to the type of fastening, the mixers differ in the place of installation. They may be:

for Bath;
For shower;
for the sink;
for the bidet.

Faucets for the bathroom and sink can be installed in two ways - on the wall or directly on the subject - a bath or sink. Most often they prefer to install faucets on the wall. Shower faucets require installation exclusively on the wall. In such models there is no spout, there are only adjustable handles for water supply and a shower holder. Bidet mixers are usually mounted on the side of the product. The design option can be of any type up to built-in and even mounted.