Instant hot/boiling taps for the kitchen

[u587162]

Hello

I am after one of those instant hot taps and was quoted for one at the Grand Designs show. Quooker seems to be a popular choice at around a grand given that it is the only instant boiling tap (they claim to store 3l of water at 110 degrees in a vacuumed cylinder) compared with the Zip tap which is 95 degrees (or something like that). In the office we have a Vivreau hot and cold tap.

How efficient are these taps at not wasting energy and are they worth having in a high end kitchen?

 

[muggles]

They use a huge amount of energy. People who buy them tend to value convenience over cost. Whether it's worth having depends entirely on whether you feel that two minutes is too long to wait for your kettle to boil

 

[The831Bunny]

I looked at these taps some time ago, but in the end decided through speaking to customers, that most people had bad experiences with them not working after a short period etc etc.

As a result, we've had the BIBO filter quite a few years now, cracking bit of kit. Depends if you want to take up worktop space or not. Hot, colds and mixed temperatures fully customisable, as well as timeable.

Never let us down in over four years so far.

http://www.bibowater.co.uk/shop/bibo-classic/

 

[stardanny]

I'll stick to good old kettle....

Danie.