Cascading bath faucet: the elegance of waterfalls (26 photos)
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How nice sometimes it is to take a bath after a hard day. That is why it is very important that the bathroom is properly equipped. Today's world of plumbing products has hundreds of innovative solutions that allow you to create real paradise in bathrooms. World designers every year offer a variety of new products that change the idea of standards and forms, and faucets did not stand aside.
One of the latest innovations introduced is the cascade bath mixer. Water from such a mixer is poured in a dense stream, simulating the flow of waterfalls.
Mixers of this type are different in width and water pressure, but all models are individual in price and execution. It can be a sculptural ensemble or a budget option with a small flow of water, but each makes the bath more beautiful.
Differences and features of cascade mixers
The main difference between cascade mixers from other taps is the lack of a generally accepted part of the distribution of water (gander). Water is supplied through a special tray, different in width: the riverbed, a thin brook. In any case, water pours an even stream of water. There is no aerator and the water is clear.
The large diameter of the supply pipes for installation allows you to increase the throughput of water.
It should be noted the main minus: high water consumption. A bubbling and powerful stream is beautiful, but expensive. It is also worth noting that the cascade mixer is installed only in the bathroom, this design is not suitable for the kitchen.
Benefits:
- This is embedded equipment. For its installation, it makes no sense to hide pipes in the walls, it is mortise. Pipes are carried out at the bottom of the bathtub; it is quite easy to get to repair them.
- Possibility of installation on any pipeline. In addition, parts of the mixer can be placed on different sides of the bathroom.
- Picking up a bath in the usual way, we spend about 10 minutes on it, and using a new product - a few minutes.
- They make very unusual versions of this folding fittings. The spout is disguised as a natural stone, on which water flows. Apply and backlight. Such a composition is built into the walls, and it is no longer a bath, but a mountain river flows in the bathroom.
- The main criterion is often not the power of the water supply, namely the shape of the jet itself and the elegance of all the details. Different colors, materials, design solutions - all this increases the demand for a cascade mixer-waterfall.
Basically, faucets of this type are made of brass with a variety of colors applied. But there are simple forms for the washbasin, where the usual materials are used. Faucets can be manufactured with two control levers, as on old two-valve mixers, often equipped with a shower head.
Cascade Basin Faucets
With a cascading sink faucet, daily washing turns into a truly sacred bathing ritual. Water from such an installation calms, tones, relieves the stress of working days.
The sink mixer, the cascading spout of which supplies water with a quiet river stream or is poured with several thin streams, like a fountain, has high quality and attractive appearance.
Operation of waterfalls with cascading spout
Most often, cascade mixers are installed on conventional and hydromassage bathtubs. They are mounted on the wall next to the bathroom on a stand or mounted in the side of the bath. Often, at the request of the customer, the spout is placed at the head of the head so that water pours onto the head. The whirlpool bathtubs are immediately equipped with a bathtub faucet, so that you don’t have to look for and install water folding fittings later.
And for sinks, there are different mounting options: the mixer is mounted on a wall, the surface of the sink or the countertop of the sink. Here the decisive influence is exerted by the choice of the type of the washbasin itself.
Often, faucets of this type are installed and embedded in vertical panels. The wall mixer cannot be distinguished from other tiles on the panel - in appearance it is an inclined plate, in the middle of which a slot is made.
We open the mortise mixer, the waterfall comes to life. Materials for this invisibility use natural. No imitations, but the decorations for such a bathroom and the design of the mixer itself should be in harmony with each other. Often, artificial and natural crystals are used for decor.
Step-by-step installation instructions
This operation is simple, quite feasible. Despite the exterior sophistication, the cascade mixer is simple in design. The absence of eccentrics makes installation easy and does not require special skills.
Mounting method and basic installation steps.
Marking and drilling holes for installation
A simple but responsible operation. The main thing is to precisely mark the attachment points and pick up drills with a diameter slightly smaller than dowels. Before drilling, check again the correct layout and location of each part of the mixer. After all the checks, you can start drilling.
Mounting the cascade mixer on board the bath
This work will also not cause difficulties. But in order not to crawl under the bathtub after fixing the waterfall, connect the water hoses to the device before fixing it. First, we tighten the hoses without distortions. Then we use a wrench or adjustable wrench to tighten the nuts. It is not necessary to pull much, rubber gaskets provide good tightness of the connection. Then we install the mixer in place and fix it with a nut. It should also have a rubber ring.
Installing a water control system
Hoses should also be fixed here, but there are more. Two for supplying hot and cold water, a third for connecting a shower hose (if equipped) and another for connecting to a spout.
We fasten the adapter into the hole for the shower hose - a pipe of small diameter, at the end of which there is a needle for the mixer. At the other end, a thread is cut for connection to a half-inch water pipe. Having dealt with all the holes, we install the control device in our hole and fix it with the help of a fixing nut. Do not forget to lay protective gaskets on both sides. After that we connect to the waterfall.
Shower hose connection
A decorative nozzle is installed on it - a pipe with galvanic coating. There is a thread on one end, and a nut with a gasket on the other. The operation is the same as performed before. We insert into the hole the side where the thread is, bait and tighten the fastening nut. Before that, do not forget about the rubber gaskets.
Then we conduct a shower hose into the nozzle, connect it to the control module. On a previously twisted barrel with a half-inch thread we mount a union nut with a gasket. We tighten all the joints, check the connection. We start the hose in the hole.For a better and faster cleaning in the hole, the weight will have to be rearranged several times along the hose, improving the result.
All preparatory work has been completed, we proceed to the installation of the cascade in the building's water supply system.
Connection to water pipes
After the previous operations, this work will not cause difficulties. We already know two extreme openings: places of connection of hot and cold water. The main thing is not to swap them. But if such a disaster happens, twist the hoses for long. Remember that the bottom water pipe is a cold water supply.
Using the already known union nuts with gaskets, we connect to the mixer. Tighten all the nuts. The main thing here is not to drag so that there are no problems. Nuts crack easily when tightened. It is better to tighten the nuts again after a while. The rubber will tighten and tighten the nut slightly. After starting the system, we check the leaks. In theory, they should not be, but if water leaks, we tighten the nut a little. After that, we check again and enjoy the murmur of the spring.
When buying faucets, be sure to pay attention to the types of connection and the material of the pipes for connection. It is better to purchase cascading faucets for the bathroom, equipped with rigid pipes with union nuts. Once installed, you then do not have to worry about water leakage. But it’s best to purchase certified flexible hoses from the bathroom faucet manufacturer. Installation will be even easier.
