Jaguar brand of plumbing products are tom tommed as the best. They have craftily crafted their image on these shiny products. They are priced over 500% of comparable products.
The contractors and plumbers promote them promising they are life long products which dont require maintenance or repairs. and the store promised no maintenance is required as these are ceramic based.
Falling for these false promises, based on the brand name, I opted for jaguar when I remodeled my studio apartment in 2009. In case jaguar cannot do simple math less than six years ago. The shower set hot water tap has developed a drip. My plumber tells me that these products cannot be repaired or maintained by simple replacement of parts. The spindle I see far from ceramic is made of PLASTIC. With Plastic washer adorned with a steel ring. There is a very small crack in the plastic which is causing the leak. The design id intentionally off standard so that just the spindle cannot be replaced.
When I asked the plumber he said the spindle alone will cost if it can be found 200% of the entire set if I had bought another comparable maintainable repairable brand. and when I pointed out to him about the jaguar promise, he laughed and said life long for them is as long as it lasts!
I have 2 decade and 3 decade old non branded fittings that are still functioning perfectly with a little maintenance in the same building.
What a shame for an international brand to make money-and so much of it- on false promises and deception?
I. had a USA made garden sprinkler which had a life long promise and the head crackedn a few years and they gracefully sent me a free replacement.
My recommendation do not fall for false Jaguar promises and shiny fittings.
ALL THAT SHINES IS NOT GOLD.