This information is to be used as a guide only. Always speak to a professional in order to get the best from your bathroom and to remain safe in use and installation.

Product Guide - Brassware

Brassware is the generic term that refers to all types of taps and associated fittings used on washbasins, baths and bidets etc. to provide a controlled supply of hot and cold water from a household water system. The range of taps and mixers available through Bathrooms in one is vast and . They can range from traditional style pillar taps, , to more sophisticated monoblocs, like the. Whatever your preference there will be a style, design, finish and a type to suit every bathroom application from brassware manufactures such as Vitra, Pegler, Shires & Niagara.

Types

Bathrooms in one offers many types of taps and mixers to cover all installations from the inside cloakroom to the utility room and kitchen through to the bathroom and en-suite. Based around similar principles of controlling the flow of water, taps are chosen for design, cost, performance and installation requirements.

Pillar Taps

Pillar taps are used on sinks, washbasins, bidets or baths with two tap hole installation. Available as a pair, these are designed to control hot and cold flow through separate units. Pillar taps are constructed with either size ½ threaded inlet tails for sinks, basins and bidets or size ¾ threaded inlet tails for baths. Bathrooms in one offers many Pillar Taps, from Shires, Vitra and Pegler.

Monobloc Taps

Designed for installation in a single hole in basins or in baths, monobloc taps are available with two-handle operation, to separately control hot and cold water, or with single lever operation. Monobloc Taps are available from Pegler, Niagara, Shires and Vitra

Bath Fillers & Mixers (2 hole)

Usually deck mounted, these taps can be supplied as single or dual flow fittings. Constructed with two size ¾ inlet tails, they suit baths supplied with two tap holes. Bath mixers can incorporate a hand held showerhead and flexible hose, for example mixers from Shires, Pegler Vitra and Niagara Bathrooms.

Three hole mixers

These can be either basin types with size ½ connections or bath taps with size ¾ connections. Two individual side valves complete with handles control the flow to a central spout. Shires and Pegler offer brassware of this type.

Four hole mixers

This configuration is usually found only on baths where the hot supply, cold supply, filler nozzle and a showerhead attachment are all mounted in individual holes in the baths rim, like some of the brassware on offer from Shires and Pegler.

Wall mounted taps

Taps do not have to be mounted directly onto the bath or basin. Wall mounted taps can be used where there are no tap holes available in the sanitaryware. Bathrooms in one offers a number of such types of taps from Shires and Pegler.

Pop-up Wastes

Pop-up wastes are often supplied with monobloc and three hole mixers, negating the need for plug and chain type wastes. An operating rod is usually situated at the rear of the body. Raising or lowering the rod operates the plug holding or releasing the water.