Kartell K-VIT Curve Bath Filler Chrome (TAP282CU)

The Kartell K-VIT Curve range does what its name suggests — a bold curved spout arcing out of a clean, slightly angular body. 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 have a separate shower, or no shower over the bath at all — and on a design-led range like Curve, the clean arc of the spout is the point, so a coiled hose beside it does the look no favours.

A bath shower mixer adds a diverter and handset if you need to shower over the bath.

Before you order

Bath fillers use 3/4" BSP connections — larger than the 1/2" on basin taps — because a bath needs to fill in reasonable time. Check your existing tails, as swapping between sizes needs adaptors.

The waste is sold separately. A bath needs a waste and overflow set, which isn't included — unlike the Curve basin mixers, which both come with a clicker waste.

Suitable for low pressure systems, though on gravity-fed plumbing any bath tap fills slowly. That's the system, not the tap.

Living with it

The ceramic disc cartridge with quarter-turn operation is far less prone to dripping than a washer tap.

Also in matt black

The same design is made in matt black as Curve Nero. Chrome is the easier finish to live with in the splash zone; black is the bigger statement but shows water marks far more.

Specification

• Code: TAP282CU
• Polished chrome, gloss finish
• Solid brass construction
• Curved spout
• Ceramic disc cartridge, quarter turn operation
• Deck mounted, two tap holes
• 3/4" BSP connections
• Suitable for low pressure systems
• Weight 1.68kg
• Fixings supplied
• Waste sold separately
• Lifetime guarantee (1 year on moving parts)
• Barcode 5055681447700

Downloads

Download the technical data sheet