Single Lever Diverter

A single lever diverter does two jobs from one control: the lever sets the temperature and the volume together, and the diverter chooses which outlet the mixed water goes to. It is the fitting to use when you want one clean handle on the wall instead of the two separate hot and cold handles of a conventional wall mixer. Every diverter in this range is built on a high-flow body, which means a wider internal waterway than the standard casting, and every one is cast from solid lead-free brass ingot under three plated layers: copper, then 10-micron nickel, then 0.3-micron chromium. The ceramic disc cartridge is tested beyond 5,00,000 operations. Prices run from around Rs 5,690 to Rs 5,800.

How to choose a single lever diverter

  • Decide how you want to control temperature. One lever is quicker to set and easier to use with wet or soapy hands. Two separate handles give finer control over the mix. Neither is better; it is a preference, and it is hard to change later.
  • Know what a diverter is not. This is a manual mixer. It blends hot and cold in the proportion you set, but if someone opens a tap elsewhere in the house the mix shifts. A thermostatic diverter is the fitting that holds temperature through a pressure change.
  • Check the wall centres before ordering. The hot and cold inlet spacing is fixed once the wall is tiled. Confirm it on site.
  • The high-flow body earns its keep on a pressure pump. A wider waterway moves more water when there is head behind it. On a low gravity-fed supply the difference is smaller.

Where it sits against the other mixers

A two-handle wall mixer is the traditional and least expensive option. A single lever wall mixer does the same job with one handle. A single lever diverter adds the high-flow body. A thermostatic diverter, several times the price, adds true temperature holding and more outlets. The right one depends on how many outlets you are feeding and whether anyone else in the house is likely to run a tap while you are in the shower.

Common questions

What is the difference between a diverter and a mixer? A mixer blends hot and cold. A diverter chooses which outlet the water leaves by. These fittings do both in one body.

Does a single lever diverter need a pressure pump? No. It works on gravity-fed overhead tank supply. A pump makes the high-flow body noticeably worthwhile, but it is not a requirement.

Will the temperature stay steady? Only while the pressure on both inlets stays steady. Any manual mixer drifts if a tap opens elsewhere. If that matters to you, look at the thermostatic range.