Kartell K-VIT Times Pair of Basin Pillar Taps – Chrome (TAP084TI)

Kartell K-VIT Times Pair of Basin Pillar Taps – Chrome (TAP084TI)

The Kartell K-VIT Times range pairs crosshead handles with slim, modern shapes — the handles marked with red and blue rings so it is obvious which is which. Kartell call it “effortless sophistication” with “timeless character”, and that is the right idea: it is not a reproduction period tap, but it is not a hard-edged contemporary one either. It sits comfortably in a modern bathroom and equally well in an older house.

This is a pair of basin pillar taps: two separate taps, one hot and one cold.

Pillar taps or a mixer?

Pillar taps are the traditional arrangement — two separate taps, no mixing. Hot from one, cold from the other.

Choose them where the basin has two tap holes, which is common on older basins and on period-style pedestal designs. If yours has a single central hole you want the Times mono basin mixer or the compact branch version instead.

Where pillar taps genuinely win is on a two-hole basin you are keeping. Fitting a mixer would mean replacing the basin, so a pair of taps is both the cheaper swap and the simpler fit.

The honest trade-off: you cannot set a temperature. It is hot, or cold, or a hand under each.

Before you order

Check your basin has two tap holes at standard centres, with room either side of the bowl for the handles to turn.

The waste is sold separately.

Water pressure

Suitable for low pressure systems, so they work on gravity-fed plumbing as well as mains pressure.

Living with it

The ceramic disc cartridges with quarter-turn operation give full flow from a small movement of the handle, and are far less likely to drip than traditional washer taps. Crosshead taps were the classic dripper; these should not be.

Polished chrome needs nothing more than a wipe with a soft cloth. Avoid abrasive cleaners and do not leave limescale remover to soak — both cut through the plating, and dull chrome cannot be brought back.

The rest of the Times range

There is a matching pair of bath pillar taps, plus a bath filler and a bath shower mixer.

Specification

• Code: TAP084TI
• Supplied as a pair (hot and cold)
• Polished chrome, gloss finish
• Solid brass construction
• Ceramic disc cartridges, quarter turn operation
• Crosshead handles, hot and cold marked
• For two tap hole basins
• 1/2" BSP connections
• Suitable for low water pressure systems
• Fixings supplied
• Waste sold separately
• Lifetime guarantee (1 year on moving parts)
• Barcode 5060168228802