Here’s an easy question that everyone should be able to answer right - What do you need to turn on to get flowing water? Of course, the most common answer will be taps!
Taps are essential fixtures in every home where you get your water from. Whether it is in the kitchen or the bathroom, you constantly turn them on and off every single day. But therein lies the question - what’s the difference between bathroom taps and a kitchen taps, visually?
Similarities of Bath and Kitchen Taps
Perhaps the reason why some people don’t know which is which is because there are tons of similarities between a bathroom tap and a kitchen tap. Here are some of them:- Both sets have three major types - a widespread tap, a single handle lever or a two-handle lever.
- Most bathroom tapware have two handles so you can achieve the perfect temperature, while a kitchen tapware has a single-handed lever so that one hand controls the tap and the other holds the ingredients to be washed.
- Most taps, whether for the bathroom or the kitchen, are made of brass. Companies often mix and match the materials and colour to create variation and more options for consumers.
Main Differences
So now let’s get down to how they are different. One of which only requires careful scrutiny, while the other would need a bit more investigating. The difference between bathroom taps and kitchen taps are:- Most kitchen taps a have a higher vertical clearance than that of bathroom taps. This is so that there’s space to work on when using them in the kitchen.
- Bathroom taps have a higher water pressure output than that of kitchen taps. For this one, you’ll have to look into the fine print, or you can ask a salesperson about the specifics regarding this one. You wouldn’t want to put a low-pressure kitchen tap in your bathroom as it can take ages to fill the tub!
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