Kartell K-VIT Bond Kitchen Sink Mixer – Chrome (KST007)

Kartell K-VIT Bond Kitchen Sink Mixer – Chrome (KST007)

A kitchen tap works harder than anything else in the house — hand washing, filling the kettle, washing up, rinsing vegetables. Kartell put it plainly: “by far one of the most used fixtures within the home”. That is the thing to keep in mind when choosing one.

The Bond is a two-lever kitchen mixer: separate hot and cold levers either side of a swivel gooseneck spout, mixing to one outlet.

Two levers or one?

A single lever is quicker — one hand, one movement, and you have the temperature. Two levers take a moment longer but give finer control, and many people simply prefer the symmetry of them over a sink.

The practical argument for two levers in a kitchen is that you often want cold only, for filling a kettle or a glass, and a dedicated cold lever gives you that without thinking about it.

The Bond and the Moda share the same weight and dimensions, so if you like this shape and would rather have brushed steel than chrome, the Moda is the one to look at.

Before you order

This is a single tap hole deck-mounted tap, the standard arrangement on a modern kitchen sink. If your sink has two tap holes you need a pair of pillar taps instead.

No waste is included. Kitchen sinks come with their own waste and overflow, so that is normally not a problem — but worth knowing if you are replacing the sink too.

Measure the height available if there is a window sill or a wall cupboard over the sink. A tall gooseneck that fouls a window that has to open is the most common reason a kitchen tap goes back.

Living with it

Ceramic disc cartridge with quarter-turn operation — a small movement of the lever gives full flow, and ceramic discs do not perish the way rubber washers do, so a tap that gets used twenty times a day should not start dripping.

Polished chrome wipes clean with a soft damp cloth. In a kitchen it shows water spots and fingerprints more than most places, so a quick wipe after washing up keeps it bright. Avoid abrasive cleaners and limescale removers left to soak — both cut through the plating, and dull chrome cannot be brought back.

Guarantee

Kartell give the kitchen tap range a 5 year guarantee, with moving parts and working components covered for 12 months. That is shorter than the lifetime cover on their bathroom brassware, which is fair enough given how much harder a kitchen tap gets worked.

Other kitchen taps

The Kartell kitchen range runs to eleven taps. The nearest alternatives to this one are the Moda in brushed steel, the Plan, a plain single-lever gooseneck and the square-spouted Lisso.

Specification

• Code: KST007
• Polished chrome, gloss finish
• Solid brass construction
• Two lever handles
• Swivel gooseneck spout
• Ceramic disc cartridges, quarter turn operation
• Deck mounted, one tap hole
• Length 250mm
• Weight 1.1kg
• Fixings supplied
• Waste not included
• 5 year guarantee (1 year on moving parts)
• Barcode 5055681438876

Downloads

Download the technical data sheet
Download the fitting instructions