Definition Or Types of Faucets And Showers

We are probably using all types of faucets and showers in our day to life but do we really know the definition or types of faucets and showers we use? Most of us will surely not know that and that's why www.homeekart.com will take a step ahead in helping you know them well so that you can easily decide which product to buy and where will it fit well.

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There are too many types of faucets to confuse us but we are going to discuss according to Indian standards.

We will also discuss about their usage type and standard size so that you are confident before buying the products online.

Yes, we will definitely not forget to discuss about the best brands you can opt for while buying online.

Lets start with the most common types of faucets:

• Bib Cock: A tap with a bent nozzle fixed at the end of a pipe. This is definitely there in all houses and offices in India and used on daily basis. This is commonly used in bathrooms, open areas, common washroom, and also in kitchen at times. The standard size of the connecting point is 15MM in India and remains fixed. 

               

• Long Body Bib Cock: A tap with a bent nozzle fixed at the end of a pipe with an extra length of the nozzle to give more space between wall and the water drop point of bib cock. The only difference between bib cock and long body bib cock is its nozzle's length. Its kept this way to give more gap between the wall and the drop point so that filling a wide bucket or washing utensils or cloths becomes easy. It also has a standard size of 15MM. 

               

• Two Way Bib Cock: Two way bib is a modern creation to give you a flexibility to connect health faucet or hand shower or even connection point for wash basin along with standard operating bib cock. They are widely used to avoid an extra angle cock to connect health faucet alongside the wall hung or komod. 

                 

• Pillar Cock: Pillar cocks are used for wash basins only. There are various types of pillar cocks but we are talking about only standard pillar cock as shown in the picture below. The standard size remains 15MM standard across India. 

                 

• Basin Mixers: Basin mixers are the type of basin faucets which gives provision for both and hot water supply. They can be available in two types again. First one is 2 lever basin mixer and the second one is single lever basin mixer. 2 lever basin mixer operates with two different handles and single lever basin mixer can be operated with only one lever. Price wise single lever basin mixers are more expensive. Standard size of the connection points is 15MM. 

                    

• Wall Mixers: Wall mixers are only used in the bathroom which has a provision for both hot and cold water. It has 3 separate levers to control the water flow in spout and shower. This is widely used in all new constructions in India and worldwide nowadays. 

                    

• Diverter Valves: They are an alternative for wall mixers and comes in many variant. The latest design from this industry is revolutionized and easy to use. The primary reason for using diverter valves is to avoid using bulky wall mixers and operate the same functions using just one lever. Through that lever you can operate both shower and spout. The size of the valve is 1 Inch in standard which is 25MM.

                       

• Metropole: Metropol's are basically a modernized flush cock used for toilets by just pressing the valve. They are widely used in public places like malls, theaters, hospitals etc. Nowadays people also prefer to use them in their houses because its easy to operate.

                            

• Flush Cocks: Flush cocks are the replacements of flush tanks. To avoid the bulky flush tanks in the bathroom, these flush cocks are used which gives more space in the bathroom and makes it look more elegant. 

                        

• Conceal Cocks: This product is used for operating showers. Its a single function product and cannot be used for any other purpose. So buy wisely :). The standard size for conceal cock is 19MM or 25MM. You can choose which size you want and ask with an expert anytime or your plumber. 

                                 

• Angular Cock: This products is used at multiple places. General purpose is to connect the pipes for health faucet, hand shower, wash basin connected and geyser connection. In an average a standard bathroom needs 2 to 4 angle cocks depending on what they are planning to install. The standard size is 15MM.

                           

• Sink Faucets and Mixers: This type of products are used for sink and kitchen area in specific. We are completely aware of kitchen tap but in online language its called as sink faucet and mixer. There are two types of sink faucets. 1st one is regular sink faucet which comes in swinging spout and single lever and the 2nd one is sink mixer which has a provision for hot and cold water. The standard size of the connection point is 15MM only. You can check the difference from the images below.

                          

• Spout: Spout is a single non mechanical operating faucet which is only used for water supply without having any knob or handle on it. However, there are spouts available which has provision for hand shower connections as shown in the picture below. The standard size is again 15MM and common across India. 

                               

Please do let us know if we have missed out on something and we will be happy to give you information regarding that.

As we spoke about faucets, we will also give some helpful information about showers.

Showers are basically of two types. Overhead shower and rain shower. The purpose is the same but the only difference that separates them with their name is their size. 

Overhead showers are small in size and usually works better with less water pressure however the rain showers are bigger in size starting from 6 Inch and can go upto 36 Inch in diameter or radius. 

                                      

Now talking about the brands, we have list of brands that you already know and trust and many new comers are there in the market whom you can trust too in terms of quality and after sales service.

You will have hundreds of varieties from Jaquar, Hindware, Parryware, Cera, ESSESS, Kohler, TOTO, Plumber, Hansgrohe and Grohe but some of the economical brands such as Goldline, continental, Blues etc are also making their mark in the market. These brands have wide range of collection such as bathroom accessories, taps, faucets and fittings, sanitaryware and much more. 

For any information you need feel free to visit www.homeekart.com and email at support@homeekart.com

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Best Brands For Bathroom Fittings In India

Which are the best brands for bathroom fittings in India?

You are probably one of those individuals who is not really much worried about bathroom fittings at your home but at the same time also troubled due to frequent maintenance towards those fittings.

What thoughts comes to your mind when you are looking at a faulty or a leaky faucet or a shower?

1. Want to repair and continue as long as I can.
2. Want to get it replaced with the same low budget faucet.
3. Want to change with a high quality faucet.

If you have selected option 1 then you are among 70% of individuals who plans the same thing and get it repaired as long as you can. 

Lets do a rough calculation: 

You spend Rs 100 annually  to fix one faucet.

Total number of faucets at your home = 6 = Rs 600/year.

Time and energy spent behind getting these faucets repaired is Rs 20/faucet = 120.

Overall you are spending 720 annually in a least calculated incident.

Now calculate for 10 years. 

yes you are right its 7200.

Now lets say you have opted for option 2 which is getting the faucets replaced with same low budget faucets. 

Calculation remains the same because low budget faucets and showers will have issues very frequently and you will not get free service at your home for repair.

Now if you have selected option 3 then probably you are taking a very good decision because at the end of the year you will see the following benefit from it.

• Long lasting faucets
• Free 7 to 10 years service warranty from brands such as Jaquar, Hindware, Cera, EssEss, Marc, Plumber, Grohe, Hansgrohe, Kohler and few more. 
• You have time in finding the right plumber to fix the faucet and money in getting it serviced or repaired now and then.

You must be wondering why does the leakage problem happens from low budget faucets and much from good brands.

Here are some of the reasons.

• Good brands Jaquar, Hindware, Cera, EssEss, Marc, Plumber, Grohe, Hansgrohe, Kohler use high quality spindle with a superior quality washer in it. The quality of brass is extremely high which reduces friction erosion of brass from the spindle making it long lasting.
• The thickness of the faucet and the chrome plating done on it thick compared to low budget faucets.
• The overall thickness and pressure capacity for good brands is higher as they use good amount of brass in making the faucets.

These are the primary reasons why bathroom fittings, accessories, showers etc are worth to buy from good brands. 

HomeEkart can help you to answer any sort of questions you have about bathroom fittings and accessories, sanitaryware, showers and hand showers etc. You can just send a mail to support@homeekart.com and one of our customer care representative will get back to you.

Keep your faucets shiny

Keep your faucets shiny and free from water spots for longer with this little trick!

I’ve been watching way too much Downton Abbey on Netflix lately. I’ll admit that when I was trying this trick out, I felt just a little bit like some kind of clever old-fashioned butler who had all the best tricks up my sleeve for keeping things in tip-top shape. I also felt a little ridiculous, because, well you’ll see.So here’s how things started out:

It’s a little hard to tell, but trust me when I say that my bathroom is less than spotless these days. I’m still playing the “new baby” card, and I will be for a little while yet. 

On a side note, here’s how the faucet is actually supposed to look:

Chris recently thought there may have been a leak in the sink somewhere (which, it turned out, there wasn’t), so he took everything apart and when he put the faucet back on, the handles were backwards. I told him just to leave it, as we definitely have bigger fish to fry. Stay tuned for that!

So  anyway, if the handles look weird and backwards to you, it’s because they are!

Back to the trick.

I started out by cleaning the faucet up nicely, and by nicely I mean I cleaned it at all. Because that’s just not something that happens too regularly around here lately. I mostly do the toilets and leave the other fixtures to fend for themselves. But I cleaned them for you and for the good of all of blogkind and now I’m most definitely glad that I did.

When I was done I took a sheet of wax paper and rubbed it over all the chrome. This is where I felt ridiculous, because paper just doesn’t seem like something that you should be polishing with. Rubbing wax paper on things is just the kind of weird thing that gets me made fun of around here. I almost… almost felt embarrassed about trying this one out, even though no one was there to see me. You know what though? It really did make the clean-ness stick! A few days later I checked back and despite all the handwashing and toothbrushing that goes on here, it was still in tip top shape!

So there you go! This is one of those old wives tales that really works! And now I can spend even less time cleaning the bathroom… if that’s possible! 

P.S. This method is best on chrome finishes as other finishes may have coatings on them that can be worn off if you rub them with the wax paper. Luckily, chrome fixtures are probably the only ones you really need to worry about water spots on anyway. I just wanted you to know, just in case!

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