Boiling water taps.

I had my first boiling water tap for twenty years, updated three years ago to a Quooker.

I could never imagine going back to a kettle.

At a gathering in Sons house my Sister offered to make tea for the tea drinkers , most were on the vino !
She did as we always do , rinsed the pot with boiling water from the aforesaid tap , emptied it out , put in the tea leaves , and filled the pot from the Boiling water tap , but it ran cold halfway !
Seems good for smaller amounts of hot water but not a big tea pot full ?

All sorted this morning. Even the professionals (who had installed it for me), had a bit of a problem working out how to re-set this. Took them a good time, and help from website.

Definitely confirms my idea that this is the first of this particular model they had installed. So, they also learned how to sort out this problem. I have written down their instructions as to what to do each year when I change the filter.

I must say in the defence of Hot Water taps that (when they work), they are wonderful. It really is instantaneous, so not just for hot drinks, but things like hot water bottles, saucepans, etc. etc. AND .......no picking up a heavy kettle etc.

For several years prior to having this installed I used those hot water machines that sat on my worktop. They were okay, problem was the space they took up. None of them really reached boiling point (and I am a tea drinker), and they required often re- filling up the tank.

Do think that these hot water taps are in their infancy and need to become a tad more consumer friendly. As it is probable that most people having them installed are more likely to be of my age (having them for safety reasons), they need re-set buttons more easily seen and reached. Problem with having comparative new technology early in its development.

So I can put my kettle away again - until next year?????!!!!

Franke is based in switzerland. I am loving my stainless steel franke sink and normal kitchen tap, however my sink corners at the front were both bashed in transit and I was determined to straighten them myself as it took so long for the sink to eventually arrive from frankeland. I did it, kept the packaging just in case

I am so sorry that you have hot tap problems Franbern, I know that a boiler tap was high up on your list of wants for your new kitchen. I am glad that I stayed with my kettle. I expect that filter auto switch- off was installed to prevent any damage from a scaled up water filter, including dangerous hot water-splash via a less than smooth filter

I do love my kitchen aid kettle and its adjustable temperatures

I don’t know how anybody could scald their hand “by accident”. It’s quite complicated- push down, turn to the right, wait a second or two but then expect boiling water
If you have one, you soon get used to it and it is not possible to scald yourself just by turning the (normal) hot tap on.
The one problem I have is filling a hot water bottle!

My BIL fitted one when he refurbished his kitchen........and didn't tell us about it! Almost scalded my hand when I went to rinse out the dregs from the coffee cups!

Far too complicated and dangerous in my opinion, give me a proper kettle any day.

Me too hetty good old electric kettle, boils quick enough for me 😂
Hope you get it sorted fran it’s so annoying when things go wrong you really do have to go around the houses to get them sorted sometimes

I think I'll just keep on with my (very old fashioned) hob kettle. It boils cheap and fast on the induction hob - in the same time it takes to get the mugs and coffee ready.