Bathtub inlet in the rotary lock button?

Hello,

as you can already see from my sink question today, we have once again started the final bathroom planning.

In our bathtub, the recessed basin area is slightly angled to the wall – no one has to be able to imagine that now, the consequence is that it is difficult to place a faucet on the wall in such a way that the water can flow directly into the basin below without obstruction.

In our tub, it would also be possible for water to come out from this rotary knob on the side away from the wall, which is otherwise used to close the tub.

Actually, that would be an elegant solution for us and I also imagine the water inlet would be significantly quieter.

Is there anything speaking against that? Is it somehow unhygienic or should one be more worried that the hose in the tub might leak..?

Regards

That seems to be the preferred solution for my plumber (at the tripoint BY/BW/HE)... Probably only the price speaks against it, but if the tub already offers the option, then that shouldn't be the dealbreaker. In terms of hygiene effort, it's unproblematic – you can clean better around the faucet, and the inlet can also be cleaned very well. As for the noise development – it’s surprisingly quiet. The only thing that doesn’t work: putting a bucket underneath and letting the cleaning water run in!

The overflow inlet is very expensive because a) an underfloor fitting is required (not a huge expense, though) and b) a backflow preventer against negative pressure is needed so that bathwater does not flow back into the supply line. That costs a few extra marks.

Otherwise, with professional installation, there is nothing against it.

An alternative would be to build up a tile height behind the sloped bathtub and mount the fitting there. Then the inlet also works.

We had such an enema until recently. That it should be quieter..... I cannot agree with that now. We had the enema at the feet. What we noticed was that the warm water did not distribute as well when hot water was run afterwards. But that was due to the position of the enema. There was nothing to criticize hygienically.

Hello everyone,
thank you for the previous answers.
: Why do you need a concealed fitting? I mean, it's clear that you still need a fitting to control, but why does it have to be concealed?
Yes, the thing with the "Aufkasten," I would find that awful.

Hello,

we now also have a bathtub filler like this in the new house.

It is definitely quieter than the "classic" faucet, because the water flows down the edge of the tub and no longer falls directly from the faucet into the tub.

We have no hygienic concerns and we fill the bucket with the cleaning water using the existing hand shower hose.

Best regards,

Dirk