Hello everyone,
I’m new here and planning to remodel my bathroom a bit, so I have a question for the specialists.
Although I’m not a plumber, I have done almost all kinds of handyman work around the house.
I appreciate any help and advice.
Plan: A vanity cabinet with a solid wood countertop and a vessel sink in a bowl shape.
Problem: For a vessel sink, I need a “tall” faucet, and I absolutely want a two-handle faucet!
Question: I haven’t found any tall two-handle faucets. Does anyone have a tip, a source, or another good idea on how to use a “standard” faucet, e.g. a Hansgrohe Logis, together with a vessel sink?
Workaround: Use a sink with a deck hole for “standard” faucets.
Why a two-handle faucet?
A single-lever mixer causes unnecessarily high hot water consumption and greatly increases energy waste.
At a washbasin primarily used for hand and face washing, cold water is needed and used in 95% of cases, since the first liters coming out are cold anyway.
By the time warm water arrives, you’re already done. Unfortunately, almost all single-lever mixers remain in the center position, mixing in (cold) hot water unnecessarily and without effect.
Thanks in advance for all the information, and wishing you all the best—stay healthy.
joerg2712
I’m new here and planning to remodel my bathroom a bit, so I have a question for the specialists.
Although I’m not a plumber, I have done almost all kinds of handyman work around the house.
I appreciate any help and advice.
Plan: A vanity cabinet with a solid wood countertop and a vessel sink in a bowl shape.
Problem: For a vessel sink, I need a “tall” faucet, and I absolutely want a two-handle faucet!
Question: I haven’t found any tall two-handle faucets. Does anyone have a tip, a source, or another good idea on how to use a “standard” faucet, e.g. a Hansgrohe Logis, together with a vessel sink?
Workaround: Use a sink with a deck hole for “standard” faucets.
Why a two-handle faucet?
A single-lever mixer causes unnecessarily high hot water consumption and greatly increases energy waste.
At a washbasin primarily used for hand and face washing, cold water is needed and used in 95% of cases, since the first liters coming out are cold anyway.
By the time warm water arrives, you’re already done. Unfortunately, almost all single-lever mixers remain in the center position, mixing in (cold) hot water unnecessarily and without effect.
Thanks in advance for all the information, and wishing you all the best—stay healthy.
joerg2712
I would like to see a calculation of the additional energy costs caused by unnecessarily running half a liter of warm water per handwash, and then compare that over a 20-year usage period against the (estimated) €15 extra expense for a two-handle faucet and the energy costs of the computers required to discuss this topic here.
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joerg27122 Nov 2020 12:28kati1337 schrieb:
I would like to see a calculation of the extra energy costs, ... Hello everyone,
first of all, many thanks for all the replies. Let me summarize.
Kati, we don’t need to get into the calculations. You are probably right, but this is more about my fundamental attitude toward energy consumption and newly installed solutions. Still, thanks.
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Reducing hot water supply – thanks to ypg: I’ve already done that, but it’s just a temporary solution that should be avoided in a new bathroom. The desire for the two-handle faucet is NOT the reason for the renovation, just possibly a preferred option if no other solution is available.
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Coolstart – many thanks for the tip, pagoni2020 – that could be a real alternative to the two-handle faucet! I’ll give that some thought, or discuss it with Hansgrohe.
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“It’s not due to the mixers, but because the users …”
Yes, nordanney, 100% true.
But what’s easier: convincing my wife or buying the appropriate faucet?
I know my answer! Good thing she’s not reading along.
Steffi33: That’s exactly what I was thinking about, thanks.
Thanks again to everyone and best regards,
Jörg
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joerg27122 Nov 2020 12:31Bookstar schrieb:
Have the faucet come out of the wall with two handles. It looks better and solves your problems. Hello Bookstar,
that’s not so easy to do. I would have to change the pipes inside the wall or install a pre-wall system, which I want to avoid due to space constraints. Of course, that would be the nicest solution.
Thanks and regards
Jörg
joerg2712 schrieb:
Reducing the hot water supply – thanks to ypg: I’ve already done that, but it’s only a temporary solution that should be avoided with a new bathroom. The desire for a two-handle faucet is NOT the reason for the renovation, only a possible preferred solution if there is no other option.Reducing hot water flow is not just a temporary solution. It’s a common method to control the water flow. I would rather consider your two-handle faucet a temporary solution because it is certainly not state-of-the-art. When hot water is needed, a lot of water is wasted while mixing, and the risk of scalding is very high.
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pagoni20202 Nov 2020 12:36joerg2712 schrieb:
But what is easier: convincing your wife or buying the right fitting Convincing is ALWAYS better, especially here with arguments based solely on what is feasible. On one hand, there is a "wish list," but on the other hand, ecological considerations must be applied. Then the "wish list" has to give way to ecology, regardless of whether it comes from the wife or the husband.
So far, I see more of the attitude: We will save money no matter the cost!
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