MUKAAB Kitchen Mixer 53 2101 | EMPOLO Kitchen Faucets Manufacture

About the 53 2101 single-lever kitchen mixer

Model 53 2101 is the MUKAAB collection's square-profile kitchen mixer — sharp planes and a cubic lever in solid brass, for projects where the architecture is geometric. Internally it shares the EMPOLO cartridge and testing platform with every other line.

As the manufacturer — not a reseller — we control every step behind this model: brass casting at our own foundry, CNC machining of the waterways, polishing to plating-grade surface, triple plating baths for corrosion and salt-spray resistance, then final assembly and 100% pressure and leakage testing. That vertical chain is why EMPOLO can put a five-year body warranty in writing on model 53 2101 and still quote factory-direct pricing.

Distributors typically order the 53 2101 as part of a mixed container — several finishes of one model beat one finish in bulk for sell-through. Project buyers specify it with matching units across the building so every bathroom carries the same handle geometry and surface.

Buying direct from the factory means the margin normally taken by two or three intermediaries stays on your side of the transaction, and communication goes to the people who actually run the machines. When a buyer asks for a thread change, a different aerator flow rate or a custom escutcheon diameter on 53 2101, the answer comes from the production floor the same day — not through a trading desk relay that adds days and cost to every small decision. Square profiles photograph strongly for catalogs, and the MUKAAB kitchen pairs visibly with the same collection's showers — cross-category sets raise average order value.

Specifications — 53 2101

Installation	Deck-mounted, 1-hole
Spout	Angular swivel spout
Design language	MUKAAB — cubic architectural
Body material	Solid brass (copper content >59%)
Cartridge	Sedal ceramic cartridge (Spain)
Hoses	Stainless steel, 50 cm (where supplied)
Finishes	Polished chrome · matte black · brushed gold · brushed rose gold · champagne gold · gun metal · chrome black
Testing	100% pressure & leakage tested
Certifications	CUPC · WaterMark · WELS · SASO · TIS · CE (by line)
Warranty	5 years faucet body · 2 years ceramic cartridge
OEM/ODM	Logo, handle, packaging and catalogue support

Installation

Deck-mounted, 1-hole

Spout

Angular swivel spout

Design language

MUKAAB — cubic architectural

Body material

Solid brass (copper content >59%)

Cartridge

Sedal ceramic cartridge (Spain)

Hoses

Stainless steel, 50 cm (where supplied)

Finishes

Polished chrome · matte black · brushed gold · brushed rose gold · champagne gold · gun metal · chrome black

Testing

100% pressure & leakage tested

Certifications

CUPC · WaterMark · WELS · SASO · TIS · CE (by line)

Warranty

5 years faucet body · 2 years ceramic cartridge

OEM/ODM

Logo, handle, packaging and catalogue support

How this faucet is actually made — six gates, one roof

Most "brass faucet" listings online are assembled from bought-in parts of unknown origin. Here is what happens to your order inside EMPOLO's Kaiping works, gate by gate — and what each gate prevents.

1 · Ingot to casting

We sand-cast our own bodies from brass ingots verified above 59% copper. Incoming material is spectrometry-checked, because porosity and wrong alloy are the two silent killers behind leaking faucet bodies — and neither is visible in a photo.

2 · CNC waterways

Water passages are CNC-machined to tolerance so cartridges seat without force. Hand-drilled passages, common at the cheap end of the market, are why some faucets drip from the escutcheon on day 200.

3 · Polishing

Each body is polished before plating — by hand on complex contours. Plating magnifies every surface defect; this gate is why our chrome looks like glass and why PVD brushed finishes stay even at the corners.

4 · Plating

Triple-bath plating with copper-nickel underlayers, then chrome, gold and black surfaces in our own lines. Salt-spray and adhesion testing on sampled racks before a batch moves forward.

5 · Assembly

Spanish Sedal ceramic cartridges, aerators and stainless hoses fitted with torque control. Cartridges are the same platform across the catalog, so your spare-parts inventory stays a single SKU.

6 · 100% testing

Not a sample: every unit is pressure-tested and checked for leakage before packing, and testing reports travel with your shipment. Defects are counted in our factory, not in your warehouse.

Seven finishes, one plating standard

Chrome / Chrome-black

Mirror triple-plated chrome is the volume default for hotel and retail programs worldwide; chrome-black pairs a mirror body with black accents for transitional designs. Both share the same corrosion-tested underlayer stack.

Brushed gold / Rose / Champagne

The brushed gold family — one of the fastest-growing spec in Middle East, Southeast Asian and Australian projects. Brushed surfaces hide fingerprints and are our recommendation for hard-water regions.

Matte black / Gun metal

Matte black uses a humidity-rated surface treatment specified for daily bathroom use; gun metal anchors industrial and loft-style designs. Both age evenly and are re-finish friendly at the factory.

Every carton ships retail-ready

Model 53 2101 ships with mounting hardware, stainless steel hoses where the configuration requires them, an installation guide in English, and a care card for the selected finish. Neutral brown cartons are standard; colour boxes with your artwork, barcodes and multilingual inserts are produced in-house at no tooling surprise — quoted once, applied consistently across your program.

For project orders we pack by bathroom or room schedule, so site teams open the right carton first instead of sorting on the 30th floor. Pallet patterns, carton marks and container load plans are confirmed before production closes, and we send the packing list photos with the pre-shipment test report.

Frequently asked questions

Is model 53 2101 really solid brass, not zinc alloy?

Yes. Every EMPOLO faucet body, including 53 2101, is sand-cast solid brass with copper content above 59%. Zinc-alloy bodies feel lighter, chip at the threads and fail plating adhesion tests — we run material verification on incoming ingots and welcome third-party inspection of 53 2101 at any stage. If a buyer receives a zinc body quoted as brass anywhere in this category, that is exactly the market confusion we price our tooling to avoid.

What is the MOQ and lead time for square kitchen faucet brass orders?

MOQ is flexible and depends on finish and packaging: stock-finish trials start small, while full custom programs consolidate around your container plan. Production milestones — casting, machining, plating, packing — come with inspection photos, and we confirm the shipping window in writing when the order is booked. First-time partners usually begin with a mixed-finish trial order before committing to a single-SKU container.

Can model 53 2101 be OEM-branded for our market?

Yes — logo on handles and escutcheons, custom boxes, barcodes, and market-specific certifications are all handled in-house. We support OEM orders with documentation your market needs, and finish samples ship before bulk production starts. Private-label programs routinely include your brand catalogue artwork printed at our works, so the product arrives shelf-ready.

Which certification applies to 53 2101 in my country?

It depends on the line rather than the model number alone: our CUPC line covers the US and Canada, WaterMark and WELS cover Australia and New Zealand, SASO covers Saudi Arabia, TIS covers Thailand, and CE supports European programs. Tell us the destination market when you request a quotation for 53 2101 and we will quote the certified line with the correct documentation pack — not a generic certificate claim.

How do the plating finishes hold up in harsh water?

All finishes run through the same triple-plating process on hand-polished brass, tested for corrosion and salt-spray resistance before release. In hard-water regions we recommend brushed finishes (brushed gold, gun metal) over mirror chrome for appearance retention, and we supply a care card with every carton. Matte black uses a surface treatment specified for bathroom humidity and routine cleaning agents.

What happens if a cartridge fails inside the warranty period?

The Sedal ceramic cartridge carries a two-year warranty and the faucet body five years. Because cartridges are a shared platform across the EMPOLO range, spare cartridges, hoses and aerators ship in small parcels or piggyback on your next container — one SKU services almost the whole catalog, which keeps your after-sales inventory simple.

Single-Lever Kitchen Mixer 53 2101 — the MUKAAB collection in Solid Brass