Kartell K-VIT Curve Bath Filler – Chrome (TAP282CU)

Kartell K-VIT Curve Bath Filler – Chrome (TAP282CU)

The Kartell K-VIT Curve range, in Kartell's words, "seamlessly combines sleek angular edges with an irresistibly bold curved feature" — a squared-off lever and body meeting an open waterfall spout that pours in a wide flat sheet rather than a round stream.

This is the bath filler: a deck-mounted tap that sits on the rim of the bath and fills it, with no shower function.

Bath filler or bath shower mixer?

A bath filler (this one) just fills the bath. Choose it where you have a separate shower, or no shower over the bath at all.

A bath shower mixer adds a diverter and a handset on a hose so you can shower over the bath. It costs a little more and the two are otherwise the same tap — so if there is any chance you'll want to rinse hair or clean the bath with a handset, it is worth the difference.

Before you order

Bath fillers use 3/4" BSP connections — larger than the 1/2" on basin taps — because a bath needs to fill in reasonable time. Check your existing tails, as swapping between sizes needs adaptors.

The waste is sold separately. A bath needs a waste and overflow set, which isn't included — unlike the Curve basin mixer, which comes with a click waste.

About the waterfall spout

The open spout is the point of this range, and it behaves differently from a closed one. Water leaves as a wide, shallow sheet, which looks striking and is the reason people choose it — but it also means a shorter, flatter stream that lands closer to the tap. Check your basin has enough depth and that the spout reaches far enough over the bowl, because a waterfall spout on a shallow basin splashes more than a conventional one.

The open channel is also visible, so it shows limescale sooner than a closed spout would. In a hard water area, expect to wipe it more often.

Water pressure

Kartell rate this tap suitable for low water pressure systems — it will run from as little as 0.2 bar. That means it works on a gravity-fed tank and cylinder as well as on mains, combi or unvented pressure.

On gravity-fed plumbing any bath tap fills slowly. That's the system, not the tap.

Living with it

The ceramic disc cartridge with quarter-turn operation gives full flow from a small movement of the lever, and is far less prone to dripping than a washer tap.

Polished chrome is the easiest finish to live with — it hides water spotting better than matt black and needs nothing more than a wipe with a soft cloth. Avoid abrasive cleaners, and don't leave limescale remover to soak, which will dull the plating over time.

The same tap is made in matt black as the Nero Curve bath filler.

Specification

• Code: TAP282CU
• Polished chrome, gloss finish
• Solid brass construction
• Open waterfall spout
• Ceramic disc cartridges, quarter turn operation
• Deck mounted, two tap holes
• 3/4" BSP connections
• Suitable for low water pressure systems
• Weight 1.68kg
• Fixings supplied
• Waste sold separately
• Lifetime guarantee (1 year on moving parts)
• Barcode 5055681447700

Downloads

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