I am currently looking for new faucets, starting with the bathroom. Right now, there is a common single-lever mixer, but in our case, the water is either hot/warm or cold and should not be mixed—or it would be pointless.
Is there another solution besides having two cold water taps connected separately to the respective pipes, since washbasins usually only have one hole?
Basically something like the old-style taps with turn knobs on the left and right, but without the turning handles. Maybe with push buttons?
It should be a bit modern. Also, you don’t want to have to turn the taps for ages until the strongest flow finally comes out.
I have also thought about sensor faucets, but I’m bothered by the batteries.
Somehow, I am missing the right term to search for (searching for “two-temperature faucet” or “faucet without mixer” returns no results).
Is there another solution besides having two cold water taps connected separately to the respective pipes, since washbasins usually only have one hole?
Basically something like the old-style taps with turn knobs on the left and right, but without the turning handles. Maybe with push buttons?
It should be a bit modern. Also, you don’t want to have to turn the taps for ages until the strongest flow finally comes out.
I have also thought about sensor faucets, but I’m bothered by the batteries.
Somehow, I am missing the right term to search for (searching for “two-temperature faucet” or “faucet without mixer” returns no results).
Sir_Kermit29 Jul 2016 08:00Hello,
Kermit
Elina schrieb:That doesn’t sound very practical. Our planned tankless water heater would be located in the utility room...
Don’t leave it; it’s enough to open the door and reach out with your arm.
Kermit
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Peanuts7429 Jul 2016 08:23As mentioned before, this is a very individual solution, but not necessarily a better one... (Otherwise, they would probably have more people involved, and it wouldn’t be so difficult to find appropriate fixtures.)
I would set the tankless water heater to the shower temperature and keep the single-lever mixer on full hot. If you need cold water occasionally (e.g., for cleaning the shower), you can simply turn the lever to cold. This approach is cost-effective both in terms of purchase and energy consumption while still being standard.
At the moment, they are still rotary knobs. However, a lever would definitely be better and will probably be installed eventually.
As I said, I rarely change the set temperature while showering, only occasionally beforehand depending on how hot I want it. If I had to adjust it during every shower, it would probably annoy me. But it might happen once a month or less often that the preset temperature isn’t right and I forgot to adjust it before starting the shower.
Peanuts74 schrieb:
And opening the shower door, then spraying/dripping water all over the place outside the shower to adjust the temperature at the instantaneous water heater—is that really more comfortable than just turning a small knob inside the shower??? I’m sure very few people would agree with that...
As I said, I rarely change the set temperature while showering, only occasionally beforehand depending on how hot I want it. If I had to adjust it during every shower, it would probably annoy me. But it might happen once a month or less often that the preset temperature isn’t right and I forgot to adjust it before starting the shower.
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