Kartell K-VIT Ottone Hi-Rise Mono Basin Mixer – Brushed Brass (TAP424OT)

Kartell K-VIT Ottone Hi-Rise Mono Basin Mixer – Brushed Brass (TAP424OT)

The Kartell K-VIT Ottone range is slim, round and minimal in brushed brass — cylindrical bodies, thin stick levers and no ornamentation. Kartell describe brushed brass as "the latest luxe style to take the interior design spotlight", and it is the warmest of the finishes they offer: a soft matt gold rather than a bright polished one.

This is the hi-rise mono basin mixer — a taller version of the standard basin mixer, with the spout raised well clear of the basin.

When you need a hi-rise

A standard basin mixer sits low, which is fine for a basin with the tap hole in the rim. But if you have a countertop or vessel basin — a bowl sitting on top of a worktop or vanity unit — a standard tap will be too short, and the spout will sit at or below the rim of the bowl.

A hi-rise gives you the height to get your hands underneath comfortably. Measure the height of your bowl from the worktop before choosing, and check the spout will reach far enough over to land water near the middle of the bowl rather than the edge. A taller spout also means a longer drop, so splashing is more likely with a shallow bowl.

Water pressure

Kartell rate this tap for pressures between 0.5 and 10 bar. That covers mains, combi and unvented systems comfortably. A gravity-fed tank and cylinder can reach 0.5 bar where there is enough height between the cold tank and the tap, but in a bungalow, or where the tank sits close above the bathroom, it often will not — worth checking before you order, or fitting 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.

Brushed brass is a coated finish, not solid metal, and the brushed texture is more forgiving of water spots than polished chrome — marks tend to disappear into the grain rather than sit on the surface. What it will not tolerate is abrasives: never use a cream cleaner, a scouring pad or a limescale remover on it, because those cut through the coating and the brass tone underneath cannot be restored. A wipe with a soft damp cloth is all it needs.

If your basin has a rim tap hole rather than being a countertop bowl, the standard Ottone mono basin mixer is the one you want — and unlike this one it includes a matching click waste.

The rest of the Ottone range

The range also includes a mono basin mixer, a wall mounted basin mixer, a bath filler, a bath shower mixer, a wall mounted bath spout and a freestanding bath shower mixer.

The same tap in other finishes

Ottone is the brushed brass version of a design Kartell also make in polished chrome as Kore and in matt black as Nero Round. Same shapes, same mechanism — the finish is the only difference.

The chrome equivalent is the Kore hi-rise and the matt black one is the Nero Round hi-rise.

Specification

• Code: TAP424OT
• Brushed brass finish
• Solid brass construction
• Ceramic disc cartridge, quarter turn operation
• Single lever, deck mounted, one tap hole
• Raised spout for countertop and vessel basins
• Suitable for pressures between 0.5 and 10 bar
• Projection 179mm, weight 1.04kg
• Fixings supplied
• Waste sold separately
• 5 year guarantee (1 year on moving parts)
• Barcode 5055681470524

Downloads

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