Astrid Dual Lever Kitchen Tap | Chrome Mixer
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Astrid Dual Lever Kitchen Tap – Chrome, Tall Swan Neck
Two handles, one spout, one tap hole. The ELLSI Astrid is a dual lever kitchen tap that keeps the hot and cold controls separate the way older taps did, but feeds them through a single swan neck rather than asking your sink for a second hole. In polished chrome it reads as classic rather than retro.
Chrome is the reason many people choose this one over the brass. It sits alongside a stainless sink, a chrome bath screen and whatever handles the kitchen already has, so nothing else needs replacing to make it look intentional. It is also the finish that shrugs off cleaning products — no lacquer to strip, no matt coating to dull.
The proportions are the other thing to weigh. At 375 mm to the top and 240 mm clear beneath the outlet, this is a tall tap with a 210 mm reach, comfortably covering a 1.5 or double bowl and leaving room to fill a stockpot. Measure your window sill if the sink sits under a window that opens inwards.
Pressure matters here more than anything else on the page. The Astrid needs 1 bar minimum and will not perform on a gravity-fed system. If your hot water comes from a cylinder in the hot press rather than a combi boiler or pressurised mains, this is the wrong tap and the alternatives below are the right ones. Plenty of older Irish homes fall into that category, so it is worth two minutes now rather than a return later.
Features & Benefits
- Dual lever quarter-turn control — separate hot and cold handles feeding one spout, through a single tap hole.
- Polished chrome finish that tolerates ordinary kitchen cleaners, unlike lacquered brass or a matt coating.
- Tall swan neck spout, 375 mm high with 240 mm of clearance beneath the outlet.
- 210 mm spout reach — sized for 1.5 and double bowl sinks rather than a single small bowl.
- Swivel spout that turns clear of the bowl when the worktop is busy.
- Ceramic disc valves for smooth, drip-free operation with nothing to perish.
- Flow straightener giving a clean stream that does not spit against a shallow bowl.
- Compact 58 mm base — deck mounted into one tap hole, tidy where worktop space is tight.
- 1 bar minimum, high pressure only — not suitable for gravity-fed systems.
- 2 year manufacturer guarantee, handled here in Ireland.
Product Specification
| Brand | ELLSI (Etal) |
|---|---|
| Model Name | Astrid |
| SKU | PDT-000583 |
| Product Type | Kitchen Mixer Tap |
| Mount Type | Deck Mounted |
| Control Type | Dual Lever, Quarter Turn |
| Tap Holes | 1 |
| Finish | Polished Chrome |
| Material | Brass, Stainless Steel & Zinc |
| Valve Type | Ceramic Disc |
| Aerator | Flow Straightener |
| Spout Type | Swan Neck, Swivel |
| Minimum Pressure | 1 bar |
| Maximum Pressure | 3 bar |
| Pressure Suitability | High pressure systems only — not suitable for gravity-fed |
| Connection Type | G 1/2" |
| Hose Supplied | 1/2" threaded tails |
| Hose Length | 360 mm |
| Total Height | 375 mm |
| Height to Spout Outlet | 240 mm |
| Spout Reach | 210 mm |
| Width Across Handles | 140 mm |
| Base Diameter | 58 mm |
| Weight | 1800 g |
| Waste Included | No |
| Guarantee | 2 Years |
What's Included
- 1 x ELLSI Astrid dual lever kitchen mixer tap in polished chrome
- 1 x Pair of 1/2" threaded tap tails (360 mm)
- 1 x Fixing kit (bolt, washer and base seal)
- 1 x Installation and care instructions
Why Choose a Chrome Dual Lever Kitchen Tap?
Two reasons, and they pull in different directions. The dual lever part is about how you use a tap: with one handle you hunt for the blend point every time, with two you set each side and leave it. Anyone who grew up with separate hot and cold taps tends to find it immediately natural, and it looks right in a shaker, in-frame or period kitchen where a single lever can feel too modern.
The chrome part is about everything else in the room. It is the least committing finish we sell — it blends with what is already there instead of setting a scheme you then have to match. It also survives the cupboard-under-the-sink cleaning products that would ruin a matt black or lacquered brass tap.
If the budget is the deciding factor, the Newton and Walton are both chrome twin-lever taps at roughly half the price, and both work from 0.3 bar — which makes either of them the sensible answer on a gravity-fed system where the Astrid will not do. The Astrid earns its premium on height, reach and the weight of the quarter-turn action rather than on function.
Prefer warm metal? The same tap comes in brushed brass, or a soft brushed grey as the Astrid in pewter. Want one-handed control instead? The Tivoli Chrome is slimmer and cheaper, and the Cato Chrome adds a pull-out spray. Kitchen sink wastes are not part of our range, so no waste is included — an existing one is normally reused.
We ship kitchen taps Ireland wide — Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and everywhere between — with same-day Dublin pickup on stocked items. Browse all kitchen taps to compare.
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