Thermostatic faucet at your basin, not just shower?

[atlasfever]

Background: Bathroom faucets
Question: In a shower, you can have a thermostatic valve, and a volume control. So, you can set the temperature, and with another value, control the flow amount. Why is there not this feature for a basin faucet?

Assuming I am mounting the basin faucet on the wall, why can't you just take a shower thermostatic valve and add a volume control and have a lovely temperature every morning? I'm guessing it's just more expensive, otherwise, makes sense?

I am keen on a specific series, and I know they do not do thermostatic basin sinks.

Thanks!

 

[DJH]

I have fitted mixing valves on hot water supplies to basins but their main function was to reduce the risk of hot water scalding the public and to reduce heating costs. I can't remember the make of them at the moment...

Doug

 

[worms]

Why is there not this feature for a basin faucet?

Because most people want the option of a cold tap for brushing their teeth?

As Douglas says, I think these taps are available for the commercial premises market but there is probably little demand in the domestic market.

 

[steveb]

we had TMVs (Thermostatic Mixing Vales) installed underneath our sinks and baths, but that's because the water tank keeps water at about 70 degrees and the taps were seperate "old fashioned" hot & cold levers, so if you opened fully hot then you can seriously scald yourself.

The TMVs job is to blend cold into the hot pipe if the temperature gets too high, so it only has a "max" setting - it looked something like this:

http://www.showerright.co.uk/tmv3%20scheme/Peglar%20Bulldog%20TMV3.htm

-Steve

 

[DJH]

That' the one I used to fit Steve. Thanks for that. I should have remembered Peglars as they've been around forever and manufacture top quality fittings.

Doug