| Not a long time ago just one type of combination | | | | panels. It is an integral part of bath design; it is |
| faucet was possible to install. It was a combined | | | | impossible to change it without disruption of whole |
| variant - both for a bath and for a sink - with | | | | system's work. It is possible in theory, but in practice |
| common long nose which turns hither and thither as | | | | is encountered too seldom. The buyer may also |
| required. It was such a common thing. And the water | | | | purchase an "empty" bath. In that case we can |
| is supplied to it through the pipes placed on the wall. | | | | select any combination faucet, shower mixer, etc., |
| Installation of combination faucet somewhere else, | | | | which have required design and place of installation. |
| except the wall, was off the question. Baths weren't | | | | Often expensive baths produced by known |
| good, too: huge bath took half of bathroom. That's all | | | | manufacturers are offered as complete sets |
| beauty. Modern baths vary in forms, color and | | | | equipped with certain combination faucet mounted on |
| materials. New design solutions require new | | | | a side. When "empty" bath is ordered from factory, |
| technological approaches, in particular, as for water | | | | apertures are selected for specific combination |
| inlet and supply. Nowadays, this or that arrangement | | | | faucet which is to be mounted on that bath, and |
| of combination bath faucet is not casual. | | | | there are provided any variants of its installation |
| There are still combination facets with rotary nose | | | | within the limits of standards effective in this area. |
| and shower mixer both for sink and bath. They do | | | | Combination facet mounted on a rack - effective and |
| not lose their popularity probably because they are | | | | very beautiful variant for expensive and exclusive |
| ideally convenient both for filling of a bath and for | | | | baths on legs in spacious tiring-rooms. Just imagine a |
| taking shower while standing. In fact, the few are | | | | semi-antique bath in classical style, with some lion's |
| able to afford the bath and separate shower cabin. | | | | paws. That bath is to be equipped with relevant |
| There is just one requirement - the bath is to be in | | | | luxurious combination faucet. There are also modern |
| close proximity to the wall and other parameters are | | | | variants. They have completely coordinated and |
| of no importance. Before now the combination | | | | targeted design. The bath and the combination |
| faucet was installed directly above bath draining hole. | | | | faucet are matched together less often, but experts |
| Now it may be installed in any place around the bath. | | | | do not advise that, because mismatches are possible, |
| But, certainly, much depends on pipes layout, too. If | | | | for example, color mismatching of legs of the bath |
| it is not green field repairs you'll have to contend with | | | | and combination faucet. |
| existing centre to centre distance of earlier installed | | | | The rack with the shower mixer is usually mounted |
| pipes. You'll have to install new combination facet on | | | | near the bath. It is necessary to note, that the |
| a place of removed one and you won't be able to | | | | shower mixer mounted on a rack may be installed |
| change its locus. But in case of major repairs and | | | | only in case of green field creation of a bathroom as |
| complete replacement of pipes you may invent | | | | its water supply is made from under the floor. |
| something and install the combination faucet in any | | | | Shower mixer mounted on a rack usually has its |
| convenient place. | | | | shower head on a flexible hose, but there are certain |
| When choosing wall-mounted combination faucet, pay | | | | models which have the shower head fixed at the top |
| attention to water outlet length, that is to the | | | | on a metal tube, after the manner of old showers. |
| distance from the wall up to the center of its "nose" | | | | The combination faucet mounted on a shelf belongs |
| which is always mentioned in its specifications. There | | | | to the category of designer's fads. It is just |
| are three types of water outlets for bath | | | | decorative solution used for creation of non-standard |
| combination faucets: short, average and long. The | | | | bathroom design and usually entails 100 percent |
| most fashionable are combination faucets with short | | | | appreciation of the whole project. The combination |
| noses. But there is one important moment: if "nose" | | | | faucets intended for their installation on a shelf are |
| of combination faucet is too short, the water starts | | | | much more expensive than wall-mounted ones. Such |
| to flow beyond the bath. Each good bath | | | | combination faucets are considerably expensive, high |
| combination faucet has a detailed technical card, but | | | | fashioned things. Cascade mixers are usually mounted |
| you'll have to keep in mind that drawings always | | | | in such a way. They may be mounted in the niche or |
| show the distance from the wall up to the center of | | | | on brick setting near built-in bathtub, or on a podium |
| a jet, and in fact it is not so. Besides, the sides of a | | | | around the bath, or on specially constructed tiled or |
| bath differ on edge. The wider is the side, the longer | | | | revet shelf. |
| nose you'll have to take. So, after all, midi | | | | There are different variants of installation. The |
| combination faucets are the most convenient for | | | | combination faucet may be mounted in any place |
| their installation on the wall. In case of wall-mounted | | | | around the bath which usually is an expensive, |
| combination faucet it is possible to mount fixed | | | | large-sized and non-standard model. By means of |
| support of shower mixer enabling adjustment of | | | | flexible connection it is possible to mount the tap, |
| shower head position. | | | | cranes and shower in different places relatively to |
| The height of combination faucet mounting may vary | | | | each other. The shower in that case is usually |
| in each specific case; the standard height is 10-15 cm | | | | extendable. Experts consider it as a minus because of |
| above the bath side. Sometimes the combination | | | | frequent telescoping the hose of that design wears |
| faucet is mounted at height of tile and according to | | | | out quickly. If the bath is near the wall, you can |
| that height the pipes are mounted. It is necessary to | | | | mount the rack for standing shower. |
| consider the length of shower mixer adapting pipe (if | | | | What for such diversification is necessary? And why |
| it is in the bottom of shower mixer). Installation of | | | | install the combination faucet in any place of the |
| combination faucet on the wall in unusual place may | | | | bath? Just for comfort - to have the jet of water |
| add distinctiveness to your bathroom. | | | | where you need it to be, instead of the only place |
| Combination faucet placed on a side of a bath. A lot | | | | possible. For originality - because such set of |
| of known manufacturers produce the baths with | | | | component parts makes the house unique. It's good |
| combination faucet mounted on a bath side. It is | | | | to have an option especially when the experts help |
| most commonly encountered in complex hydro | | | | to decide. |
| massage baths equipped with electronic control | | | | |