Safety and comfort. These are the two main advantages offered by thermostatic faucets, but let's take a closer look at how exactly it works. In contrast to conventional shower set with a mixing lever, thermostatic shower system produce a water flow at the desired temperature and keep it at a constant temperature with the help of pre-set, precisely adjustable mixing buttons.
At one end of the faucet, there is a rotating lever that adjusts the ceramic mixing valve, which can be used to adjust the intensity of the water and also acts as a toggle switch: depending on the direction of rotation, water flows from the faucet. shower rose or sprinkler. Another button controls the temperature. This button adjusts the control head, which moves to the right or left relative to the central position of 38⁰C inside the faucet, thus changing the proportion of hot and cold water inflow.
Safety and comfort. These are the two main advantages offered by thermostatic faucets, but let's take a closer look at how exactly it works. In contrast to conventional faucets with a mixing lever, thermostatic shower and bath filling faucets produce a water flow at the desired temperature and keep it at a constant temperature with the help of pre-set, precisely adjustable mixing buttons.
At one end of the tap, there is a rotating lever that adjusts the ceramic mixing valve, which can be used to adjust the intensity of the water and also acts as a toggle switch: depending on the direction of rotation, water flows out of the tap as shower head spray or hand shower spray. Another button controls the temperature. This button adjusts the control head, which moves to the right or left relative to the central position of 38⁰C inside the tap, thus changing the proportion of cold and hot water inflow.
The thermostatic tap is equipped with an internal safety lock, which as standard keeps the temperature of the control button at 38°C, which is also the middle position of the faucet's temperature control rubber. The temperature can only be changed by pressing the small button and turning the regulator.
In addition, the tap keeps the set temperature at the same level, which, in addition to the feeling of comfort, also provides a guarantee against sudden changes in the water temperature in both directions. This is particularly useful in flow-through systems, in which the gas boiler directly heats the water flowing through it, instead of obtaining hot water from a DHW tank. One of the disadvantages of a flow-through system is that a tap opened at another outlet can suddenly and even drastically change the temperature of the water already flowing, which can even cause a sudden increase in the water temperature by removing the cold water flowing through the system. Leading to scalding.
In addition to the ease of adjustment, you only need to set the faucet once, and the next time it will take the previous temperature. It also ensures uniform water pressure and works well in houses with fluctuating or low water pressure or in upstairs rooms in the house where the pressure is lower. In terms of the appearance of the faucets, they are more often seen in modern and simple bathrooms, and most models have a clear angular shape, or more common cylindrical models. In terms of price, the price of thermostatic shower set is proportionally higher. The more innovative the technology and design, the higher the production cost, which is also reflected in the price.
