Isikhwama esiphansi esiyisicaba singasetshenziselwa ukupakisha amantongomane, ukupakisha ukudla okulula, ukupakisha ukudla kwesilwane esifuywayo, njll. Ngokusetshenziswa okuhlukene, singahlukaniswa sibe yizikhwama zokumisa uziphu, izikhwama zokumisa ezisemaceleni eziyisishiyagalombili, izikhwama zokumisa amafasitela. , izikhwama zokuma ze-spout nezinye izinhlobo zezikhwama zobuciko ezihlukene.