Kartell K-VIT Viktory Pair of Bath Pillar Taps – Chrome (TAP094VI)

Kartell K-VIT Viktory Pair of Bath Pillar Taps – Chrome (TAP094VI)

The Kartell K-VIT Viktory range is traditional styling at the affordable end — crosshead handles on a simple rounded body, in polished chrome.

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

Pillar taps or a bath filler?

Pillar taps are the traditional arrangement — two separate taps, no mixing. You fill with both running and mix in the bath.

On a period bathroom, particularly a roll-top, they’re the historically right choice and look considerably better than a modern single spout. Where convenience matters more, the Viktory bath filler delivers water already mixed from one spout.

They’re also the cheapest way into the range by some margin — useful on a rental or a second bathroom where the look matters but the spend can’t.

Before you order

Check your bath has two tap holes at the correct centres. A bath drilled for a mixer usually has them closer together than a pillar pair needs.

Note the connection size. These take 1/2" BSP flexi hoses — the same size as basin taps, and smaller than the 3/4" that most bath taps use. That is confirmed on Kartell’s data sheet, so it is not a misprint. Two things follow: if your existing tails are 3/4" you will need adaptors, and the bath will fill a little more slowly than it would on 3/4" pipework.

The waste is sold separately.

Traditional look, modern mechanism

Quarter-turn ceramic disc valves rather than washers. Traditional pillar taps were the classic dripper, needing a new washer every couple of years — ceramic discs don’t perish, so you get the period appearance without the period maintenance.

Water pressure

Suitable for low pressure systems, though on gravity-fed plumbing a bath will fill slowly whatever taps you fit.

The rest of the Viktory range

The range also includes a mono basin mixer with click waste, a pair of basin pillar taps, a bath filler and a bath shower mixer.

Specification

• Code: TAP094VI
• Supplied as a pair (hot and cold)
• Polished chrome, gloss finish
• Solid brass construction
• Traditional crosshead handles
• Quarter turn ceramic disc valves
• For two tap hole baths
• 1/2" BSP flexi hose connections
• Suitable for low pressure systems
• Weight 0.94kg
• Fixings supplied
• Waste sold separately
• Lifetime guarantee (1 year on moving parts)
• Barcode 5060168228864

Downloads

Download the technical data sheet