Your bathtub faucet is one of the most important, and overlooked, fixtures in your bathroom. What most homeowners don't realize is that depending on the type of bathtub, they have numerous options when it comes to choosing a faucet. Whether you're concerned about the cohesion of your bathroom decorating, your household water use, or troubleshooting your current faucet problems, here's what you need to know:
Bathtub Faucet Basics
Let's start simple and work up. When you're looking at a new faucet for your bath there are a few basic considerations you need to take into account.
Specialty Bathtubs and Faucets
There are instances where you'll need to dig a little bit deeper into the world of faucets (and don't fool yourself, it's a bigger world than you might think). Roman style, or free standing, tubs are very popular and necessitate special fixtures when it comes to faucets. Also, clawfoot tubs are making a comeback, especially in older homes. These tubs require clawfoot tub faucets, also referred to as Victorian faucets that adapt modern plumbing to antiquated bathtubs. Clawfoot tub faucets can be incorporated directly into the tub itself or, more commonly, come in stand alone models. These clawfoot tub faucets rise out of the floor and drop over the top of the tub edge to provide water. Whatever style you choose, it's always important that you meld modern faucet technology with classic bathtub design. Just because your clawfoot tub is a century old, doesn't mean your faucets have to be!
Bathtub Faucet Repair
A bathtub faucet leak is a bigger and more urgent problem than you realize. One drip per second equals nearly 200 gallons a month, and if your faucet leak is severe enough to create a stream you're probably looking at thousands of gallons of water going down your drain every month. That's something you're going to notice when your monthly utility bill arrives. Many online sources will suggest that DIY faucet repair is a relatively simple process. If you're pretty handy, you might be able to fix your own faucet, but it's not a project to be tackled lightly. Innocent gaps in knowledge can quickly make the problem worse, and the last thing you want is to pay for emergency plumbing services. If you can't identify the difference between a washer and cartridge faucet, then bathtub faucet repair is best left to a professional. 
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