Buyers on note: how to choose a mixer

The need to buy a mixer leads customers to plumbing stores, which offer a huge selection of models from Russian and foreign manufacturers. Buyers have a logical question: how to choose a device that will not disappoint and will work without complaints for many years. In order not to spend money in vain, you need to take a responsible attitude to the purchase and pay attention to important nuances.

Criteria of competent choice
The range of sanitary fittings attracts a variety. Models differ in design, functions performed, design. Study the technical characteristics of the mixer, structural features. And do not forget about the important parameters on which durability, convenience, aesthetics depend.



Criteria

What is important to know

Management method
Catalogue of mixers The online store “Plumbing Empire” is diverse. There are:

• Two-ventilator models: easy to manage, maintainable, affordable. There are rubber seals and ceramic discs;
• Single-lever: easy adjustment of the pressure and temperature of the water, rarely break, since they have few moving elements. Produced with ball lever cranes and ceramic cartridges. The last option with proper care will last up to 25 years;
• Sensory: equipped with infrared sensors that respond to the approach of the hands. Increased hygiene and ease of care, as they do not have to touch;
• buttons: give the desired portion of water when pressed, help reduce resource consumption. Models are installed in public institutions. Use at home is fraught with inconvenience;
• with thermostats: maintain the temperature set once, regardless of the pressure, which eliminates the risk of burning.

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An important indicator is the height of the device. For overhead shells, high varieties are suitable - over 25 cm. For flat built-in sinks and washbasins - low (up to 15 cm). The design can be fixed or rotary. The first models are solid. The second - convenient due to the ability to transfer the flow of water in different directions: in another compartment of the sink, in the bath.

Materials and coverings
The budget option includes silimine mixers. Brass devices are durable, the surface is easily cleaned of contaminants. Premium products are made of bronze – reliable, durable, aesthetic. Among the coatings are:

• chromium: popular, due to its inexpensive cost, health safety, wear resistance;
• Nickel: due to the scattering of the silvery surface of light, it creates flickering glare, for which aesthetes loved it;
• enamel: can not boast of wear resistance, but allows you to make models of different shades and even with drawings.

Recognized leaders in the plumbing market
Buyers' sympathies won:

1. Hansgrohe mixersFunctional and convenient due to the use of innovative technologies QuickClean, AirPower.
2. Grohe mixers: silent, with a smooth course of levers, with a StarLight coating that excludes the appearance of plaque and provides ease of care.
3. Mixers paffoniMade of brass and covered with trivalent chromium, they cope even with high loads. Economical thanks to cold start technology.

Do not forget about the simple rules for choosing a lock fitting. And then the purchased mixer will last a long time, without losing the original aesthetics and functionality.