Tap Diffuser / Areator

Buford T Justice

Hi Guys

My kitchen sink as this tap, and while it works fine, i find that the water splashes out of the sink a lot when it hits the bottom.

As a Solution to this, I'm thinking that a diffuser or aerator might cure the problem for me. Does anyone have any idea where I could get one for this tap, or any other solutions that might be out there for me?

Thanks

NATURALENERGY

hi fingers
did you think of the simple approach, fit 2 penny valves on the inlets and turn the mains one down its the power of the mains that hits the sink and splashes or do i miss understand the q??:)

Buford T Justice

Doing that will only reduce the flow rate, not the pressure of the water.

Its not the pressure or the rate of flow thats the problem, its the way and shape of the water as it hits the sink. Turning down the tap will reduce the flow of water out of it, but not the pressure and sometimes makes it worse....

Joey the lips

Hi Fingers. From memory those diffusers that are currently in there are glued so you cannot get a normal one and glue it.

The only solution i would imagine is to reduce the pressure.

Sparkpea

are u sure that doesn't screw out? if it does what about fitting a tiny gauss in it? or one of those fittings that allows you to alter the direction of the outlet flow. I agree ball valves wont help alot etc. what about a pressure reducing valve even?

Buford T Justice

I think it might screw out. It has edges on it, so looks like it can be removed.

I wouldn't like to reduce the pressure in the taps though. I only have about 5 meters of head for the hot, and the mains is only average pressure.

Where would I pick up a diffuser, if one was to go looking for such a thing?

Joey the lips

Fingers McGee wrote: »

I think it might screw out. It has edges on it, so looks like it can be removed.

I wouldn't like to reduce the pressure in the taps though. I only have about 5 meters of head for the hot, and the mains is only average pressure.

Where would I pick up a diffuser, if one was to go looking for such a thing?

Ask a plumber to keep a kitchen tap for you. Outside that they have always proved difficult to get. So much so they were lifted along with shower screen seals from our showroom many moons ago.

Sparkpea

whats a diffuser when its at home?

this?

or this?


or something else?

Buford T Justice

It basically replaces the thing in the end of the spout for something similar, which reduces the flow of water (saving the environment waffle) and introduces air into the water.

Like the taps you'd get in a sink in a hotel - thingie. Should prevent the splashes.

Though, kinda like the top one, but there are ones that fit into the spout and don't protrude out of it like that one does.

Sparkpea

ah, prob not as common here as our pressure is mainly gravity fed

will keep my eyes open

Buford T Justice

Sparkpea wrote: »

ah, prob not as common here as our pressure is mainly gravity fed

will keep my eyes open

Gravity fed rising main into the kitchen?

My house is just rising main into kitchen and upstairs and the rest of the h & c taps are gravity fed.

Sparkpea

no our mains is under about 2 bar pressure, but I thought the south would have more pressurised HW systems or combi boilers than the north would. I was wondering why you where saying about only having 5m head for HW when I mentioned putting a reducing valve on the main but then I just read the rest of your sentence now sometimes just scan things and pick it up wrong!

must actually test my pressure cos I live at the top of a hill so I think its only about 2 bar, pressure isn't bouncing out. may rethink putting in an electric shower tho and just get powershower (I know 2 bar is ample but more the better)

Buford T Justice

Sparkpea wrote: »

sometimes just scan things and pick it up wrong!

Happens me all the time. I can never find the right end of the stick.