Which faucet for the washbasin?

Hello again...

We are moving into our new apartment at the end of November and want to replace this dreadful standard wall-mounted sink with a sleek Godmorgon washbasin cabinet 1.20 m wide. The sink will be the Odensvik, because I’m not quite comfortable with that Plastic-Fantastic marble aggregate... What’s really causing me a headache now is the choice of faucet. Originally, I liked the "Tunasjön" model best, but it’s only available in a few stores (for some reason) and I unfortunately have to expect that it will be SOLD OUT AGAIN by the time we visit next weekend. So I’m looking for an alternative for the worst case and also thought of the LUNDSKÄR, but I’m afraid it splashes a lot because the spout is so high and the water has such a long way to fall. Of course, I could also buy a faucet from somewhere else, i.e., not IKEA, but that technically overwhelms me. Am I right in thinking that I would then need a faucet without a drain assembly since otherwise I’d have the hole in the back where the usual pull rod goes? I’ve also seen something nice at OBI, but it has a push-open valve; that’s unnecessary too since everything is included with the IKEA drain, right? Questions upon questions... Hope someone can help me.

Many thanks and best regards
Leah

A high faucet is actually more practical than a low one. My parents used to have high faucets and they didn't spray more than the low ones. If there are specialists in the family who always turn it up fully and make a mess, you can slightly tighten the angle valve. The drains with stopper levers are somewhat higher. As a result, the siphon could be positioned too low and collide with the top drawer. You should measure that at the hardware store and at IKEA. You should also pay attention to whether the threads are the same. IKEA uses threads that are more common with sink siphons.

Really? I think I once read here that someone who has the Lundskär said it splashes quite a bit because the water comes from such a height... I currently have my eye on the Hansgrohe Logis, which would be without push-open and without a pull rod and should actually fit. The only question is whether the water does not hit the drain directly at the bottom in the middle, because I think that is the reason why it splashes.

Certainly, the combination of basin and faucet also plays a role in how much it splashes. Additionally, the significance of heavy splashing can be perceived differently. With the [Armatur] from IKEA, the advantage is that you can return it if you are not happy with it. Maybe you are also lucky with [TUNASJÖN].

Many thanks IKEA expert I’ll see how things look next week, otherwise we will organize something else until the 27th.

So, the move is done and the Godmorgon is set up... I would like to share my experiences with it, but I didn’t want to open a separate thread for it now. I hope that if someone is looking for information on this topic, they will find it here. I have read once or twice that the question comes up whether it is possible without any wall mounting at all.

We now have the Godmorgon in 1.20 m width with the Odensvik double washbasin. Just aesthetically, I would have preferred the washbasin to be "floating" without any feet. Unfortunately, that was not feasible — on the one hand because it is a rental apartment and the tiles shouldn’t be drilled (which probably would have been unavoidable with so many brackets on the back), and on the other because all the walls are made of drywall. Therefore, we decided not only to install the three recommended feet at the front, but also three more at the back, so six in total. This gives the Godmorgon a firm base. We then only attached it to the wall with two screws on these wooden crossbars to prevent it from shifting, since the washbasin just rests on top. This worked wonderfully, everything is rock solid and with this solution it can be completely removed again when moving out. For the faucets, we finally decided on the "Focus S" model from Hansgrohe. It works perfectly with the Odensvik washbasin, nothing splashes, no impractical hitting angle. We could easily omit the pull rod that wasn’t needed; the "hole" for it in this model is not at the back but somewhere on the side, but it is oval and blends in so well that it hardly stands out.

Here is a picture of it