Quooker hot tap?
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Ive got Quooker and the cube, I had the older design which had two canisters, that leaked badly and wrote off my kitchen, Quooker sorted it, went over and above my expectations and were back to normal now. They very kindly gave me a new tap and the cube, I wouldn't buy one but its nice to have. I was back to a kettle for ages and it was binned when the new Quooker arrived.
Have to say, this is one thing I have never felt the need to buy, I can't really see what advantage it has over my £20 Swan kettle? We have these taps at work and to be honest the tea tastes rubbish to me. I prefer to stick to a kettle because
1)It produces 100 degree boiling water every time.
2)It cost £20.
3)I can descale it in half an hour without having to take it to pieces.
4)If it breaks I throw it in the bin and buy another one.
5)I don't have to have a hole drilled in my worktops.
6)It is never going to leak without me seeing it and cause damage.
Yes I have to wait a couple of minutes for it to boil but I have never seen this as a big drawback.
1)It produces 100 degree boiling water every time.
2)It cost £20.
3)I can descale it in half an hour without having to take it to pieces.
4)If it breaks I throw it in the bin and buy another one.
5)I don't have to have a hole drilled in my worktops.
6)It is never going to leak without me seeing it and cause damage.
Yes I have to wait a couple of minutes for it to boil but I have never seen this as a big drawback.
spreadsheet monkey said:
ajap1979 said:
LocoBlade said:
That Screwfix one says can be set to 98c which is pretty good, not many do true 100c boiling IIRC and 98c is plenty for a brew.
Only Quooker dispenses true 100°C water. They hold a patent that means they’re the only company that’s able to produce taps that dispense at 100°C. https://www.tradingdepot.co.uk/franke-minerva-3-in...
I had a Quooker in my last house, and now looking for another boiling water tap in my new place. Probably going to get a Franke, unless anyone on here says they're terrible.
https://www.realhomes.com/buying-guides/the-best-b...
Either way, the sparkling water feature sold it to me, or more specifically my wife! I don’t even like sparkling water.
We had our kitchen done in January and I didn't go for one in the end. The induction hob we have heats a saucepan of water up so quickly, I don't feel I've made a mistake. OK, I miss out for tea and coffee, but its a lot of money just for that.
Instead, I spent a few hundred on an insinkerator. Now that is a game changing appliance! Absolutely love it! No more stinky, wet, disintegrating, disgusting food waste bags
for me! By the time I have that under the sink, adding the quooker tank would have meant losing most of the cupboard under the sink.
Instead, I spent a few hundred on an insinkerator. Now that is a game changing appliance! Absolutely love it! No more stinky, wet, disintegrating, disgusting food waste bags
for me! By the time I have that under the sink, adding the quooker tank would have meant losing most of the cupboard under the sink.
Joey Deacon said:
Have to say, this is one thing I have never felt the need to buy, I can't really see what advantage it has over my £20 Swan kettle? We have these taps at work and to be honest the tea tastes rubbish to me. I prefer to stick to a kettle because
1)It produces 100 degree boiling water every time.
2)It cost £20.
3)I can descale it in half an hour without having to take it to pieces.
4)If it breaks I throw it in the bin and buy another one.
5)I don't have to have a hole drilled in my worktops.
6)It is never going to leak without me seeing it and cause damage.
Yes I have to wait a couple of minutes for it to boil but I have never seen this as a big drawback.
It's a luxury-nice-to-have. Like a lot of things, it's not mandatory but it makes life a little easier.1)It produces 100 degree boiling water every time.
2)It cost £20.
3)I can descale it in half an hour without having to take it to pieces.
4)If it breaks I throw it in the bin and buy another one.
5)I don't have to have a hole drilled in my worktops.
6)It is never going to leak without me seeing it and cause damage.
Yes I have to wait a couple of minutes for it to boil but I have never seen this as a big drawback.
Personal choice, no one here is trying to sell you one.
.covmutley said:
Instead, I spent a few hundred on an insinkerator. Now that is a game changing appliance! Absolutely love it! No more stinky, wet, disintegrating, disgusting food waste bags
for me! By the time I have that under the sink, adding the quooker tank would have meant losing most of the cupboard under the sink.
Having had one in the past that got blocked and then blew rancid food mush back up the washing machine waste pipe all over the inside of the kitchen cupboard I would be careful with these.for me! By the time I have that under the sink, adding the quooker tank would have meant losing most of the cupboard under the sink.
Not a pleasant job sorting that one out, plus they tend to smell as they get older and are impossible to clean.
Sporky said:
Joey Deacon said:
Have to say, this is one thing I have never felt the need to buy, I can't really see what advantage it has over my £20 Swan kettle?
For you, probably none. For others, enough.number2 said:
Joey Deacon said:
Have to say, this is one thing I have never felt the need to buy, I can't really see what advantage it has over my £20 Swan kettle? We have these taps at work and to be honest the tea tastes rubbish to me. I prefer to stick to a kettle because
1)It produces 100 degree boiling water every time.
2)It cost £20.
3)I can descale it in half an hour without having to take it to pieces.
4)If it breaks I throw it in the bin and buy another one.
5)I don't have to have a hole drilled in my worktops.
6)It is never going to leak without me seeing it and cause damage.
Yes I have to wait a couple of minutes for it to boil but I have never seen this as a big drawback.
It's a luxury-nice-to-have. Like a lot of things, it's not mandatory but it makes life a little easier.1)It produces 100 degree boiling water every time.
2)It cost £20.
3)I can descale it in half an hour without having to take it to pieces.
4)If it breaks I throw it in the bin and buy another one.
5)I don't have to have a hole drilled in my worktops.
6)It is never going to leak without me seeing it and cause damage.
Yes I have to wait a couple of minutes for it to boil but I have never seen this as a big drawback.
Personal choice, no one here is trying to sell you one.
.Yes it takes up space under the counter.
Yes it is considerably more expensive than a kettle.
I'm glad I got mine.
Meeten-5dulx said:
number2 said:
Joey Deacon said:
Have to say, this is one thing I have never felt the need to buy, I can't really see what advantage it has over my £20 Swan kettle? We have these taps at work and to be honest the tea tastes rubbish to me. I prefer to stick to a kettle because
1)It produces 100 degree boiling water every time.
2)It cost £20.
3)I can descale it in half an hour without having to take it to pieces.
4)If it breaks I throw it in the bin and buy another one.
5)I don't have to have a hole drilled in my worktops.
6)It is never going to leak without me seeing it and cause damage.
Yes I have to wait a couple of minutes for it to boil but I have never seen this as a big drawback.
It's a luxury-nice-to-have. Like a lot of things, it's not mandatory but it makes life a little easier.1)It produces 100 degree boiling water every time.
2)It cost £20.
3)I can descale it in half an hour without having to take it to pieces.
4)If it breaks I throw it in the bin and buy another one.
5)I don't have to have a hole drilled in my worktops.
6)It is never going to leak without me seeing it and cause damage.
Yes I have to wait a couple of minutes for it to boil but I have never seen this as a big drawback.
Personal choice, no one here is trying to sell you one.
.Yes it takes up space under the counter.
Yes it is considerably more expensive than a kettle.
I'm glad I got mine.
One simple thing is just how fast making the morning tea is. No waiting for that kettle to boil.
Must have had that around 3,000 times over our time....even allowing just 3 minutes for filling and boiling the kettle, that is around 150 hours. We originally paid under £600 for it, so that means if we only valued our time at £4 ph, we have broken even. I'd personally value my time way above that, so it's quids in (or an extra 150hours in bed, if you prefer to think of that - Man Maths FTW
Sure, you will *never* justify it over a kettle based on pure upfront cost - use ManMaths™, as above ....but you can apply that to any luxury item. Bikes, cars, watches, computers, clothes....*anything* can have a premium brand costing multiple times what you could get instead: that's the beauty of choice!
The spaces ours takes under the counter is tiny - a 3l flask below a 500mm cabinet that leaves loads of space for other items.
I fitted a Grohe Red Hot tap about 5 years ago and it dispenses 99°C water within 3 seconds. I've just checked and it was £740. Certainly a luxury compared to a £20 kettle and the same could be said for a Dualit toaster compared to any £15 cheapy.
If either broke we'd replace like for like without hesitation.
If either broke we'd replace like for like without hesitation.
ajap1979 said:
As a standalone item I think I'd struggle to justify the £2400 that ours is costing, but we're having it fitted as part of a new SieMatic kitchen, so it's been easier to psychologically see the cost disappear in the overall cost of everything else that is happening.
For balance, our tap cost more that the rest of our take out kitchen put together. But I would buy another in an instant if it went terminally wrong.ajap1979 said:
As a standalone item I think I'd struggle to justify the £2400 that ours is costing, but we're having it fitted as part of a new SieMatic kitchen, so it's been easier to psychologically see the cost disappear in the overall cost of everything else that is happening.
In the costs of a SieMatic kitchen it won’t be the biggest number but for £2400 you should be getting the flex, cube and scale control. mattwh said:
I fitted a Grohe Red Hot tap about 5 years ago and it dispenses 99°C water within 3 seconds. I've just checked and it was £740. Certainly a luxury compared to a £20 kettle and the same could be said for a Dualit toaster compared to any £15 cheapy.
If either broke we'd replace like for like without hesitation.
Ah the Dualit toaster, I think there was a massive thread on them but the are simple yet great....If either broke we'd replace like for like without hesitation.
RevHappy said:
ajap1979 said:
As a standalone item I think I'd struggle to justify the £2400 that ours is costing, but we're having it fitted as part of a new SieMatic kitchen, so it's been easier to psychologically see the cost disappear in the overall cost of everything else that is happening.
In the costs of a SieMatic kitchen it won’t be the biggest number but for £2400 you should be getting the flex, cube and scale control. All these people raving about their £1000 taps to boil water for alright to reasonable cups of coffee. Or worst, they’re getting hard-ons over how easy it is to make a cup of Nescafé Original 
If you drink coffee, bean to cup. Still cheaper for a great machine. If you drink tea, kettles are great as you can let them rest for the time needed to lose that degree or so for the perfect cup.
Not for me. Looked at one, insane amount of money, as all of those without them have said, “who sits and watches the damn kettle anyway?!” and sometimes waiting for the brew is the best chance to have a moment to just stop and think in peace.
If you drink coffee, bean to cup. Still cheaper for a great machine. If you drink tea, kettles are great as you can let them rest for the time needed to lose that degree or so for the perfect cup.
Not for me. Looked at one, insane amount of money, as all of those without them have said, “who sits and watches the damn kettle anyway?!” and sometimes waiting for the brew is the best chance to have a moment to just stop and think in peace.
Pegscratch said:
All these people raving about their £1000 taps to boil water for alright to reasonable cups of coffee. Or worst, they’re getting hard-ons over how easy it is to make a cup of Nescafé Original
If you drink coffee, bean to cup. Still cheaper for a great machine. If you drink tea, kettles are great as you can let them rest for the time needed to lose that degree or so for the perfect cup.
Not for me. Looked at one, insane amount of money, as all of those without them have said, “who sits and watches the damn kettle anyway?!” and sometimes waiting for the brew is the best chance to have a moment to just stop and think in peace.
Up at 06:40, waiting for that kettle again eh? If you drink coffee, bean to cup. Still cheaper for a great machine. If you drink tea, kettles are great as you can let them rest for the time needed to lose that degree or so for the perfect cup.
Not for me. Looked at one, insane amount of money, as all of those without them have said, “who sits and watches the damn kettle anyway?!” and sometimes waiting for the brew is the best chance to have a moment to just stop and think in peace.
Nothing to do but browse PH
Choice: those who know, know......
ajap1979 said:
Fusion Square plus Cube. Didn’t want a Flex, we’ve had taps with pull out hoses before, and the pull out never gets used. Also live in a soft water area, so no need for scale control.
The Fusion Square looks good. But the flex pull down hose is very different to the old style shower ones or worse still the pull up ones from the worktop. especially if you have a 400+ Sink to get to the corners its worth giving it a try in the showroom. Your lucky to be in a very soft water area, although 60% is in hard or very hard, for those taps its more like 80%. Make sure to have good pressure as the cube isn’t pumped so the chilled water can take an age to fill a glass! Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff