NigeEss
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| posted on 2/9/17 at 09:46 AM |
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Boiling water taps !
As this forum is always a fountain of knowledge, what experience and recommendations for
boiling water taps ?
Plenty options these days, but I have two criteria, well I have one, must make good tea, wife has two,
has to be a all in one unit and look nice.
Budget around £700.
Over to you........
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.................Douglas Adams.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 2/9/17 at 01:20 PM |
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As an infrequent but extremely picky tea drinker, I don't like the thought of using a boiling water tap for tea. Tea needs freshly drawn water
poured when just off the boil. It just isn't the same if the water is boiled again, or has been standing in the kettle, etc.
Boiling water taps either heat the water as it comes through, or rely on a small tank to boil the water. The former is unlikely to get to the right
temperature, and the latter will have had water sat around in the tank.
Don't get me wrong, I think they're a good idea, but if concern number one is around being able to make a cuppa, I wouldn't touch
them at all.
Oh, and it looks like one issue on 'the internet' is splashback. And thinking about it, the number of times I've got a sleeve or a
hand wet when running a cold or hot tap, having the same but being boiling water is a very scary thought...
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goaty
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| posted on 2/9/17 at 10:04 PM |
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I have installed many and had drinks from them too.
None I have experienced (quooker and zip) make a good tea, the water doesn't ever boil. Just gets very hot so doesn't quite do it.
Most people say its tastes ok but not for me.
Save your money
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ian locostzx9rc2
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| posted on 3/9/17 at 06:09 AM |
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A kettle is a lot cheaper less hassle and cheaper to run and a decent kettle is less than 50 quid and as said they don't boil the water
it's cooler .
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 3/9/17 at 07:25 AM |
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I've always been a bit wary of these things - boiling water at the touch of a lever? Just sounds like an accident waiting to happen, especially
if there are kids or geriatrics around.
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LBMEFM
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| posted on 3/9/17 at 09:48 AM |
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I've always been a bit wary of these things - boiling water at the touch of a lever? Just sounds like an accident waiting to happen, especially
if there are kids or geriatrics around.
Although I don't particularly like them, there is a safety collar that prevents hot water coming out "at the touch of a lever".
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morcus
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| posted on 3/9/17 at 12:09 PM |
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We have them at work and most people in the office reckon you have to run through about a litre of water in the morning or it tastes funny (I'm
never there that early) though its about the size of a bin so you wouldn't have one that big. I thought the non-reservoir kind were just for
making hot water for washing.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 3/9/17 at 12:40 PM |
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Frankly, for the number of times I'd use it in a day, a kettle is far more practical.
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NigeEss
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| posted on 3/9/17 at 01:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
Frankly, for the number of times I'd use it in a day, a kettle is far more practical.
I have about 10 mugs a day
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mark chandler
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| posted on 3/9/17 at 05:15 PM |
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We have them at work, they are great after waiting for a kettle to boil.
Tea tastes better? My sainsburys red labled made in the cup do not taste the same as twinnings breakfast blend in a pot, it's quick and hot 
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nick205
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| posted on 4/9/17 at 08:01 AM |
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Interesting reading some of the replies.
I like a good brew of tea and it's said I'm fussy about how it's made.
We've tried boiling water taps at work and they simply don't cut it for me and tea.
1 Kettles are cheap
2 You can fill them with freshly drawn water
3 You can pour boiling water on your tea bag(s)
4 Kettles are less hassle all around
Get a kettle 
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 4/9/17 at 10:00 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by LBMEFM
Although I don't particularly like them, there is a safety collar that prevents hot water coming out "at the touch of a lever".
Having experienced the ingenuity of my grandchildren (2.5 and 5.5 years old), I doubt whether a safety collar would be enough. They are capable of
unlocking and opening doors, opening 'child-proof' containers without difficulty, and other such tricks. Much as I love them, we have to
keep our eyes open when they're around!
[Edited on 4/9/17 by David Jenkins]
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 4/9/17 at 11:49 AM |
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They're awesome, and kettles are pants.
We've had an insinkerator (97C) which makes a good cup of tea. However, we only got 4 years out of each. We've moved onto a Quooker
(waiting to be installed). It spits out water at 100C, and aerated it so if it hits your skin, you don't get a major burn. My MIL has had one
for 8 years, and it's never skipped a beat.
They're only an issue for hurting yourself if you put your hand under. The same with a kettle - if you pour it on your hands.
The other bonus is you have water at the right temp instantly, and gramme for gramme, it's meant to be more energy efficient.
get one - you'll not look back.
An alternative is the tefal one-cup. Heated water on demand. I measured the energy consumption with this against a kettle and it consumed about 35%
less energy.
When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.
www.furyrebuild.co.uk
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NigeEss
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| posted on 4/9/17 at 12:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by FuryRebuild
An alternative is the tefal one-cup. Heated water on demand. I measured the energy consumption with this against a kettle and it consumed about 35%
less energy.
Had one once, wasn't impressed which is why I haven't just leapt in and bought a BWT.
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.................Douglas Adams.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 4/9/17 at 12:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by FuryRebuildAn alternative is the tefal one-cup. Heated water on demand. I measured the energy consumption with this
against a kettle and it consumed about 35% less energy.
^^ I never though the Tea out of those things was that good either 
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HowardB
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| posted on 4/9/17 at 12:52 PM |
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we have a Quooker at work, serves about 70 people in an office. Works well and makes "ok" tea. Better than an urn all day long
Howard
Fisher Fury was 2000 Zetec - now a 1600 (it Lives again and goes zoom)
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02GF74
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| posted on 4/9/17 at 12:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by FuryRebuild
, and gramme for gramme, it's meant to be more energy efficient.
maybe more efficient but not significantly cheaper according to this.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/ask-a-money-expert/i-want-an-instant-boiling-water-tap--will-it-cost-more-than-usin/
how lazy do you have to be to not wanting to fill up a kettle to boil the water  Next you'll be wanting some sort of gizmo so that you do
not have to get up and change TV channels 
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morcus
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| posted on 7/9/17 at 06:20 PM |
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My Granddad had a solution to this way back in the 60's according to my father. My grandparents had a Rayburn stove that provided all the
heating and hot water for the house and my granddad used to keep a kettle of water on a warm part of the stove and would move it onto the hot bit to
boil the water when required. by the time I was born he'd pretty much stopped doing that and just used a kettle.
As to value for money I think you'd have to use a hot water tap a lot to make it cheaper than kettles because you can get kettles so cheap.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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