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Beautiful and reliable mixer
The design of modern interiors often puzzles us with a diverse, and therefore difficult choice of various accessories. The main element of the mixer water supply system today can be not only convenient and functional, but also one of the key details of the decor of the bathroom or kitchen.
Content
- Which mixer to give preference. Selection principles
- Mixer - a modern element of the interior
- Mixer installation video
1. Which mixer to prefer. Selection principles
Today, manufacturers offer an incredible selection of mixers from traditional budget options to cutting-edge, imaginative sensory systems.
- Despite the variety of models and designs, the main quality indicator of the mixer is its reliability. It will not be superfluous to inquire about the availability and duration of the manufacturer's warranty obligations. Inexpensive Chinese and domestic models look quite attractive, but they can differ by a very short life and quickly develop their resource. Do not be surprised if after a few months the device will require the replacement of valves and gaskets. European manufacturers of more expensive models, as a rule, offer a fairly long warranty on their goods.
- choosing mixer, it is worth paying attention to the material from which it is made. High-quality, durable models are made of brass and coated with chrome spraying, while Chinese ones are made from metallurgical waste, which, due to the heterogeneity of the composition of the material, leads to weakening of the metal and subsequent cracks when the water pressure drops. It is enough to simply distinguish a Chinese product by comparing its light weight with any heavier European counterpart. If you look closely at the mixer cover under directional light, you can see the low-quality coating on spots, stains and influxes without much effort, while reliable chrome spraying is characterized by perfect evenness and smoothness. It is also worth paying attention to the name of the manufacturer, applied to the case by laser engraving.
- Having decided on the approximate budget for the purchase of accessories for the kitchen and bathroom, you need to think in advance where, at what height and distance from the wall the mixer will be located. If a washbasin, a bathtub, a washbasin with a shower cabin are already installed or their parameters are definitely known, you should carefully consider the measurements of the depth and height of these products, since the convenience of using taps will directly depend on the size and configuration of the mixer body.
2. The mixer - a modern element of the interior
It is unlikely that the mechanic Joseph Brama, who created the water faucet and physicist William Thomson, who developed the mixer device directly, imagined how much humanity would need to strive for a beautiful and most convenient mechanism decorating their lives. An incredible variety of models is presented by a number of external design solutions, starting from retro mixers ending with ultramodern laconic devices.
Interior design of bathrooms and kitchens in retro style is becoming very popular. In the atmosphere of the modern desire for minimalism, very contrasting, no less attractive, look massive cupboards with gilt handles, luxurious cast-iron bathtubs with curved legs, chic marble sinks. The main emphasis of vintage design are, as a rule, classic valve mixers, often inlaid with semiprecious stones or crystal compositions. You can also find fancy lever retro designs with a high swivel spout, covered with noble bronze, gold, silver or aged chrome plating.
In retro style, we decided to repair the kitchen, since the funding was small, the area of \u200b\u200bthe kitchen itself is small - we decided to update the existing furniture with our own hands, which we did quite easily. Since the facades of existing furniture in the style of the Soviet era were smooth, they were updated with veneer gluing. The mixer was found to be of very high quality, it has been preserved in our stores since the 20th century and was produced at our Soviet factories.
Striving for maximum comfort and wanting to eliminate unpleasant sensations during showering from traditional surges in pressure of hot or cold water, in other words, temperature fluctuations, thermostatic mixers are increasingly preferred. Due to the thermocouple located inside the body, the mixer maintains a constant temperature of water. A typical representative of faucets for showers or showers, he is still a rare guest in the kitchen. Since it is usually set to a given comfortable temperature, and its frequent change, necessary when washing dishes or products, may be accompanied by an uncomfortable and time-consuming reprogramming process. The ultra-modern models are equipped with an LCD display and are controlled by touch buttons. The installation of a mixer with a thermostat requires special attention, since it will be necessary to adapt the process to European connection standards, in other words, interchange, if necessary, the hot and cold water supply.
Another very functional and necessary attribute of the bathroom is a hygienic mixer. A valve, but more often a single-lever mechanism, with a special design of the watering can is mounted on a bidet, and modern devices can be equipped with a thermostat - a device that saves water due to internal temperature adjustment. With a shortage of bathroom space, this delicate assistant is equipped with a hygienic shower with a flexible hose and is installed to the sink or ordinary toilet.
A very interesting solution for those who forget to close the water, especially if the family has small children, is considered to be a touch mixer that works with a sensitive photocell and reacts to hand movements under given conditions of distance and time interval. It can often be found in public restrooms, but as a washbasin faucet in a modern bathroom, it will delight you for many years with a constant, comfortable water temperature and the absence of problems with replacing gaskets and other components of a conventional faucet.
Traditional valve mixers with rubber seals, often used in the bathroom, including as a shower faucet, are very convenient and better adapted to hard water with various abrasive impurities, but require periodic replacement of gaskets. A more reliable mechanism, but capricious in relation to untreated tap water, is a mixer with ceramic valves. With the help of two smooth ceramic plates with holes, water is supplied or shut off. Convenience in adjusting the pressure of the water provides an angle of rotation of the plates, and to increase the life time it is recommended to install filters for mechanical treatment of water.
3. Mixer installation
When purchasing a new faucet for the kitchen, bathroom, or shower, we often pass up to the question of installation, while anyone can handle this task, armed with simple tools and recommendations that can be learned from the video:
In connection with the growing demands on the functionality and aesthetics of faucets, as the most important interior accessories, manufacturers and designers of sanitary ware, obviously, have a great future. The desire to save natural resources allows you to experiment with mechanisms for adjusting the supply and shutdown of water, heating or cooling. And the design of the faucets, moving from the universal category, does not cease to amaze every year with its originality, and sometimes incredible extravagance.
