Boiling water tap

[Sheenamf]

Has anyone got one of these? Is it worth getting one and how useful are they.

[Mosaic]

I think they are handy where lots of people need boiling water and a kettle might not hold enough / cause trailing flex hazards / accidentally not get filled and switched on so wasting half your break waitiing for the kettle to boil.

[tonyav]

A boiling water tap ?, or do you mean a urn.

[Mosaic]

Tony, the ones I've seen are a box on the wall with an urn-type tap. Unlike an urn they don't store up water, heat it then dispense it, they do it 'on demand'.

[tonyav]

Righto Mosaic, Don't think I've ever seen one.

[Mosaic]

Most school staffrooms now have them, for the above-mentioned reasons of speed, safety, and preventing fist-fights breaking out when the last cup gets taken before I get there.

[pdq1]

Many youth hostels have access to instant hot water. I believe there are a number of instances where people have got scalded with them. Because of worktop access think carefully if young children are around.

[ChuckFickens]

We have one at work.

Bloody thing spends more time not working than it does working.

[gingejbee]

...and, if you are in a hard-water area, the results are poor.

[ChuckFickens]

That's the problem with the one we have at work, Ginge... we are in a hard water area and despite having a dedicated water softener (obviously not a salt based one) for the tap it just scales up constantly. I guess for people in soft water areas they would probably be more reliable.

[gingejbee]

Agree. If in a soft-water area with boiling-water needed for lots of people, not a bad idea. Otherwise, don't bother!

[Old_Geezer]

You mean one of those Quooker things ? Saw the ad and looked it up once. Saw the price and fell about laughing. I can wait for the kettle to boil.

[EcclesCake]

We have a Quooker. I was very sceptical to begin with but am now a complete convert.

If you can take the financial hit, go for it.

[vodkancoke]

We have the Quooker tap too. It is fantastic.

[BRIGHT SPARK]

£500+ to buy + installation + they soon fur up...and they aint cheap to run......use the kettle...IMOH.

[EcclesCake]

No installation cost - DIY (very straight forward) or take advantage of the many free installation deals.

Furring up? - I live in a hard water area and have had no problems.

Running costs - No worse than a kettle, probably better. Save water as no running off unnecessary water.

[Sheenamf]

Thanks for all your replies. I shall look up quooker to see if it's what I'm thinking of but ones I have looked at so far are around £300. Just fancied a gadget in my new kitchen, which won't happen for sometime but it's nice to imagine. Also it may stop mr f filling the kettle to the brim for one cuppa