Kaiser mixers
Kaiser mixers: choice and characteristics
- Features
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Types and models
- Maintenance and Care Tips
- Successful examples in the interior
Mixers - a very important part of everyday life. But choosing the right solution sometimes causes problems. And in order to avoid mistakes, you need to clearly represent the features of a particular brand.
Features
Kaiser mixers - the fruit of the work of Western European specialists for many decades. These structures are made from selected materials, equipped with excellent components. The working parts are designed for many thousands of application cycles. The company pays attention not only to the technical side of its product, but also to the aesthetic aspects of it.
There are products available for rooms decorated in various styles - from retro to high-tech performance, and a variety of colors is great:
- in bronze;
- chrome;
- under granite or gold and a number of other options.
Actual manufacturing countries are diverse, the company's products have long been manufactured not only in Germany. It makes a number of subsidiaries in other European and even Asian countries. Nevertheless, due to strict control and a well-thought-out quality policy, it is possible to keep the bar at a decent level.
The company is steadily introducing all the latest technological advances. At the same time, in a comparable quality category, the cost of its products is lower than that of other leading brands.
Advantages and disadvantages
Traditionally Kaiser mixers occupy one of the leading positions in the use of the most new materials. The company constantly searches for non-standard design solutions, but at the same time tries to facilitate their introduction to any interiors and compositions. The design fee is fully consistent with the basic parameters of marketed products.
A wide variety of schemes of the device allows you to select the best form for yourself. There are products with a long spout, and with a short tip, and even sensory devices. The advantages of German mixers make them one of the most popular types in all regions of Russia.
It is very easy to use them. The life span of Kaiser products is very long. Due to the presence of several price ranges, everyone will find something that they can easily afford. Difficulties can only be due to the fact that the parts are quite expensive.
Types and models
The variety of Kaiser mixers is not just a regular formulation, as is often the case when describing products from various firms. The company really tried to cover all major niches and present the maximum of possible options.
So, for a bidet or sink with a hygienic shower head is designed Sonat 34088-4 White model.
The main properties are:
- embedding is not provided;
- outflow is motionless;
- single lever format;
- classical spout geometry;
- cartridge size 3.5 cm
Installation of the mixer is made by a vertical method, the delivery kit includes a hose and aerator. The valve for the bottom is not provided, the product is painted white. Branded warranty is 5 years, the filter can not be connected.
Vincent 31744-3 Bronze mixer already intended for the kitchen. This design has a bronze-colored coating and a 35 mm diameter cartridge consisting of three ceramic discs. The main structural material is brass plumbing, a special plate for stabilization and a complex of accelerated installation are used.
There is a special drainage for filtered water and a replaceable aeration unit. The delivery kit also includes a 4.5 cm flexible eyeliner. The design boldly contrasts with such technological equipment - it is designed in retro style. Control is implemented according to a single-lever scheme. There are kitchen faucets in the Sonat line, a vivid example of this is modification 34044, designed to be installed under a filter.
The color of the mixing apparatus is designed in the style of chrome-plated coatings. The swivel spout and ceramic cartridge work very reliably. The design used selected plumbing brass. Installation is not possible during installation, only external installation is available.
Delivery includes an aerator (without watering can and bottom valve), other parameters:
- spout height 0,265 m;
- its length is 0.245 m;
- cartridge section 3.5 cm;
- exterior design - in the spirit of high-tech;
- management organization - on a single lever system.
You can also put on the kitchen Merkur 26044-3 Bronza crane. It is distinguished by a rotating spout height (together with the aerator) 29.8 cm. At the farthest point, the spout is 33.2 cm, it is in the format of the letter G. The filter connection is possible, the style perfectly corresponds to the principles of retro.
An even more classic look is peculiar to Carlson 44223-2 models, which is decorated under the "antique bronze". It should be noted that this modification is equipped with a ball switch and is made according to the scheme with two valves. Target destination - water supply in the bath. Inside is a cartridge of carefully selected ceramics.
Spout is made traditional, you need to mount the mixer horizontally through 2 main holes. Complex quick installation is not provided, the liner is made of a hard type.
There is a watering can and an aerator, for the watering can holder there is a position on the mixer. From the bottom valve developers refused. Spout length reaches 8 cm, the style corresponds to the principles of retro.
For a bath and fit Orbit 20055. A switch is built into the mixer of this model; its control is implemented by a single-lever variant. The locking valve contains a ceramic cartridge, the spout is made on the swivel type of the usual form. The connection is made externally to a rigid connection through a pair of mounting holes. A watering can and an aerator are supplied with the mixer. The length of the spout reaches 35 cm.
In the kitchens can also be found mixer Teka 13044 models. The product is made by single lever type, made of brass with a white coating. Inside there is a ceramic cartridge, swivel spout, ordinary geometry. You cannot embed it during installation; the eyeliner is made in a flexible format. The length of the spout is 19.5 cm, and the height of 27.5 cm.
Carlson 11033 - brass mixer for sinks with a pair of valves. There are accessories for emergency installation, but the watering cans, unlike the aerator, are not here.
Maintenance and Care Tips
An acquaintance with Kaiser mixers even briefly shows that they are really solid and reliable. But to get the maximum benefit from these advantages, you need to approach the use of devices as closely as possible. The only eccentrics and associated gaskets can be a major source of problems.. If you immediately think about eliminating such problems, you can forget about such difficulties forever.
Like any other mixer, Kaiser works most reliably with clean water without any impurities. And this means that it is possible to extend its service life by taking care of the mechanical and chemical cleaning of the fluid, a good idea would be to install pressure reducers.
Successful examples in the interior
To focus only on the reviews and ratings of experts in the selection of the bath mixer is possible, but it is not enough. Experienced buyers must try to choose the design and design qualities.
The photo shows a nice device with a pair of valves, designed just for the bathroom and painted in shiny chrome. This mixer is designed to supply water to the sink. He copes brilliantly with his task, while emphasizing his respectability and solemn mood with his appearance.
Against the background of a smooth wall, the Kaiser shower faucet looks - you shouldn't be afraid of this word - brilliantly. But if you put the device of the same brand in the kitchen, against the background of a dark wall near a large window - the result will also please the owners. Designers in Germany have created a product that masterfully enters even into such an elaborately complex setting. But in this sink there is a direct, like a tower, apparatus for water supply. Conciseness and severity are expressed to them as fully as possible.
In the next video you will find a review of the kitchen mixer 2 in 1 Kaiser Sonat 34044.