Kartell K-VIT Verve Mono Basin Mixer with Click Waste – Chrome (TAP260VE)

Kartell K-VIT Verve Mono Basin Mixer with Click Waste – Chrome (TAP260VE)

The Kartell K-VIT Verve range is slim, round and understated — a narrow cylindrical body with a single lever, in polished chrome. Kartell describe it as "modest yet stylish", which is fair: it is the range for a bathroom where you want the taps to sit quietly rather than draw the eye.

This is the mono basin mixer, and it comes complete with a clicker waste, which is worth noting because most basin mixers don't.

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.

At 0.77kg this is one of the lighter basin mixers Kartell make — less substantial in the hand than a range like Klassique at more than double the weight, though the mechanism is the same throughout. What you get is a slim profile that suits a smaller basin without crowding it.

Polished chrome on a plain round body is the easiest combination to keep clean — no corners for limescale to collect in.

Verve or Mirage?

Worth addressing, because these two ranges are very close. Both are slim round chrome single-lever designs and the weights are identical. The difference is the shape of the spout and the lever, which is a matter of taste rather than function — pick on looks, not on quality; there is nothing between them.

The rest of the Verve range

For a cloakroom or compact basin there is a mini version of this tap, also supplied with a clicker waste. For the bath there is a bath filler and a bath shower mixer.

Specification

• Code: TAP260VE
• Polished chrome, gloss finish
• Solid brass construction
• Slim round body, single lever
• Ceramic disc cartridge, quarter turn operation
• Deck mounted, one tap hole
• Clicker waste included
• 1/2" BSP flexi hose connections
• Suitable for low water pressure systems
• Weight 0.77kg
• Fixings supplied
• Lifetime guarantee (1 year on moving parts)
• Barcode 5055681438289

Downloads

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