GLYPEN Wash-basin mixer tap, chrome-plated
How to get it
10 year guarantee
This tap helps lower water- and energy-use – so you can lower your bills too. The quality is guaranteed to outlast many years of pouring, washing and rinsing.
Product details
10 year guarantee. Read about the terms in the guarantee brochure.
The mixer tap insert has hard, durable ceramic discs that can handle the high friction that occurs when you change the temperature of the water.
Chrome-plated brass is a hard and durable surface that is easy to clean.
An aerator integrated in the tap keeps the water flow just right while less water and energy is used.
Mikael Axelsson
Measurements
- Height: 26 cm
More bath, less room?
Bathrooms often have specific water and drainage pipes which can be tricky to plan around. We can help.
Water-conscious commitment in bathrooms
Every time you brush your teeth, wash your hands, shave or take a bath, you can help with something essential – saving water. That’s why all our taps have an aerator that saves water and energy while keeping the water stream just right. But that’s just a small part of a bigger effort: conserving more clean water than we use.
Antony Smith, an engineer from England, remembers when he joined IKEA and the small team that develops our taps and showers. "I realized we practice what we preach about sustainability," Antony says. "It's a refreshing experience, but it makes our job really difficult because we genuinely have to deliver on sustainability with each product."
Water is precious, but often taken for granted
So, why conserving water? Because no organism on earth can survive without it, and no new water is created. It's constantly recycled, but our freshwater supply is overused and not evenly distributed. It’s impacted by pollution, contamination and climate change, too. "Those of us who live where you can just turn on your tap may not think about saving water; it's taken for granted," Antony says.
Thinking about water at every step
Behind the scenes, we constantly explore new ways to improve water efficiency. That includes providing factory workers and their families with fresh drinking water, ensuring all factory water is cleaned before release, reducing water usage in textile production and using rainwater to flush toilets in stores. And now we are working on new taps using sensors and spray technology – and new water-efficient showers – to save even more. Every water-saving action adds up.
Material
What are zinc and zamak?
Zinc is a metallic element while zamak is a mixture of zinc, aluminium, magnesium and copper. Both are durable materials and easy to cast into different shapes. They are good at conducting heat and electricity. Objects made of zinc or zamak are often given a surface treatment to resemble metals like gold, brass or stainless steel. Both zinc and zamak retain their good properties when they are recycled to become new objects.