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The best bath taps and fillers for 2026

Wall-mounted bath taps are the one product in this catalogue where a single number rules out almost everything: centre distance, the gap between the two wall inlets. Continental European plumbing settled on 150 mm, and a tap built for it will not reach a pair of outlets at 153 mm without eccentric connectors — which exist, are cheap, and are the reason to measure before ordering rather than after. Deck-mounted fillers ask a different question: the hole spacing in the bath rim, and whether the rim is thick enough for the fixing. After that comes the practical part. Spout reach decides whether water lands in the bath or runs down the inside wall, and a diverter — the little lever that sends water to a hand shower — is either fitted or it is not, so check rather than assume. We compare centre distance, mounting type, spout reach, whether a shower diverter is fitted, stated flow rate with its test pressure, and finish.

The models we recommend

  1. EISL SPEED single-lever bath mixer, chrome

    Bath mixer · wall-mounted · pull diverter · S-connections supplied · 3-year warranty stated

    A single-lever bath filler that arrives with its S-connections and all its fixings, with a pull diverter for the shower and a three-year warranty from a named German address.

    Best for: A straightforward replacement on existing wall connections, where the fittings should all arrive in one box.

    ≈ £18 / 32 €

  2. Auralum brass bath mixer set with 70 cm rail and 1.5 m hose

    Bath mixer set · cast solid brass · 2-function changeover · 3-mode head · 1.5 m stainless hose · 70 cm rail (350 + 360 mm)

    A bath and shower set in cast solid brass whose rail, hose and modes are all published — including that the 70 cm rail arrives in two pieces.

    Best for: A bath used daily as a shower, where a sliding rail is wanted and the wall centres are already known.

    ≈ 70 €

  3. BONADE bath mixer set with three-mode hand shower, 150 cm hose

    Bath mixer set · 59 brass body · knob diverter · 3-mode hand shower · 150 cm hose · adjustable bracket · 1/2 in DIN

    A complete bath and shower set in stated 59 brass, with a three-mode hand shower on a 150 cm hose and a wall bracket you can fix at any height.

    Best for: A bath used for showering as well as bathing, where the hand shower and its bracket are half the purchase.

    ≈ £64 / 61 €

  4. Schütte LONDON thermostatic bath mixer, 38 °C detent

    Thermostatic bath mixer · 38 °C detent · pull diverter · ½ in hose connection · 2 rosettes and 2 S-connections supplied

    A thermostatic bath mixer that arrives with everything needed to fit it, and whose 38 °C detent the maker calls scald protection — a description this page does not repeat.

    Best for: Replacing a plain bath mixer with a thermostatic one on existing wall connections, in a household where a steady temperature matters.

    ≈ £78 / 85 €

  5. hansgrohe Ecostat surface-mounted bath thermostat, 150 mm centres

    Thermostatic bath mixer · 150 mm ±12 centres · up to 20 l/min at 3 bar · SafetyStop 40 °C · G1/2 DN15 · two outlets

    The only tap in this whole catalogue that publishes a flow rate WITH the pressure it was measured at — 20 l/min at 3 bar — alongside a centre distance and a tolerance.

    Best for: A bath that has to fill quickly, on existing wall connections that may not be exactly 150 mm apart.

    ≈ £183 / 148 €