Types of mixers for bathroom with shower: characteristics of different switching mechanisms

You are standing at the window and you can not choose a faucet for the bathroom with a shower? Viewers all online catalogs, but have not been able to understand what is suitable you best? Let's try one more time, with feeling, with properly, with deliberation.

Criteria for selection of mixers with shower

In order not to miscalculate, pay attention to all of the properties, which they have. Think about what is more important, prioritize and then... No, do not go to the store. Now each of them has its own web site, first go back and check out the assortment. And this time, consider every option, "gathering" of them mixing their dreams. And once you find it (and ideally - a few options) - make a note of the title and go to the store. There are already able to personally inspect the goods, and finally to make sure it fits you or not.

Important! If you go to the store right away, there is a chance that the pushy sales consultants can "Provisional Government" is that you do not need by providing your head knowledge about non-existent magic functions.

On what to pay attention? First of all, you need to determine the type of mixer - with low spout, with universal crane or no?

Next you need to understand exactly where you want to install it. Plus you would be if you just make all measurements to pay attention to the dimensional parameters. Mixer can be located on the rim of the bathroom on a rack or on a wall.

Of course, important reliable manufacturer. Google mercilessly everything that you know about the businesses seen. I'm at the end of the article will talk about their favorites, you can see anything they do. In the meantime, to learn in detail what are the different types.

Types of Bathroom Faucets

The most obvious difference in how to manage them. Many consider a model with two valves out of date, but they are still in demand by buyers, because they allow more thinner than the lever, adjust the water temperature. More advanced models can not only scare her unusual working principle, but also not be suitable to your design. For example, only the gate mixers can be used in retrostile, and no other.

Lever is now also become familiar to consumers. They are convenient in that they set temperature is much faster: it can be enough just one movement. This saves not only time, but also water. It is unlikely that someone now does not know how it works, but just in case, to the eternal "ventilschikov", let me remind you turn left or right adjusts the water temperature, and up and down - stream pressure.

Contactless and sensor faucets are just starting to gain popularity. But because their cost is much higher than the previous two, not everyone can afford them, so many could see such models are only equipped with some modern public toilets (or visiting secured friends).

These mixers respond to heat hand, which activates the flow of water. In some models, it lasts for a certain specified time, and in some, more modern, depends on the position of the hands. Temperature and pressure are regulated by a lever. This is convenient because you can set a time convenient for setting and more it is not regulated, except in some specific cases. It also saves time and water.

And finally, the highest of high-tech - Thermostat. You originally Keep a portion of the temperature and pressure, beyond which it must not go out - in some models of arms, in some - on a special screen. This salvation for families with young children, but not cheap.

Features various switching mechanisms

This is something that redirects the flow of water from the tap in the shower and back. They were there for six species.

Eccentric - a banal pen, which in turn opens and closes one time or another connector. It operates exclusively mechanically and downright pleased with its price and versatility, as for any mixer, even ultranavorochennogo, just to match the size of the details. But, of course, he has a downside: the connection eventually become loose and pads wear out and require replacement.

Cartridge - it is also a pen, but works on a different principle. I will not delve into the technical details of uninteresting, the main thing - it is more durable than the previous version. However, the eccentric has the advantage that the damage can be repaired, but only have to replace the cartridge completely.

With ball diverter. An even more reliable than the previous one, but here the more problems when repairing. It saves only the replacement of the entire locking device.

With cork diverter. The principle of operation it is the same as that of the eccentric, but it looks different - it is a cap on the valve to be either pulling up or pushing it to be omitted. Theoretically, it can be repaired, but the problem is that it is practically impossible to find parts for it.

The push-button mechanism. It looks no different from the previous one, but it has one useful function: it switches automatically to the soul back on after turning off the tap water.

What material is better to choose a mixer shower

To answer this question, let's get acquainted with all existing (or at least the most popular ones). It:

• silumin;
• stainless steel;
• brass;
• bronze;
• ceramics;
• any previous + plastic materials.

Important! I strongly recommend not to buy the first version! He looks cute in the window, but in terms of quality... You can buy it only in the event that if you really urgently needs at least some the cheapest mixer for the first time while looking for normal. Because the operation of the unit period of silumin - on the strength of one or two years. Then he begins to rust, crack and other horrors.

All the others are quite suitable for long term use. Particularly reliable, of course, brass and bronze, but they and the corresponding price.

covering mixers

Of course, appearance is also important. And he achieved just the same coating.

The only material that has enough luxury to there is not need - a bronze. Brass itself is too beautiful, looks like a bright gold, but not suited to any design, so that it is often covered with chrome-nickel plated. It can be a mirror or matte, silver or other metals under.

Striking variations are obtained from enamel coating.

Also demand imitation of natural stone.

Popular manufacturers of mixers with shower

Finally we talk about those, thanks to which we are seeing in the market of sanitary ware such variety. I'll start with foreign firms, consumers favorite:

1. Grohe.
2. Hansgrohe.
3. Jacob Delafon.
4. Roca.
5. Lemark.
6. Zorg.
7. Mofem.
8. Oras.
9. Paffoni.

If you want to support domestic producers, I hasten to disappoint you: to the west the quality of them away. However, all it compensate more democratic cost. Currently, the highest-quality mixers in the Russian market company produces Iddis.

Hopefully, now you will not lose any sites plumbing, or in the store. As you can see, in order to choose a faucet of your dreams, do not necessarily have deep technical knowledge, more importantly, to understand what kind of properties for you in priority.