Kartell K-VIT Mode Bath Filler – Chrome (TAP124MOJ)

Kartell K-VIT Mode Bath Filler – Chrome (TAP124MOJ)

The Kartell K-VIT Mode range is a modern squared-off shape with the corners taken off — a flat-fronted body and a squared spout, softened just enough that it doesn’t look severe. Kartell describe it as “understated with a modern edge”, which is fair: it reads as contemporary without shouting, and sits comfortably in a bathroom that isn’t trying to be a showroom.

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 already have a separate shower, or where nothing showers over the bath. It is the tidier of the two to look at — no hose over the rim — and it costs less.

A bath shower mixer adds a diverter and a handset on a hose. If you need to shower or rinse over the bath, that is the one.

How fast it fills

This is a properly quick filler. Kartell’s flow figures, and roughly what they mean for a standard 180 litre bath:

• 0.2 bar (gravity-fed, tank in the loft) — 11.3 l/min, about 16 minutes
• 0.5 bar — 17.7 l/min, about 10 minutes
• 1 bar — 25.1 l/min, about 7 minutes
• 2 bar — 38.1 l/min, under 5 minutes
• 3 bar — 43.8 l/min, about 4 minutes

The useful takeaway is the first line: even on a low-pressure gravity system it still gives 11.3 litres a minute, which is a reasonable fill rather than a trickle. Many bath taps do considerably worse down there.

How it works

Ceramic disc cartridges with quarter-turn operation — a quarter turn from off to full, and far less likely to drip than washer taps.

Before you order

This is a two tap hole deck-mounted tap. The holes need to be at 180mm centres, which is the standard spacing on most baths — worth measuring if your bath is an unusual one.

Connections are 3/4" BSP, the normal size for bath taps and larger than the 1/2" used on basin taps. If your existing tails are 1/2" you will need adaptors.

The waste is sold separately. A bath needs a waste and overflow set, which isn’t included here.

Suitable for low pressure systems — see the fill times above.

The rest of the Mode range

Match it with the mono basin mixer, which includes a click waste, or the mini mono for a smaller basin. There is also a bath shower mixer.

Specification

• Code: TAP124MOJ
• Polished chrome, gloss finish
• Solid brass construction
• Single lever operation
• Ceramic disc cartridge, quarter turn operation
• Deck mounted, two tap holes at 180mm centres
• 3/4" BSP connections
• Overall width 223mm
• Height 109mm
• Projection 149mm
• Suitable for low water pressure systems
• Flow rate 11.3 l/min at 0.2 bar, 25.1 l/min at 1 bar, 43.8 l/min at 3 bar
• Manufactured to BS EN 200
• Weight 1.8kg
• Fixings supplied
• Waste sold separately
• Lifetime guarantee (1 year on moving parts)
• Barcode 5055681449827

Downloads

Download the technical data sheet