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
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pagoni20202 Nov 2020 15:09joerg2712 schrieb:
It remains an individual, personal wish for both of us, and over the past 60 years we have learned that it’s possible to realize your own desires, even if others don’t understand them. Even if it’s just a faucet or a sink. As someone probably of a similar age, I can fully agree with the general content of your statement.
However, since you also raised this topic from an ecological perspective, it’s not really about fulfilling “personal wishes” but about achieving an ecologically sensible goal through a planned measure. And I seriously doubt that using manually mixed water would save energy or water.
My single-handle mixer faucet in the bathroom is precisely set so that the water comes out at exactly the temperature my aged skin prefers, right from the very first drop.
With a two-handle faucet, by the time the desired temperature is reached, several drops of cold or incorrectly tempered water have already wasted down the drain, which is exactly the opposite of what should be accomplished.
The almost revolutionary “Coolstart” innovation apparently caters to people who can’t stand the lever not being in the center position or perhaps families with children or users who tend to handle it unconsciously.
I understand your concern and pay attention to it as well, but I simply keep the lever on cold—and I grew up with a wood stove in the bathroom, among other things.
Now you have the mess; you just wanted a recommendation for a faucet…
Screwing a faucet onto a wooden board is going to cause trouble…
joerg2712 schrieb:
(My wife sees it exactly the same way but just doesn’t pay attention to it in everyday life!) Aha, here lies significant potential for improvement; maybe we should discuss in more detail what options “men” might find there.
joerg2712 schrieb:
Hi Kati,
don’t worry, I want and am happy to receive tips and face critical comments and opinions.
I explained my motivation because I’m looking for advice from you, not statements like
“use single-handle mixers, all manufacturers offer tall models.”
Honestly, I wouldn’t need a forum for that.
This remains a personal, individual wish for both of us, and over the last 60 years we’ve learned
that sometimes you just have to follow your own desires, even if others don’t understand them.
Even if it’s just about a faucet or a washbasin.
Regards and thanks again for all the well-meant tips,
Jörg That’s certainly true—I also tend to forget that too easily.
I can only agree with Pagoni; I found CoolStart at Hansgrohe, which addresses your energy concern.
If you really want a tall two-handle model, I recommend using the filter options at one of the two large bathroom online shops (which I cannot link here) and setting:
Faucet type: Two-handle mixer
Features: Raised faucet body
This way, you will find suitable products for your preference. I found six options from Steinberg, Dornbracht, AXOR, Herzbach, and Grohe.
I’ve attached a picture for you.
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