Hot water taps

dragonfly in defence of Franke boiling water taps, I think it is much the same as the quooker one. However, my kitchen fitter put the actual small tank (where the reset button is) very low behind the kickplate, so as NOT to use up room in the actual cupboard. However, the filter is in the cupboard. It is just that the instructions are very poor, now we (or my daughter who carries this out for me) knows, will be no problem in future years.

I would be interested in hearing from anyone who has had one these taps for any length of time if they could say how long before they needed to renew. Not sure if they have actually been around long enough to get an answer to that. Has my kitchen all re-fitted, and had this installed back in 2022 - when I was 81 years old. I do have the attitude that anything I have done will 'see me out' - then I see other people in my flats (not retirement ones) celebrating their 90th/95th and even one hundred birthdays - and I start to wonder!!!!

Nor me dragonfly46 😩

Mt61

Whilst at my brothers house, I flicked on his tap to rinse my fingers- “blinking heck”, “ you have your water way too hot”
I had turned on the boiler tap 😩 put me off having one installed.

I am not sure how you did this as it is quite difficult (and child proof) to turn on the boiling water.

I have a Quooker and when changing the filter for the cold water I just screw it in and then press a button on the top to reset it. I love mine both the cold filtered water and the boiling water. I really miss it when we go away and have to use a kettle.

Franbern

Mt61 Brilliant for filling hot water bottles. Occasionally, I need one of these for medical reasons. Am always in considerable pain when I need this, so wonderful I can do it without any faffing about or waiting.
Do not understand how anyone could 'accidently' have switched this on. To use mine, a switch has to be held down with one hand, it makes it very safe to use.
I have never had to drain the tank when I go away, nor can I find anything in the instructions to do so.
Not sure about comparative costs. However, as there is absolutely no wastage, probably cheaper than the normal kettle.
Hopefully, as time goes on, they will become better priced to have installed. I do assume that I will not need to have my one replaced in my life-time!!!!!!

The tap my brother has looks like my normal franke tap, his also has a cold water filter outlet. I’ll ask next time I speak to him what brand it was, they have moved since.
I don’t know how I managed it either but point is I did manage to turn on the boiler part.
I need to do my homework on these hot water taps- yes hopefully they will come down in price.
Also, can they use the existing hole as we have granite worktop’s & don’t want another hole drilling.

NotSpaghetti

LovesBach - I think only the Quooker one is actually boiling from the tap.

I hadn't realised that - so presumably the others are very hot but not boiling water - which sounds so much better and safer. Thank you.

LovesBach - I think only the Quooker one is actually boiling from the tap.

My daughter has a 'Quooker' tap. I have scalded myself twice, and evidently it is not good to make tea or coffee with boiling water. It should 'die back' slighly before you pour it. Also, it takes up half the space of the sink unit cupboard, and needs expensive servicing. We have a Russel Hobbs kettle -it's a perfect pourer and suits us very well.

Mt61 Brilliant for filling hot water bottles. Occasionally, I need one of these for medical reasons. Am always in considerable pain when I need this, so wonderful I can do it without any faffing about or waiting.
Do not understand how anyone could 'accidently' have switched this on. To use mine, a switch has to be held down with one hand, it makes it very safe to use.
I have never had to drain the tank when I go away, nor can I find anything in the instructions to do so.
Not sure about comparative costs. However, as there is absolutely no wastage, probably cheaper than the normal kettle.
Hopefully, as time goes on, they will become better priced to have installed. I do assume that I will not need to have my one replaced in my life-time!!!!!!

Well that is good to know kittylester. I just won’t be buying my brothers brand of hot water tap.
I have used the quooker brand since, & would feel quite confident having one installed, if the price was right.

Franbern

Anyone else have one of these. When I had my kitchen re-done three years ago I had one installed. Ever since I had seen an advert. for the Quooker, I had wanted one.

I did not get the quooker, but my installers put in a FRANKE. He put the actual tank away behind the kickboard, so it took up no cupboard space. Fell in love with it from the start - instant boiling water for drinks and cooking, etc.
A big filter does take space under my sink, and I read the instructions, and towards the end of 12 months purchased (very pricey), new filter. So easy to change, turn tap,unscrew and screw on new one, turn tap. All done I thought until suddenly I had only cold waterna couple of days later.

Note, not only does this system work that special boiling water tap, but also the actual hot water tap in my sink. When it does not work for any reason it means I have no hot water in the kitchen. Fortunately, I did keep a kettle.

Kitchen fitters called iback in and after about an hour on the floor and much of the time looking at their tablet they worked out that just putting on the new filter is not enough. the machine has to be hand adjusted and re-set. You really would think that modern technology would enable this to re-set itself when a new filter is installed.

One year on, I called in daughter, and = again using u-tube, she managed to get it re-set. This year she decided she is getting too old to get down that low, so brought along her youngest (14 yrs). Last year I tried to write down what she had done, obviously got it all wrong as that did not work this year. Me in a panic.....Telephone call to son-on-law (an engineer), who looked it up and directed instructions. All done now - so for next 364 days I will just enjoy using it and (almost definitely), have another panic when it all needs doing again.

Franke is not a cheap alternative to Quookers. I would like to know if quookers re-set themselves or require this sort of annual palavar. And, although I appreciate that the kitchen fitter put this tank behind the kickboard to give me more cupboard space, he was not really thinking about how I would be able to get to it for this re-set each year - although I suspect he did not know about it.

Anyone else have any makes of these - How do you get on with them

Don’t you have to drain the little tank if you go away for any length of time?
My friend went away & it leaked all inside her cupboard, (hers is a quooker), btw.

Liaise

We have a Franke. Very good for arthritic hands. Much lighter than a kettle.

Are they any good for filling up a hot water bottle? Are they cheaper to run than a normal 3watt kettle?

Believe me, I burnt my fingers 😩 my husband calls me asbestos hands as can cope with hot water.
I must have flicked something on it, because my sil panicked, shouting that’s the hot water tap I’d turned on
I know quooker taps work by pressing the middle down to turn it on. I am not sure what brand this was.

Mt61

Whilst at my brothers house, I flicked on his tap to rinse my fingers- “blinking heck”, “ you have your water way too hot”
I had turned on the boiler tap 😩 put me off having one installed.

It is impossible to 'flick' on most boiling water taps.

We have a Franke. Very good for arthritic hands. Much lighter than a kettle.

Franbern we had the Quooker engineer out to service it a couple of weeks ago, as it has a long guarantee, we only paid for his time and a new filter, worth it.

We replaced our Franke hot water tap with a Quooker about six years ago, no regrets whatsoever.

I couldn’t cope with the noise and faff of a kettle again.

Whilst at my brothers house, I flicked on his tap to rinse my fingers- “blinking heck”, “ you have your water way too hot”
I had turned on the boiler tap 😩 put me off having one installed.

V3ra Agree about wonders of Induction Hobs....BUT....when I need boiling water in pan for pasta, etc. all I have to do is run the amount of water I require direct from my Hot Water Tap in to the pan, put that on hob - and put into it straight away the pasta, etc. as the water is already at boiling. heat.

Aldom, yes thanks for the reminder about washing machines,. Can remember, when first married my parents passed to me their twin tub - I hated it. Was so much keffufle, pulling it out, joining hose to taps of kitchen sink, and as for the bit which spun, another nuisance. Got rid off and used launderette until babies started to arrive. Even then washing machine in bathroom, not plumbed in, In hose on bath tap, out hose draped over bath. Would often go 'walkies'. water all over bathroom floor. Had we had something like Gransnet back then, I would have probably been told by many people that it was much better doing it the old way in a tub with something you plunged up and down and round and round, along with a good wringer and hanging on line, Love my modern, properly plumbed in washing machine and tumble dryer.

My niece has one and she likes it.
I decided against after listening to the BBC Sliced Bread programme.

As for Induction hobs, still so many people do not understand why they are such an improvement.

I love my induction hob. When I need to boil a pan of water to cook pasta, it's far quicker to put the cold water in the pan on the hob to heat up than use the kettle.

Good points Franbern. I bet most people also have an. automatic washing machine.

Bluebelle, yes, of course a kettle is good. But like all new technology, specially in the kitchen, we do not really understand about improved ideas until we have them.

How many people back a few decades ago could not understand why electric kettles were so much better than the ones they had heating up on the stove? How long did it take for steam irons to take over (even electric ones instead of those heating up on stove)? As for Induction hobs, still so many people do not understand why they are such an improvement. Could go on and on to include such items as microwaves, air fryers, etc. etc. So, these hot water taps are just the next, better step to provide immediate boiling water - which also saves on energy, no matter how careful you are in only putting enough water in the kettle, there is always too much water boiled most times.

As more and more of these taps are installed, so they will become better and better and some of these early days hiccups sorted out. I had a very early domestic microwave - back in 1968. Enormous, very heavy box, which did very little. A million miles away from how they are now.

I m completely happy with a kettle not all new things are as wonderful as they sound I don’t have anyone in the family with one perhaps none of us has thousands to spend on something that already works fine

Chocolatelovinggran

Oh lordy Beechnut: you'll just have to drink the wine....

I can do that 😂😂