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Auralum basin mixer with solid brass pop-up rod waste review

A basin mixer supplied with a solid brass rod waste and a cartridge the maker states has passed 500 000 cycles — the tap on this page that arrives most complete.

By Jean-Benoit Buisson

The bottom line The most complete box in the hub: tap, brass waste, filter, and a cartridge with a figure attached. The geometry is still yours to measure.

What you are getting

A chrome single-lever basin mixer supplied with a solid brass rod-operated pop-up waste, a ceramic cartridge stated at 500 000 cycles, and an inline filter.

Why the waste is half the purchase

It is the part people buy second, after discovering the old one no longer seals — and the part most often bought in the wrong version. A tap supplied with its own matching waste, in solid brass rather than plastic, removes that decision.

The condition attached: a rod pop-up is a slotted waste, right for a basin with an overflow and wrong for one without. Look inside your basin for the small hole near the rim before ordering.

The filter nobody mentions

Stated as reducing noise and catching debris. Grit in the supply is what destroys a cartridge after building work, and a filter at the tap is a cheap defence.

The claim without a number

“Water-saving”, with no litres per minute and no reference pressure. Reported as stated; no figure is supplied here that the maker did not publish.

Availability

On sale from 40 € to 50 € on the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores at the time of checking.

Listed but with no offer on the British Amazon store — the reference exists there and nobody is currently selling it.

Not found on the American Amazon store, where the buy link falls back to a local search rather than to a page that does not exist.

Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 5 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

What we like, and what we don't

Strengths

Supplied with a solid brass pop-up rod waste, so the tap and the waste arrive matched rather than bought twice
States a 500 000-cycle test on the cartridge, which is a figure rather than an adjective
A built-in filter is stated, which catches the grit that ruins cartridges after building work

Compromises

A rod-operated waste needs a linkage under the basin, in a cupboard already holding a trap
A rod pop-up is a slotted waste, so it suits a basin with an overflow and not one without
The water-saving claim carries no litres-per-minute figure and no reference pressure

Specifications

Tap hole diameter	Not stated by the maker — 35 mm is the near-universal single-hole standard
Spout reach	Not stated as a figure — the maker states the spout-to-basin distance suits most basins
Spout height	Not stated by the maker
Flow rate	A water-saving cartridge is stated by the maker; no litres-per-minute figure and no reference pressure
Cartridge	Ceramic cartridge, stated to have passed 500 000 cycles; diameter not given
Body material	Not stated by the maker — the supplied waste is stated as solid brass
Finish	Chrome — stated
Amazon reference	B07R739CZM (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN	0744790769159

Questions people actually ask

Do I still need to buy a waste?

No — a solid brass rod waste is supplied, which is the point of it. Check that your basin has an overflow: a rod pop-up is a slotted waste, and a basin without an overflow needs an unslotted one instead.

What does a 500 000-cycle test mean?

It is a manufacturer's durability figure for the cartridge, reported here as stated. It is a number rather than an adjective, which is worth something — and it is the maker's own test rather than an independent one.