Boiling water taps - recommendations?

bluep

Anyone got one of these - can you recommend a particular make? Ideally I'd like a Quooker but they are over £1000!

What sort of price did you pay for yours and did you go for a combi boiling water and hot water tap or just a boiling water one?

I know I don't want a Zip tap because they are very chunky and we have them at work...so I don't want one at home!

WaywardDriver

We've had the Quooker combi one for a couple of years now and it's been 100% reliable. We looked at cheaper ones at the time but they didn't deliver a true 100 degrees. Yes it's expensive and can't be justified on cost saving - whether it's worth it for the convenience only you can tell.

notanewuser

We're getting an insinerator one (seperate to normal sink tap) . It filters and heats water and we're getting the cold water chiller unit too. Expecting to get both for £650-700.

EricDeeson

Thanks for comments here! We've just moved and are currently looking at Quooker brochure (as recommended by - very rich - brother and sister-in-law).
(a) Is the 100degC water really "boiling" as claimed, or just 100degC?
(b) Any figures for standby running costs (ie for keeping that hot water in the tank hot)? Quooker says 3p a day - reasonable?
(c) We have low water main pressure (value not yet known - just moved in, as I say): does that make much difference?
(d) What other suppliers are there in the UK , whether recommended or not?!

I agree they're v costly, but they're intriguing!

Thanks, folks - Eric

daveyjp

Better suited for locations which have a lot of demand for hot water such as office environments. The water is boiling as all he Quooker is is a kettle which keeps the water at 100 degrees.

They are not something which should be anywhere a child can get to as the boiling water is forced out under high pressure.

WaywardDriver

(a) Is the 100degC water really "boiling" as claimed, or just 100degC?
water hisses out of tap but not bubbling - comes out as a fine spray rather than a jet - after the first couple of times you learn not to jerk your hand holding the cup out of the way - as a safety feature you have to press down on the tap head before turning
(b) Any figures for standby running costs (ie for keeping that hot water in the tank hot)? Quooker says 3p a day - reasonable?
don't know exactly but subjectively when you haven't been drawing off boiling water, the red heating indicator seems to only come on for a few seconds say once a hour - obviously depends on usage
(c) We have low water main pressure (value not yet known - just moved in, as I say): does that make much difference?
think all taps need a minimum pressure of 1 bar - assume this applies to Quooker
(d) What other suppliers are there in the UK , whether recommended or not?!
don't know
I agree they're v costly, but they're intriguing!
agreed - one of best 'luxury' buys we've made although not sure if would get if young children might use

CKdesigner

daveyjp wrote: »

Better suited for locations which have a lot of demand for hot water such as office environments. The water is boiling as all he Quooker is is a kettle which keeps the water at 100 degrees.

They are not something which should be anywhere a child can get to as the boiling water is forced out under high pressure.

Sorry daveyjp, I have no problem with having a Quooker boiling tap in an environment with children, as quite simply its a safer option to the alternative!

ryder72

Water from a quooker tap is dispensed aerated at a max rate of 50ml per sec. Even if a child managed to turn it on, the quantity of water they would get on themselves before reacting would be miniscule.

Compare this to dropping a cup or kettle of water on a child.

In any case the tap mechanism isnt one a kid young enough to not realise the risk with boiling water can figure out easily.

bgh

Does anyone have experience with the Franke Minerva tap? Have they found the tap safe to use (children in the house aged 9 - 12).

also: the Franke tap seems to be made by Itho and although I can't find many UK suppliers, it seems to be £100+ cheaper. Anyone tried it?
Thanks.