Which boiling water tap?

[Andehh]

aspender said:

The wider point about exposure to air/mug etc is of course correct and inevitable, but worth pointing out that the Quooker stores the heated water under pressure at 110C so that it comes out of the tap at 100C

http://www.quooker.co.uk/enuk/energy-and-technical...

Make sense, at what point does it become a mute point though?

Even at 90 degrees it is too hot to touch, let alone drink...and for Vegetables/cooking your gunna put it onto the hob anyway - in which case you might have to spend an extra 5 seconds to make up for that drop of 100 -> 95 degrees?



edit: Just to add, is it the Quooker Fusion which is the only tap Quooker do that allows hot/cold/boiling water from one tap?

Now thinking of asking parents to return their unopened Grohe one (only 98/99 degree water) for a Quooker having seen all the comments here. However, the Quooker Fusion looks to be £500 more then the Grohe - too much to make it worthwhile.

Edited by Andehh on Wednesday 23 November 08:37

[aspender]

Andehh said:

Make sense, at what point does it become a mute point though?

Even at 90 degrees it is too hot to touch, let alone drink...and for Vegetables/cooking your gunna put it onto the hob anyway - in which case you might have to spend an extra 5 seconds to make up for that drop of 100 -> 95 degrees?



edit: Just to add, is it the Quooker Fusion which is the only tap Quooker do that allows hot/cold/boiling water from one tap?

Now thinking of asking parents to return their unopened Grohe one (only 98/99 degree water) for a Quooker having seen all the comments here. However, the Quooker Fusion looks to be £500 more then the Grohe - too much to make it worthwhile.

Edited by Andehh on Wednesday 23 November 08:37

The 100C thing is mainly for (black) tea drinkers as the flavonoids in the tea are only released at or very near boiling temperature.

And yes the Quooker Fusion is the only mixer tap they do, but it is very good. In our recent kitchen refit I went through a whole thought exercise that started with ordering the Insinkerator, but ended up at the Fusion, via the Grohe Red. From our kitchen supplier the Fusion was only a couple of hundred more than the Grohe was available for online. I would only pay attention to the RRPs if you have to buy direct.

ETA: For the Quooker if you live in a hard water area budget for the Scale Control unit as well (another couple of hundred)

[timetex]

Right then... based on the above, I may just go the 'easy' option of Quooker Fusion rather than have a separate tap this time around.

Which basically means anyone could fit it providing there are electrics nearby - I need to pop to the house and check, as we've not completed / moved in yet! And also means I'm not tied to going direct to Quooker and paying RRP just for their 'free' installation. Result.

For the longer term house, jury is definitely out on whether to plump for the Zip based on the comments here so I need to do more research I think. I did want chilled, boiling and sparkling and would have sited this either with the Zip 'well' or with a small bowl sink, maybe in the kitchen island - but I could do that with another Quooker Fusion but just be missing the chilled / sparking elements. Price difference is pretty big I have to say.

Definitely will be going the de-scaling option (£245 from Quooker RRP) having seen the mess in the Quooker we already have.

Will now look around Northamptonshire / Cambridgeshire for someone who can supply and fit

[HotJambalaya]

Looks like this thread has answered my questions too, guess I'll be going for one, been wanting one for ages!

[gobuddygo]

Just had our kitchen done and went for a Franke Minerva rated at 100 degrees makes great tea, just need to let it run for 2 seconds, very pleased with it, kitchen company charged us £630 inc VAT so not bad at all.