Gourmet (bar/prep transitional style)
faucet
Features
1.The Gourmet kitchen faucet sports elegance with long lasting efficiency.
2. It has appearance of crafted instrument.
3. Easy to touch.
4. Available finishes: – elegant chrome, brushed nickel and oil-rubbed bronze.
5. It features 110-degree swivel spout combined with a pull-out faucet.
6. Present both a high-sized (12 13/16” overall height) and mid-sized (10 5/16” overall height) faucet base.
7. Available in a low flow option for helping to conserve water and reduce utility bills.
8. Retail price: $490-$686.
Eklay Harmony
Harmony (transitional style)
HARMONY
As the name suggest of the faucet Elkay harmony synchronize with today’s kitchen style.
Features
- Sophisticated faucet with sleek line style.
- The perfect addition to an open-concept living room/dining room/kitchen as its elegant, straight lines and has clean curves which make it beautiful yet handy.
- It’s Single Handle Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet and need single hole top mount for installation.
- Faucet is produced of solid brass.
- This faucet has removable ceramic disc cartridge.
- Available in polished Chrome, Satin Nickel finishes.
- Available with limited lifetime warranty
- The Harmony kitchen faucets boast 180-degree swivel.
- Single-lever control of water flow and temperature (low-flow option available).
- The approx. retail price: $750-$1,235.
Moen’s Muirfield
Moen’s Muirfield
If you have flare of using long established, stylish exceptional design accessories then Moen’s Muirfield suite are for your home’s bathroom.
Moen’s Muirfield faucets are quality product by Moen.
Muirfield
Features
1. Contemporary faucet with water-saving technology.
2. Classic look with conservation features.
3．simple to operate ,convenient with stylish handles
4．Muirfield lavatory faucets feature a 1.5 gallon per minute (gpm) flow rate versus the industry standard of 2.2 gpm – providing consumers the sensational water experience they are accustomed to, while reducing water usage by up to 32 it.
5. The unique mid- or high-arc spout high arc spouts make tasks such as washing your hands and face or filling a glass of water more convenient.
6． Wide array of finish that best coordinates with your overall bathroom design: Chrome, Classic Brushed Nickel and Old World Bronze.
7． Qualify WaterSense® criteria which means that the fixtures meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) guidelines as an environmentally responsible and efficient product.
8． ADA certified.
9． Lifetime limited warranty to ensure superior quality.
PRICE TAGS
price of some Muirfield products
1.Muirfield single-handle center set faucet in Chrome ($78*)
2. Lifeshine® Classic Brushed Nickel ($108*);
3. two-handle, mid-arc center set faucet in Chrome ($78*);
4. two-handle, high-arc center set faucet in new Mediterranean Bronze ($158*).
WaterSense-labeled Showerheads
DELTA FAUCETS –the new WaterSense-labeled Showerheads
WaterSense-labeled Showerheads
Features
1. Delta Faucets with new water sense labeled gives you better shower experience.
2. It is WATERSENSE® certified which is a registered mark of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
3. Delta Faucets are the first in the industry to qualify for the new WaterSense® program developed by the EPA for showerheads and handshowers.
4. More than 50% of Delta’s bath suites feature showerheads and handshowers which meet WaterSense® requirements.
5. Seven of those collections exhibit special feature an H2Okinetic® showerhead that flows at 1.5gpm while providing the feel of an enhanced flow of 2.5gpm.
6. According to industry standard WaterSense requirements should use between 20-40% less water* whereas Delta lavatories with WaterSense requirements use 32% less and all perform as well or better than their less efficient counterparts.
FAUCETS PARTS
FAUCET PARTS
Faucet parts have great significance in plumbing. Having efficient and attractive faucet parts can cut down the amount of labour.
FAUCET PARTS:
Aerators and adaptors: To alter the flow of the water these faucet parts are attached to the actual faucet
Gaskets: gaskets can be made up of both rubber and metal. Confirm it that the faucet’s joints are watertight.
Shutoff valve: for supplying the water to the faucet.
Control valve: it mixes the water coming out of the spout with air to prevent splashing.
Escutcheons and Flanges: These faucet parts are installed behind or under your faucet in order to cover the hole for the pipe or vale.
Handles, Levers and Controls: These are used to turn the taps on and off.
Faucet Stems: Faucet stems are attached directly to the sink. The water flows out of the end of the faucet stems.
Washers: washers are used to attach the aerator to the faucet stem.
Stem Screws: Attach the washers to the end of the faucet stem.
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The other faucet parts are:
a) The tail pieces
b) The mounting nut
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Faucet parts depend on the type of faucet. The four types of faucets are:
a) Compression-Type
b) Disc-Type
c) Ball-Type
d) Sleeve –Type Catridge
Compression-type faucet: compression-type faucet has three parts-The retaining nut, threaded spindle and an O-ring.
Disc-type faucet: It has two parts-The cap and the cylinder.
Ball –Type: It has four parts. The cap covers the cam and the cam washer, and underneath the cam washer is the ball.
Sleeve-type faucets: It has three parts, the retaining ring, a catridge, and the catridge seal.
EASY INSTALLATION OF FAUCET IN JUST A 10 STEPS
EASY INSTALLATION OF FAUCET IN JUST A 10 STEPS
Is your faucet leaking or you simply want to install newer model to give your bath, kitchen the newer look? Want to install faucet yourself without help of costly plumber. All you need is right tools and the installation job becomes easier. Only you need to do is follow ten easy steps to complete the job.
TIP: Before disconnecting the drain lines, make a proper sketch of the layout to help you in installation.
Required things:
• Basin wrench or large pliers
• Mounting gasket
• New faucet
• Plastic scraper
• Plumber’s putty
• Rubber gloves
Step 1: Read the manual and follow the faucet installation advice given in the manual and assemble the new faucet accordingly.
Step 2: Turn off the shutoff valves to the faucet and then turn the faucet on to reduce the water pressure and drain the water that’s still available in the lines.
Step 3: Before installing the new faucet clean the sink surface particularly the area where you will mount the faucet. Small plastic scraper will be used while removing the residue and old plumbers putty off the surface.
Step 4: If faucets packaging includes rubber gasket, place it in between the base plate of the faucet and the sink top to make a watertight seal. If gasket is not included, then you need to apply plumber’s putty to pack the cavity of the faucet making it sure to leave no gaps in the putty.
Step 5: Now the next step is to insert the faucet body through the holes in the sink top. Thread the mounting nuts onto the faucet shafts. Centre the threaded shafts in the sink’s holes and tighten the nuts firmly using a screw driver. But, donor over-tightens the nuts.
Step 6: Reconnect the water supply lines if they are in suitable condition otherwise replaced them.
Step 7: Reconnect the water supply line from your faucet to one of the shut off valves and make sure to connect the hot and cold water to the correct connections.
Step 8: Turn on the faucet to flow the water back on with the water supply valves.
Step 9: Run the water in the new faucet to check for any leaks to avoid damage, tighten the nuts where required.
Step 10: Let the faucet set for twenty four hours for firm. Try to avoid heavy use during this time. Again check for leaks to avoid further damage.
Installation of faucets in few lines:
• Go through the manual instructions.
• Turn the supply lines off.
• Disconnect the supply lines from the old faucets
• Remove the old faucets.
• Connect all the supply feeds to the new faucets.
• Mount the new faucet.
• turning the supply lines back on.
• Test it for leaks.
Drinking Water fountains
Drinking Water fountains
Drinking Water fountains are a key feature of the public parks established to help people live in good health. It’s source to provide ample drinking water in all public place to ensure that people have access to free drinking water. Water Fountains requisite for free clean water and helps you in saving some money and keep you hydrated.
Elkay
The Elkay Company in the States is probably the longest established water cooler manufacturer in the world and they are serving office, schools, factories and public premises environments over a long term. The Elkay has highest range of specification in drinking water fountains.
1. Wall Mounted Fountain sink:
Wall Mounted
It is a simple unit with small dimensions and simply has a bubbler to drink from. The drinking water comes straight from the mains supply, is passed through a water filter if required and comes out of the bubbler when a simple button us depressed. The basic form of wall mounted sink has no chilling unit and therefore the water comes out of the bubbler at mains water temperature.
2. Floor Standing Drinking Water Fountain
The range of floor standing models is the time-honored choice for offices, schools, factories and public premises.
It is also important to ensure that the water fountains are maintained and replaced if fault arises for health and safety reasons.
SIGMA FAUCETS
SIGMA BATHROOM FAUCETS
SIGMA provides a vast selection of faucets for the entire bathroom having superb designs with technical excellence. The faucets are having matchless elegance with perfect coordination for a bathroom .These faucets are known to maintain the standards as they are durable and stand the test of time.
Few series of Bathroom faucets:
• SERIES 1200/2200 Devon Roman Tub set with Deck mount
This includes a hand shower having lavishness and diverter in addition to the Sigma Roman tub set. It cost for $1,350.
• SERIES 1200/2200 Devon widespread Lav Set
This lav set is a luxurious lav set and is available in many finishes it cost for $650.
All SIGMA bath faucets are accessible with full-fledged tub and shower fittings. Along with a vast range of accessories to add magnificent look to bathroom these faucets are having styles, designs, elegance that varies from traditional to modern.
SIGMA is continuously developing new stuff to meet their customer’s ever-changing lifestyles, requirement and design tastes.
Sigma Bathroom Faucet is matchless and exceptional. It is available in over a numerous finishing options, from gold to brass. Sigma is having all kind of bathroom faucets from classical to contemporary .If your preference is lavish gold or brass plated or you are looking for sleek chrome plated .All varieties of bathroom faucets are available with ease .
Delta Pilar Kitchen faucet
Delta Pilar Kitchen faucet
Everyone dreams of smart house with all kind of appliances like intercoms, lighting controls, etc which makes the life of owner comfortable and swift. In this fast pace life kitchen with modern equipments is a big necessity but matter of affordability arises.
Delta has introduced the product that involves transforming an existing home into a smart home while keeping costs low. Delta pilar kitchen faucets has been introduced having latest Touch2O technology.These faucets are fully controlled by a touch anywhere on the faucet or handle .ToucH2O Technology permits to turn the faucet on and off with a simple touch of skin, finger ,elbows or forearm. It provides good hygiene in the kitchen.
Delta pilar touch 2O
Touch 2O Features
The concept of this new product and its features are remarkable.
It has advance feature like it allows us to turn on a faucet and clean hands without contaminating. Pilar faucet assists to reduce germ spread. Sanitation and cleanliness assured features.
The other noteworthy features are the tall size of the spout for working with large size pots and utensils. This makes cleaning of deep pots and pans easier. This saves lot of time and wastage of water. It provides a pull down or pulls out feature with a 54″long hose. The water valve handle provide a wide range of water pressure and temperature settings. The pull-down spray head offers a regular stream.
Delta pilar kitchen faucets works great. The installation is very simple and easy. The Spray-nozzle extends and retracts easily. Water flow is extremely good. Kitchen task become much easier and helps to prevent the spread of harmful germs. It saves wastage of water and expense on water bills is reduced. Above all the price is really low .It saves the money and energy both, resulting into a fully equipped smart kitchen.
The new Delta Pilar Faucet with ToucH2O Technology is really praiseworthy. The faucet look is elegant and built with supreme quality parts.
This faucet is available in Chrome for US$495 and Brilliance Stainless for US$547.
LELAND SERIES
The Leland faucet series is perfect way to add class to the kitchen .Leland kitchen pull down are striking combination traditional style and modern functionality with teapot design and porcelain and metal handle options makes it easy and give perfect look .the j spout provides a new design option within the collection .MagnaTite docking to keep the wand securely in place
Selecting right faucet for your kitchen is a difficult task. You can
Choose Delta Leland for simple and one hand operations.
DELTA FAUCET 978-SSSD LELAND SINGLE-HANDLE KITCHEN FAUCETS WITH PULL DOWN SPRAY WAND AND STAINLESS STEELSOAP DISPENSER
Delta Faucet 978SSSD LELAND
Features
1. It is a beautiful, well made faucet with J shaped spout suitable for wide sinks .once installed it is about 14 inches from the counter top to the top of the arc with pull down sprayer and it’s another stainless steel soap dispenser.
1. The quality is excellent, an IS quality faucet, easy to install available with the flexible supply lines. Its astonishing feature which is excellent addition is spray head with multiple spray patterns which is not seen on some other pull-down spray faucets. Another feature twist-lock connector to keep it in place when not in use.
3. The faucet rotate 360 degrees, meaning it spin around quickly without much pressure, a gentle jolt.
4. The soap dispenser is nice and it works great. The single-handle is nice quality and also works great. The soap dispenser is really handy and the single handle makes operation easy.
5. The feature extension hose is added functionality in kitchen.
6 it is 3-hole model.
7. Delta faucet is available online at prices below the local “home improvement” stores and can be received within few days.
WORKING
1. The flow to spray mechanism is a simple. Turn of a dial, nothing to break
Or wear out.
2. The hose extension mechanism is also a simple turn of a dial again, with no rubber gasket to wear out or button to break.
3. To change the faucet to a spray, you twist the end until it clicks. It goes from spray/shower to stream and back again.
The nice thing about this is that when it is in spray mode, you don’t need certain amount of pressure to maintain the spray as you do with other faucet models.
Brian Fosse
