Kitchen tap with pull down and spray feature

tallac

I'm looking for a good quality kitchen tap with the pull down hose feature and switchable from main flow to a shower flow. Are there any good stand out brands for taps like this? I see quite a few options from Grohe. Prices seem a little steep at around £150 to £300 (for the ones I'm looking at), but this seems to be the normal price for kitchen taps with these features.

Any other cheaper brands that are worth considering that do not compromise too much on quality?

Moss5

https://www.screwfix.com/p/watersmith-heritage-seville-pull-out-spray-mono-mixer-kitchen-tap-chrome/9863p
several on this page

nofoollikeold

1. None of these will work properly unless you have a high pressure (I would suggest 1 bar minimum) system for hot and cold.
2. This means a combi boiler, or unvented hot water system, or just possibly a whole house pump.  They won't work with just a cold water storage cistern and a vented hot water cylinder.
3. Spend the extra money to get a good one.  The flexible hose on the cheap ones don't last.  
4. Make sure its installed by someone who knows what he / she is doing, and in accordance with the Water Regulations.

Doozergirl

The water pressure point is an important one. 

My go-to 'budget' tap is the Ikea one.  Good warranty! 

Can't find it online this morning but it must be there somewhere. £150. 

knightstyle

Make sure there is space under the back of the sink for the hose to go down in.

ka7e

The alternative is a flexible tap. I have had the pull-out ones and found they often stuck (weights not moving freely) or the spray function failed. I have this a flexible one and love it, it has all the functions of a pull-out one without the gubbins that usually fail. It is matte black (not to everyone's liking) but suits my kitchen and there are white and grey copies around. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bristan-GLL-FLEXSNK-Gallery-Chrome/dp/B07B7ZFM95/ref=sxts_sxwds-bia-wc-p13n1_0?crid=2YZQ02Z4OHWVD&cv_ct_cx=black+tap&dchild=1&keywords=black+tap&pd_rd_i=B07B7ZFM95&pd_rd_r=d73d63b0-0bde-4061-a20b-86dc22c8332d&pd_rd_w=4FvOa&pd_rd_wg=ulw05&pf_rd_p=2dd2e810-929c-4688-a622-8bf5cd31314f&pf_rd_r=F4BCT53SZ4SNK5JTE105&psc=1&qid=1601130190&sprefix=black+tap%2Caps%2C194&sr=1-1-ac3a866f-801f-44fe-9e94-bb9a271cf6b8 

nofoollikeold

The minimum operating pressure for the Bristan noted above is 2.0 bar.

DD265

knightstyle said:

Make sure there is space under the back of the sink for the hose to go down in.

And suitable space in the cupboard below - our hose sometimes gets caught on the stopcock/tap down there which is a PITA.

tallac

Thank you everyone, definitely not keen on the ones that look like they have a coiled spring on the outside. Very much keen on the ones that look like a normal tap. I believe water pressure won't be an issue so will make sure of that. I'll take a look at the Ikea ones.

tallac

Has anyone bought taps from tapwarehouse.com? They seem to have really good prices for taps. There's a few pull out taps that are sub £100 yet still have 5 years of warranty or more. This tap seems exceptionally good at only £142 (here) but it still comes with a 15 year warranty. Seems like it gotta be half decent if they're offering such a huge amount of warranty on it. Thoughts?

tallac

There's a really awesome feature on the Grohe LadyLux tap. As well as the normal and spray pattern, it also has a powerful jet spray (as can be seen here: https://youtu.be/glc6msVinyA?t=53). Anyone if this type of feature is available in more budget friendly taps?