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[Limpy]

As subject suggests - It would be good to hear from anybody who has actually used Quooker taps.
They sound quite impressive but is it all marketing hype?

[CLKD]

I was going to post a similar thread, oh! weeks ago  .  I worry about the fact that when I was looking after a neighbour's dog, the tap had been left on 'hot' so I scalded myself.  Not badly but there wasn't any warning  .  If the cold tap comes from the mains, i.e. fresh water on tap; but many systems also have hot water via a tank in the roof, it's easy to forget that dead birds/mice can find their ways into the tank in the roof  .

What's wrong with boiling a kettle?  There must be run off which ever system is in use, because there's always water left in the tap.  On the other hand, if it's from a tank below the sink, there isn't all that distance from the tank in the roof for hot water ....... which to me seems such a waste, the need to run water to get warm too.

[Limpy]

I was going to post a similar thread, oh! weeks ago  .  I worry about the fact that when I was looking after a neighbour's dog, the tap had been left on 'hot' so I scalded myself.  Not badly but there wasn't any warning  .  If the cold tap comes from the mains, i.e. fresh water on tap; but many systems also have hot water via a tank in the roof, it's easy to forget that dead birds/mice can find their ways into the tank in the roof  .

What's wrong with boiling a kettle?  There must be run off which ever system is in use, because there's always water left in the tap.  On the other hand, if it's from a tank below the sink, there isn't all that distance from the tank in the roof for hot water ....... which to me seems such a waste, the need to run water to get warm too.

Oh getting scalded doesn't sound good CLKD - was it a Quooker that attacked you?

Boiling a kettle takes way too long - not really convenient or progress.
Might as well go back to boiling water over a coal fire and having a bath in a galvanised tub! 

[CLKD]

 . You've been peeping through our kitchen window  did U like what you saw 


These taps must be tested for safety .  Will you be trialling it for MM Members ?  I don't have room under our sink for the operating box.  I think it works on the same principals as an over the bath shower?

[Limpy]

You may think that if you wish CLKD but I couldn't possible comment 

I'm not sure if we'll be getting one, I am after info from somebody who's used one.
Our problem is that the shower is fed from a combi boiler a long way from the bathroom - it takes eons for hot water to arrive. We are considering putting an immersion type heater back in for the bathroom and a Quooker tap for the kitchen. Note the emphasis on considering 

[CLKD]

A girl after my own heart - we take about 5 years to discuss ideas followed by another year looking at options ..........

We have never got rid of our immersion tank in the bathroom upstairs.  Even so it takes an age for water to reach the bath as well as the cloakroom downstairs which is where I wondered about a Quooker tap.  For quickness.  Might have another think around that idea now that you have raised the query.

Our shower is fed from the immersion tank next door to the bathroom.  Did I say that we could, at a friendly push, get 5 in our cubicle 

[littleminnie]

We’ve had one for years, would get another one if it died.

[C.C.]

Can someone please tell me what Quooker taps are? 

[Limpy]

We’ve had one for years, would get another one if it died.

Thanks Littleminnie. That is really helpful.

[Limpy]

Can someone please tell me what Quooker taps are? 

CC - They are whizz bang taps that can, really do several things. Instant hot or boiling water OR chilled water from the same tap.
Here's a link - but it's a black friday thing so may have lots of hype.
https://www.quooker.co.uk/

[CLKD]

If U do a google - I looked on their web-site to see how it all might fit etc.. 

[C.C.]

If U do a google - I looked on their web-site to see how it all might fit etc..

Well that's a convenient thing! I haven't seen anything like that here.  I've seen something called an instant tap which usually next to the regular tap and it just dispenses hot water for tea, coffee, etc.

[Limpy]

Thanks Minusminnie. Will suggest that to he who thinks he should be obeyed.

[sheila99]

Buy a rapid boil kettle for the kitchen?
Having pre heated water depends on what boiler you have, some have a small inbuilt tank to keep heated water in, others don't. For the price of the quooker you could buy a new boiler or move the existing one to somewhere closer.

[littleminnie]

Ours only does hot water, didn’t need the cold water one. 
We use it for a lot more than hot drinks.  Love it.