Kitchen pull-out tap opinions

Adam · 15 Mar 2017 at 13:52

Today's job is to find myself a new sink and tap for my kitchen. The sink is a fairly straight forward affair; a baco or Franke 1.5 undermount sink.

For the tap I have been looking out pull-out taps from Franke and I'm not convinced whether they are worthwhile over a normal tap. They range between £150-400+ and my kitchen fitter has recommended the following: http://www.screwfix.com/p/franke-wave-pull-out-mono-mixer-kitchen-tap-chrome/4386f

Anyone have any experience of these and if it's worth going for one over a conventional tap (that too would be from Franke at less than half the price).

Participant · 15 Mar 2017 at 14:00

We've recently had our kitchen done and went for a Franke A ria (gets filtered with no space!) pull out mixer tap. The wife wasn't convinced about a hose style one so we compromised and went for one that looks like a normal tap most of the time, but that you can pull out on a braided hose when you need to direct the water flow a certain way.

We both find it absolutely fantastic for rinsing plates and the sink itself. Looks like this:

the_r_sole · 15 Mar 2017 at 14:13

I got a cheap italian one and it's worth paying the extra for a decent brand/mechanism etc - the one I got took three attempts to deliver one that that wasn't scratched and scuffed, and the whole thing is a bit flimsy in the sink tbh

jpaul · 15 Mar 2017 at 15:16

you could also get a decent aerator with a swivel joint
which works fine for rinsing plates , vegetable cleaning , ....

LiE · 15 Mar 2017 at 15:18

In my experience the hoses perish over time (in my case 6 months) and start to leak.

a1ex2001 · 15 Mar 2017 at 15:38

Personally I can't stand them but your millage will obviously vary! Our new kitchen is going to have more of a traditional feel so thankfully pull out taps weren't really an option!

pepp77 · 15 Mar 2017 at 15:51

I had a new kitchen installed in September and went for this one - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ZZZ8ZX4/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I think it is awesome.

MassiveJim · 15 Mar 2017 at 17:06

We got this tap from howdens with our kitchen

https://www.howdens.com/kitchen-col...a-chrome-professional-style-single-lever-tap/

IIRC it was a £190 option, I am sure I saw them for around £170 in B&Q though.

- extremely handy as has been said above
- rubbish design, washer underneath comes loose every 6 - 12 months and tap spins round, has to be tightened up
- the pull out bit is held in to its "holder" by friction and as the end is quite heavy it basically just hangs down most of the time, the lever on the end of the tap turns a normal tap flow in to a shower type effect which is nice, but it would be nicer if it could also enable waterflow without turning the tap on. Great for rinsing though.
And lastly the lever started sticking a bit, when I took it apart the chrome plating has started to peel off, I have greased it about 3 times in 4 years now because of this.

Adam · 15 Mar 2017 at 17:26

Participant said:
We've recently had our kitchen done and went for a Franke A ria (gets filtered with no space!) pull out mixer tap. The wife wasn't convinced about a hose style one so we compromised and went for one that looks like a normal tap most of the time, but that you can pull out on a braided hose when you need to direct the water flow a certain way.

We both find it absolutely fantastic for rinsing plates and the sink itself. Looks like this:

That looks similar to the Franke Matrix, although the matrix is chrome rather than brushed (perhaps!). That could be a good option.

I like your worktops, that's the colour I had in mind but I think we are going a bit darker in the end to go with Cashmere units.

TripleT · 15 Mar 2017 at 23:03

Can recommend any of these:

https://kitchensync.co.uk/kitchen-taps/pull-out-rinser-taps

kinobestew123 · 16 Mar 2017 at 09:05

Somebody told me the other day, I've no idea if it's true, that the pull out taps are going to be banned because they can harvest germs, particularly if you touch the end on chicken or similar.

I can't find any source from a quick google.

How easy do people find them to keep clean?

Baboonanza · 16 Mar 2017 at 10:46

I'm not sure why it would be harder to clean than any other tap. Just don't be a moron and wipe it on raw chicken

kinobestew123 · 16 Mar 2017 at 12:02

Baboonanza said:
I'm not sure why it would be harder to clean than any other tap. Just don't be a moron and wipe it on raw chicken

That's what I thought when he said it. There are some taps that are more like a long pull out shower though and you can rest the head down in the sink or on the side. I imagine these are more likely to pick up muck.

jpaul · 16 Mar 2017 at 12:51

whilst I am dubious they will be banned,
.. after thread started I had failed to find comments wrt to there adoption/use in professional kitchens.

But if you have to touch tap head frequently to get jet where you want then it's inevitable they could be a source of bacteria transfer,
they have rubber plus spring metallic parts to clean ... how do you do that ?
I would think bacteria transfer reduced with use of lever type taps, rather than screw, but the pull-out will redress some of that balance

a1ex2001 · 16 Mar 2017 at 13:20

They are clearly going to be harder to clean simply by the nature of the design wit those that extand clearly being harder as you can realistically never clean inside the tap

SoundsGood · 2024-10-30T17:21:45+0000

I'm looking for one of these too, anyone else found a good one 7 years later?

pepp77 · 2024-10-30T17:57:02+0000

Mine is still going strong seven years later. And the replacement end spraying part are about a tenner, I’m on the third one (hard water area doesn’t help the little holes not clogging up) but at that price I don’t mind replacing that part every 3 years or so.