Kitchen tap recommendation
Discussion
Yep, go for the Astracast Professional 700
Had one for over 10 years now and still looks like new!
http://www.blackheathproducts.co.uk/astracast-prof...
Had one for over 10 years now and still looks like new!
http://www.blackheathproducts.co.uk/astracast-prof...
I splashed out on one of these
http://www.screwfix.com/p/franke-wave-pull-out-mon...
It is good.
Once thing i do find annoying is that it does not have red/blue marks signifying water heat and people tend to use the hot side (left) by default.
http://www.screwfix.com/p/franke-wave-pull-out-mon...
It is good.
Once thing i do find annoying is that it does not have red/blue marks signifying water heat and people tend to use the hot side (left) by default.
CorradoTDI said:
Yep, go for the Astracast Professional 700
Had one for over 10 years now and still looks like new!
http://www.blackheathproducts.co.uk/astracast-prof...
Agrre, that's the one that's been abused in my utility room for nearly 10 yearsHad one for over 10 years now and still looks like new!
http://www.blackheathproducts.co.uk/astracast-prof...
after many years of refurbs i have learned that there is one area you should not economise on is taps. they can be awkward to fit once everything is in place. buy the best you can afford.
i had some gold coloured mixer taps in my bathroom which were past their best. they had been in the house before i bought it 20 years previously. i bought some to replace them, firstly they were half the weight and secondly they failed within 18 months. they were cheap though bloody awkward to fit as i am getting too old to lie on my back to replace bath taps
i had some gold coloured mixer taps in my bathroom which were past their best. they had been in the house before i bought it 20 years previously. i bought some to replace them, firstly they were half the weight and secondly they failed within 18 months. they were cheap though bloody awkward to fit as i am getting too old to lie on my back to replace bath taps
jas xjr said:
after many years of refurbs i have learned that there is one area you should not economise on is taps. they can be awkward to fit once everything is in place. buy the best you can afford.
i had some gold coloured mixer taps in my bathroom which were past their best. they had been in the house before i bought it 20 years previously. i bought some to replace them, firstly they were half the weight and secondly they failed within 18 months. they were cheap though bloody awkward to fit as i am getting too old to lie on my back to replace bath taps
Anything you use with your hands is worth spending on (ooh err) I've just finished a kitchen build & out of all of it, units, plastering, decorating, electrics, nothing beat fitting the tap for the sheer pain in the arse quotient. Horrible, horrible job fitting taps.i had some gold coloured mixer taps in my bathroom which were past their best. they had been in the house before i bought it 20 years previously. i bought some to replace them, firstly they were half the weight and secondly they failed within 18 months. they were cheap though bloody awkward to fit as i am getting too old to lie on my back to replace bath taps
Though of this thread, as Aldi has them in at £40 over the weekend.
https://www.aldi.co.uk/easy-home-spiral-kitchen-mi...
They will sell out fast though I imagine.
https://www.aldi.co.uk/easy-home-spiral-kitchen-mi...
They will sell out fast though I imagine.
We went for this Grohe one - fitted about 18 months ago and it's been fine up to now. Although it doesn't get a huge amount of hard use, I've no reason to think that it wont last for many years.
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