Kitchen mixer tap, need a new one.

Norman_bn23

Hi all, our kitchen mixer tap is beyond its best so a new one is needed.

Thousands of kitchen ttaps are advertised but we need a dual flow tap, some are advertised as dual flow but they are not. Any ideas where we can purchase a dual flow kitchen mixer tap.

Thanks.

Browntoa

Small independent plumbers merchant , not the big boys 

grumbler

I think most kitchen taps in UK (excluding, possibly, ebay) are dual flow - just to be on the safe side because of very strict regulations for potable water. My random 20 y.o. tap from Ikea is dual.

Just select the model you want and make sure with the seller that it's dual flow.

Another_Level

Norman_bn23 said:

Hi all, our kitchen mixer tap is beyond its best so a new one is needed.

Thousands of kitchen ttaps are advertised but we need a dual flow tap, some are advertised as dual flow but they are not. Any ideas where we can purchase a dual flow kitchen mixer tap.

Thanks.

Dualflow taps, not many around, https://www.qssupplies.co.uk/bathroom-furniture-shower-taps/86554.htm?gclid=Cj0KCQjw5uWGBhCTARIsAL70sLKl-A5kieAvHSS02VdhJXF_8EQYBF3Wf2J3nPb-xRwYt-vUO5fMWbsaApKdEALw_wcB

They also do a deck mixer if needed.

Pegler yorkshire do some dualflow taps, other named products are around  often there the same tap.

Why do you need a dualflow ?

grumbler

Another_Level said:

Norman_bn23 said:

Hi all, our kitchen mixer tap is beyond its best so a new one is needed.

Thousands of kitchen ttaps are advertised but we need a dual flow tap, some are advertised as dual flow but they are not. Any ideas where we can purchase a dual flow kitchen mixer tap.

Thanks.

Why do you need a dualflow ?

Because the boiler isn't combi and the hot water pressure is lower that the cold water one?

Norman_bn23

HI, sorry been away.

Yes indeed the hot water is verylow tank pressure,  when mixing hot & cold the cold mains would push up the hotwater feed pipe and cause the loft tank to overflow 

The dualflow tap mentioned above is on order.

GDB2222

Norman_bn23 said:

HI, sorry been away.

Yes indeed the hot water is verylow tank pressure,  when mixing hot & cold the cold mains would push up the hotwater feed pipe and cause the loft tank to overflow 

The dualflow tap mentioned above is on order.

You can easily stop the tank overflowing with a check valve, but of course that would mean you were washing up under cold water. So, your solution seems a good one. 

How does the shower work?

Rosa_Damascena

What is wrong with a basic Bristan tap? You don't want anything too flimsy, but equally spending a small fortune on a tap is completely unnecessary.

GDB2222

Rosa_Damascena said:

What is wrong with a basic Bristan tap? You don't want anything too flimsy, but equally spending a small fortune on a tap is completely unnecessary.

I’m a big fan of Bristan Easyfit taps, but I don’t  think that they are dual flow.

grumbler

GDB2222 said:

Norman_bn23 said:

HI, sorry been away.

Yes indeed the hot water is verylow tank pressure,  when mixing hot & cold the cold mains would push up the hotwater feed pipe and cause the loft tank to overflow 

The dualflow tap mentioned above is on order.

You can easily stop the tank overflowing with a check valve, but of course that would mean you were washing up under cold water. So, your solution seems a good one. 

It's not about the tank overflowing, but mainly the safety regulations preventing any water from the loft tank getting into the mains network in a fantastic scenario when the pressure in it becomes too low or even negative.

How does the shower work?

In the bathroom both hot water and cold one have the same pressure as both are fed from the tank in the loft. As simple as that. Drinkable mains cold water is in the kitchen only (and, possibly, in the electric shower).

GDB2222

grumbler said:

GDB2222 said:

Norman_bn23 said:

HI, sorry been away.

Yes indeed the hot water is verylow tank pressure,  when mixing hot & cold the cold mains would push up the hotwater feed pipe and cause the loft tank to overflow 

The dualflow tap mentioned above is on order.

You can easily stop the tank overflowing with a check valve, but of course that would mean you were washing up under cold water. So, your solution seems a good one. 

It's not about the tank overflowing, but mainly the safety regulations preventing any water from the loft tank getting into the mains network in a fantastic scenario when the pressure in it becomes too low or even negative.

How does the shower work?

In the bathroom both hot water and cold one have the same pressure as both are fed from the tank in the loft. As simple as that. Drinkable mains cold water is in the kitchen only (and, possibly, in the electric shower).

My question about the shower was about the pressure. If there’s very little pressure at the kitchen tap, it’s hard to see how that will provide a decent shower. Maybe it’s pumped.

I am surprised that a dual flow tap is essential, btw.