Serious question about....taps

jellie

Knollys wrote: »

The high street retailers are fairly pricey compared to ebay/amazon/taps.co.uk.

Assume thats just because they generally rip you off.

Or alternatively they're more expensive just because they have much higher overheads.

plumb1_2

Knollys wrote: »

Is £50 for one of these asking for trouble?

Does the extendable bit just cause more hassle than its worth?

Yes it is asking for trouble, these taps are garbage.

anotherbaldrick

Avoid the mixer taps with the single flow / temp lever control. These operate by the disposition of a plastic diverter disc in the housing which in short time chews up and is not worth repairing. Get taps which have separate hot and cold control valves.

jennifernil

We have 2 Franke mixers in our house, both still working fine after 25 years.