Kartell K-VIT Ottone Mono Basin Mixer with Click Waste – Brushed Brass (TAP421OT)

Kartell K-VIT Ottone Mono Basin Mixer with Click Waste – Brushed Brass (TAP421OT)

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 mono basin mixer, supplied complete with a matching brushed brass click waste — worth noting, because most basin mixers don't include one, and a chrome waste under a brass tap undoes the effect entirely.

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.

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.

The rest of the Ottone range

The range also includes a hi-rise version for countertop bowls, 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 mono basin mixer and the matt black one is the Nero Round mono basin mixer.

Specification

• Code: TAP421OT
• Brushed brass finish
• Solid brass construction
• Ceramic disc cartridge, quarter turn operation
• Single lever, deck mounted, one tap hole
• Matching brushed brass click waste included
• 1/2" BSP flexi hose connections
• Suitable for low water pressure systems
• Projection 142mm, weight 0.59kg
• Fixings supplied
• 5 year guarantee (1 year on moving parts)
• Barcode 5055681470494

Downloads

Download the technical data sheet