Kitchen tap

Annie1960

I have water tanks in the loft.

Do I need a low pressure tap for the kitchen, or can I also use a high pressure tap?

Mr.Generous

Your drinking water from the kitchen tap will not be fed from a tank in the loft, it will be fed directly off the mains. If you want to check turn off your mains, then run the cold tap in the bathroom - it will continue if its fed from the loft tank. Then try the kitchen tap.

Annie1960

Mr.Generous wrote: »

Your drinking water from the kitchen tap will not be fed from a tank in the loft, it will be fed directly off the mains. If you want to check turn off your mains, then run the cold tap in the bathroom - it will continue if its fed from the loft tank. Then try the kitchen tap.

Thanks, yes my kitchen tap is from the mains.

southcoastrgi

Yes the cold should be fed from the mains but the hot won't if you have roof tanks & a cylinder so you need a tap suitable for both

Annie1960

Could I use one of these?

http://www.screwfix.com/p/franke-wave-pull-out-mono-mixer-kitchen-tap-chrome/4386f

Moss5

http://www.screwfix.com/p/franke-ascona-sink-mounted-mono-mixer-kitchen-tap-chrome/77255
This one would be OK.
The one you chose is for high-pressure only.

southcoastrgi

Moss5 wrote: »

http://www.screwfix.com/p/franke-ascona-sink-mounted-mono-mixer-kitchen-tap-chrome/77255
This one would be OK.
The one you chose is for high-pressure only.

Plus it's £100 cheaper

Annie1960

But it doesn't have the thingamy.

Wookey

Thingamies don't tend to stand any abuse, getting spares to replace said thingamy in 5-10 years time could also be an issue, big brands like Franke still only make limited spares, once something goes out of production getting a replacement a few years afterwards can be troublesome.

Moss5

I do understand. once you have seen a thingamy, you just have to have one.
You may be able to boost the pressure of hot water by fitting one of these:- http://www.screwfix.com/p/stuart-turner-techflo-tp-s-2-0bar-positive-head-shower-pump-2-0bar/6515d

Sometimes the flow of hot water from the tank cannot be sustained and you have to fit one of these: - http://www.screwfix.com/p/salamander-pumps-s-tank-flange-fitting-for-hot-water-cylinder-22mm/76906

Your plumber will love you for spending so much cash and he will be in your home for some time.
It is all worthwhile if you end up with a thingamy.

Annie1960

Moss5 wrote: »

I do understand. once you have seen a thingamy, you just have to have one.

Yup. :rotfl:

You may be able to boost the pressure of hot water by fitting one of these:- http://www.screwfix.com/p/stuart-turner-techflo-tp-s-2-0bar-positive-head-shower-pump-2-0bar/6515d

Sometimes the flow of hot water from the tank cannot be sustained and you have to fit one of these: - http://www.screwfix.com/p/salamander-pumps-s-tank-flange-fitting-for-hot-water-cylinder-22mm/76906

Your plumber will love you for spending so much cash and he will be in your home for some time.
It is all worthwhile if you end up with a thingamy.

Have already spent much on my plumber, and he now understands the type of fitting I like, I've trained him so well he arrived the other day with the right sort of trap that I don't send him back to change it!

Value for money is about getting what you want at a good price, rather than getting something you don't want at a better price.

I'll ponder on whether I really want a thingamy over the weekend. The water is so hard around here that taps don't usually last that long, so maybe I'll reconsider, but at least I can make an informed decision.