Boiling Water Taps

booyaka

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Who's got one?
Are they any good?
Pointers towards a good one!

Basically considering a full revamp of my kitchen and looking at the idea of one of the instant boiling water taps.

Initially the kitchen company have quoted around £850/£900 inc VAT for the tap but are quite happy for me to find my own if I want to save some money.

Ideally I would like one that incorporates the normal cold water as well rather than 2 separate taps.

Anyone?
 
I was looking at these a while back and know a few people have gone for Quooker and that's what I was looking at too.

£900 sounds about right if that's fitted, that's good.

Andy
 
We have Ziptaps at work, two switches on the same tap, very low footprint and dispenses boiling and chilled filtered water.
I think it's this one: https://zipwater.com/uk/products/hydrotap/zip-hydrotap-bc240175g4/c-38/p-9023
I have often thought of having one at home but the thought of having an immersion heater always on for the water puts me off. I've not looked in to it too much but that is my biggest question, that and the filters.
 
We have zip taps everywhere at work and while it's crossed my mind that they're quite cool and might save me 2 mins in the morning when I'm making tea, for that amount of money they can **** themselves in the arse.
 
thezappa said:
We have Ziptaps at work, two switches on the same tap, very low footprint and dispenses boiling and chilled filtered water.
I think it's this one: https://zipwater.com/uk/products/hydrotap/zip-hydrotap-bc240175g4/c-38/p-9023
I have often thought of having one at home but the thought of having an immersion heater always on for the water puts me off. I've not looked in to it too much but that is my biggest question, that and the filters.
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Participant said:
We have zip taps everywhere at work and while it's crossed my mind that they're quite cool and might save me 2 mins in the morning when I'm making tea, for that amount of money they can **** themselves in the arse.
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jesus - where do you guys work!!! £3.5k for a tap!!:D
 
We have a Ziptap in one of our offices in place of a kettle/hot water bottle. Works really well.
 
Do these taps deliver genuinely boiling water to make a pot of tea, with sufficient flow
rate, compared to a 3kw kettle (where you empty 1litre of boiling water in <10s)
Do they provide precision of just the right quantity if you want to fill a mug.
If you are using the water to start or top up saucepans for cooking then having
a kettle to take to stove has to be safer than moving saucepan to boiling tap.
Reliability and maintenance of this tap has to be an issue too (I guess they sell a
maintenance plan ?) .. I do not work for a kettle manufacturer
 
jpaul said:
Do these taps deliver genuinely boiling water to make a pot of tea, with sufficient flow
rate, compared to a 3kw kettle (where you empty 1litre of boiling water in <10s)
Do they provide precision of just the right quantity if you want to fill a mug.
If you are using the water to start or top up saucepans for cooking then having
a kettle to take to stove has to be safer than moving saucepan to boiling tap.
Reliability and maintenance of this tap has to be an issue too (I guess they sell a
maintenance plan ?) .. I do not work for a kettle manufacturer
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If it's not boiling its pretty close. I only drink tea/coffee just after its been made from the kettle and I can't drink the drinks from these - it's scorching. The flow rate is decent, I can fill up a litre bottle with cold water in about 20 seconds I reckon.
 
I have Quooker fusion tap in my kitchen (just boiling water though as the existing hot feed is sufficient, so didn't see the point of it doing that too). It's literally the most used appliance in my Kitchen, beating the ovens.
It delivers enough to fill a teapot in about 20 seconds or can fill a cup to the right level in a few seconds (you control how much but not the flowrate) it's not mains pressure but it's a pretty strong flow.

Moving a saucepan of boiling water from the tap to the job is just a case of turning around in my kitchen, so it's not a big deal. The advantage is that I don't need to wait for the kettle to boil before taking it to the hob. I can put the pan under the tap and fill it to what's needed and get it back to the hot before a conventional kettle has been filled or boiled.

We have a virgin pure machine at the office and yes, it does hot and chilled water but it pales in comparison to my Fusion at home.

Yes, I've scolded myself a few times by overfilling or, when filling a teapot pointing the spout towards my "tap hand" but you quickly learn! The only niggle is the small splashes of water that come back out of a mug and catch you right on the sensitive part of your thumb at the base of the nail.
 
yeah - thanks gents.

It's an expense but if I'm going to do my kitchen right - I did fancy one. However, looking around they are expensive to say the least and I can save £800 or so by not having one.

Might get a proper coffee machine instead! but that's a whole different thread!
 
expensive kettles boil water really fast anyway and mine is so insulated that it stays hot for ages,
also yup 800 is better spent on a fancy coffee machine
 
booyaka said:
yeah - thanks gents.

It's an expense but if I'm going to do my kitchen right - I did fancy one. However, looking around they are expensive to say the least and I can save £800 or so by not having one.

Might get a proper coffee machine instead! but that's a whole different thread!
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We got a Joyou Aqualogic for about £500 last year when doing a kitchen expansion and refit. Seems they've gone up a lot in price, even though they're a Grohe sub-brand.

Easily the best thing we put in and you'll never want to go back to a kettle, ever. Then you'll try to convert friends and family as you'll hate having to use a kettle.

Get one, you won't regret it and will wonder how you ever lived with having to fill and wait for a kettle :p

arknor said:
expensive kettles boil water really fast anyway and mine is so insulated that it stays hot for ages,
also yup 800 is better spent on a fancy coffee machine
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How fast? I can pour tea on demand with 0 waiting time.

How long does it stay nigh on boiling?

I wouldn't waste £800 on a fancy coffee machine, quite happily have lovely coffee from a nespresso, which is also pretty quick!
 
How long does it stay nigh on boiling?

I wouldn't waste £800 on a fancy coffee machine, quite happily have lovely coffee from a nespresso, which is also pretty quick!
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takes about 30 seconds so about the same time as it takes me to prepare the cup and be ready to add water.
it stays pretty hot for a few hours so only needs 5-10seconds to hit boiling point again
 
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