Kartell K-VIT Fiuto Nero Bath Shower Mixer – Matt Black (TAP008FIJ)

Kartell K-VIT Fiuto Nero Bath Shower Mixer – Matt Black (TAP008FIJ)

The Kartell K-VIT Fiuto Nero range is squared-off and angular in matt black, with a flat open waterfall spout. Kartell call it "a striking and bold choice… a distinctive highlight to your bathroom", and that is a fair description — this is deliberately a feature rather than a quiet fitting.

This is the bath shower mixer: a deck-mounted bath tap with a diverter and a shower handset on a flexible hose.

What it does

It fills the bath like a normal bath filler, and the diverter sends water to the handset instead — so you can shower over the bath, rinse hair, or clean the bath itself without a separate shower installation.

If you already have a separate shower and only need to fill the bath, the Fiuto Nero bath filler costs less and looks tidier without the hose.

Before you order

Bath taps use 3/4" BSP connections, larger than the 1/2" on basin taps, so check your existing tails.

The waste is sold separately, and on a black bath tap you want a matching black waste and overflow rather than the chrome that usually comes as standard.

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 is 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.

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.

Being straight about what that means here: on gravity-fed plumbing the handset will be a gentle spray rather than a powerful shower. That is your water pressure, not the tap. If you want a proper shower over the bath on low pressure, you need a pump.

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.

Matt black is a powder-coated finish rather than plating. It looks superb against a white basin, but it is less forgiving than chrome: limescale and toothpaste splashes show as pale marks on a dark surface, so it wants wiping down more often. Never use an abrasive cream or a limescale remover on it — those strip the coating rather than the deposit, and no amount of polishing brings it back.

The rest of the Fiuto Nero range

Alongside this there is a mono basin mixer, a hi-rise version for countertop bowls, a wall mounted basin mixer, a bath filler, a bath shower mixer and a freestanding bath shower mixer.

Specification

• Code: TAP008FIJ
• Matt black finish
• Solid brass construction
• Open waterfall spout
• Ceramic disc cartridges, quarter turn operation
• Integrated diverter, shower handset and hose included
• Deck mounted, two tap holes
• 3/4" BSP connections
• Suitable for low water pressure systems
• Weight 3.2kg
• Fixings supplied
• Waste sold separately
• Lifetime guarantee (1 year on moving parts)
• Barcode 5055681461058