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izzyjeynes

Franke or Quooker hot taps?

izzyjeynes
3 years ago

Hi! Does anyone have any advice or preference between these 2 makes of hot taps please? Thank you very much.

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  • PRO
    Paul Alexander Kitchens
    3 years ago

    Hi There,


    We love the Quooker tap!


    We think its the prettiest one on the market and there are different options you can go with.


    1) The standard is just a hot, cold and boiling water set up which can be from the one tap called the 'Fusion' which comes with a swan or square neck.


    2) You can then just add a cold water feed to it, so it becomes a 4-in-1 tap for drinking water.


    3) You can add what they call the 'CUBE' which has chilled and sparkling water along with regular hot, cold and the boiling making it a 5-in-1 tap.


    If you wanted a pull out head spray aswell, instead of the 'Fusion' model you would go with the 'Flex' model as @minipie described.


    We as company always recommend getting the Quooker scale control cyclinder as well, based on the hard water area we live in.


    The Quooker tap is an expensive investment, but does add the 'Wow' factor to any kitchen. It is also i believe still the only hot tap that comes out at 100 degrees from the actual spout. It cost the same to run as leaving one light bulb on in a room a day. (3-5p)


    Hope this was helpful and enjoy the new tap which ever one you go with. :)


    Thanks Paul Alexander Kitchens

    Comments (19)

    • minipie
      3 years ago

      We went for a Quooker because we wanted a flex hose tap and we also wanted a limescale filter (hard water area) and only Quooker offered those two

    • izzyjeynes
      Original Author
      3 years ago

      Hi, oh great I didn’t realise Quooker did a limescale filter - I definitely need that! Thanks for your help x

    • izzyjeynes
      Original Author
      3 years ago

      Hi, thank you so much for the info! Really useful. Do you happen to know the size needed underneath the sink to fit one? I am having a Belfast sink (215mm deep) and worried it won’t fit!!
      Thanks again,
      Izzy

    • PRO
      Lifestyle Kitchens
      3 years ago

      Franke have a range of hot taps with heaters that fit in the plinth space, not a lot of room under a belfast sink. Your base unit would be 500 tall and you'll also have your sink waste, hot and cold isolators and possibly dishwasher/washing machine waste pipes and isolators as well to fit in there so it might be quite crowded in there.

    • winterfloods
      3 years ago

      We chose a Quooker 4 years ago because of the limescale issue. A word of advice, we didn’t renew the limescale cartridge as soon as we should have and when we got around to doing it.......ugh! Should have done it far earlier and perhaps by their technicians. OH is perfectly competent but a bit too old to be laying on the floor fiddling with things!

    • izzyjeynes
      Original Author
      3 years ago

      Thanks for the advice! Ha yes I think I’ll leave it to the professionals :-)

    • Ribena Drinker
      3 years ago

      Another Quooker fan here, one reason being it only requires a cold feed not two - hot and cold - feeds that most other boiling water taps do.

    • izzyjeynes
      Original Author
      3 years ago

      Thank you. Yes to be honest I think I’ll go with Quooker as like the fizzy water option. Thanks all 🙏

    • Jenny
      3 years ago

      We’ve had a Quooker tap for two years now, great for instant boiling water, some other taps can’t do boiling just very hot. Only thing you need to be aware of is the overflow pipe, it got full overtime and flooded our kitchen cupboard. We now have to maintain that regularly so it’s not a big deal but something we weren’t aware of.

    • izzyjeynes
      Original Author
      3 years ago

      Thank you so much Jenny - I had absolutely no idea about this! Will definitely keep an eye on that - thank you x

    • Sarah U-S
      3 years ago

      Quooker from me too! I might be wrong, but I remember the Franke not being 100 deg - however it’s now quite a few years ago! There’s another option - my brother has just bought a Qettle Tap. It’s British made and seems fab so far. It’s also significantly cheaper than Quooker.

      https://www.qettle.com

    • izzyjeynes
      Original Author
      3 years ago

      Oh thank you Sarah, I have not heard of this company and they are more than half the price of Quooker! I’m just checking with them if they do different coloured taps (I was after a black one). Thanks again 👍

    • Sarah U-S
      3 years ago

      No worries - I read about them on a Houzz thing a few years ago and mentioned it to my brother when they were having a new kitchen. I have a Quooker - and I have to say, it’s very similar!

    • izzyjeynes
      Original Author
      3 years ago

      That’s great to know! Thank you so much for the mention! X

    • engana
      last year

      I have a Franke Minerva Mondial 3 in 1 Instant Boiling Water Tap and would like to replace it to a Quooker Flex but I want to keep my Franke boiler tank. Is this possible? Any guidance is really appreciated

    • Daisy England
      last year

      I would have thought that they work alongside the same manufacturers parts so Franke have their own parts as do Quooker. A plumber might be able to help.

    • angelavdavis
      last year

      Love my quooker tap! It’s been the best feature in my new kitchen hands down.

    • PRO
      Caldicot Kitchen & Bathroom Centre
      last year

      Engana, personally I would not advocate "mixing & matching" between brands - they are all designed differently, work on different principles for pressure & temperature and you are likely to invalidate all your warranties from both brands doing what you propose.


      Pick a brand, and stick with it is my professional recommendation.


      Caldicot Kitchens

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