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Quooker Taps
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anyone got a boiling water tap??
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you can have them not over a sink barry!
i have been to the shop to see if i can do the required manipulation, and i seemedto be able to, except obvs there was no water attached, and therefore didnt know if it was different where there was. Also, i could stand really close to it, but wondered if it would be so easy if i was reaching over a worktop/sink to do it
Yep, over a sink.
If you have mobility problems with your hands I's check you can press and twist.
Absolutely boiling. Great for tea.
Not sure if economical, I would imagine so, but I don't care. I wouldn't be without it 😁
When it needed descaling (we're in very hard water area) the whole house went into meltdown cos they had to use the kettle for a day.
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To answer your questions:
Mine is over the sink and that suits me because I use it to fill the washing up bowl in the sink.
I find it easy to operate with one hand, you push down and turn the knob.
The water is hot enough for tea (I believe there is a similar cheaper tap on the market, which I am told is not hot enough for a decent cuppa).
I don't know about running costs, although Quooker says it's cheaper to run than boiling a kettle (not taking into consideration the high cost of buying it in the first place).
I like the convenience of it, however if I was on a tight budget I'd make do with a kettle.
>>> "Any additional running costs such as service, filters, bits that need replacing frequently?"
From the 'Cons' section of my 'Which?' link at the top of this thread:
"Need ongoing maintenance You'll need to clean the tap and tank regularly and buy replacement filters, which can add significantly to the ongoing cost. Also, limescale can be particularly problematic in hard water areas"
We've never had it 'oficially' serviced by an engineer as hubby looked up how to do it on Youtube and has been successful servicing it himself. If you email Quooker and tell them you want to service it yourself, they send you a free kit.
The amount of limescale that comes out of the tank is a bit of an eye opener (as mentioned earlier, it is basically just one realllllly big kettle).
We bought a spare tank off eBay years ago which means that OH can take out the original tank, replace it with the spare and clean the original tank when he feels like doing it, instead of having to clean and replace the original the same day.
He's done it 3, maybe 4 times in 14 years, however I unscrew the aerator from the tap and soak it in descaler every few months or so (or if I see a bit of limescale forming on the outside).
