To get waterfall taps in my new bathroom?

[justlliloleme]

Finally getting rid of our crappy 20 year old bathroom. Went to chose everything today & choose waterfall taps for the basin & bath.

People are now telling me they’re rubbish, they dribble, they’re a nightmare to keep clean are a few comments.

Are they that bad? Should I change my mind?

YABU - get rid of the waterfall taps
YANBU - keep the waterfall taps

They're gimmicky imho. I think they'll date very quickly.

I think they look great but would be a nightmare in London. A relative has them in Yorkshire and they look lovely due to the soft water.

My bathroom one must dribble when you switch it off so water always collects on the side of the sink. The end of them can end up looking rusty. I'm looking to replace them. Also looking to get rid of the click clack/pop up sink waste as they're a nightmare too and stick in the down position

Ours have been fine in the last two houses. I love them for drinking straight from the tap! We are in a medium water area.

We have one and it’s fine and looks great. We live in a softish water area though so don’t have the limescale issue.

We’ve had them almost four years and they work perfectly and look like new. I also, childishly, love how the water comes out in a cross-cross pattern. We do live in a soft water area though (Scotland).

Have them, love them. Soft water area. 12 years later they are still fantastic.

I don’t know what one is

We put them into our central London flat 10yrs ago. I had no idea they were still a thing now! We had no softener and they were a PITA to clean!
OP- check whether you are indeed in a soft water area, otherwise, invest in a softener if you really want them!

We have them. In south east so hard water.

Its fine & i love them. They get wiped weekly with viakal which sorts the limescale no prob.

Don't do it they're awful. My biggest regret

Yep! All over your crotch on the way out the door to work

Mine’s brilliant. Beautifully angled floor that means the water stays where it’s meant to - but we do have a fixed glass screen, so maybe that helps.

Yep! All over your crotch on the way out the door to work

This just means its been poorly positioned on the basin by your plumber. We have a pretty tiny sink and its positioned to the side so the water flows into the centre of the basin.

Absolute nightmare to clean, avoid

I forgot about that! We too had the issue if someone turned it on full force, the water projected straight out the spout, hits the opposite wall of the sink and sprayed up like a wave into your crotch!
This just means its been poorly positioned on the basin by your plumber
Well, no. We didn't have a tiny sink at all, but due to the spout part being straight, it meant the water projected straight out, rather than down into the sink like a normal spout type tap which faces down.

Love mine, had them 5 years, hard water area but no problems cleaning them. Squirt of viakal weekly, rub any limescale deposits with a penny to remove.

If water is shooting straight out, the pressure is too high. There should be a valve under the sink you can adjust with a screwdriver to reduce the pressure.

We have similar to the second style. Hard water area so I use limescale cleaner. No problem with splashing. Ours are Bristan.

We have the same problem currently and getting new taps in in a couple of weeks, cannot wait!! The amount of times we’ve been drenched not to mention having to warn guests before they use the bathroom 🙄

As others have said they are a pain to clean especially if you live in a hard water area. We had one on our downstairs bathroom and it lasted about a year before we changed it.

We've got soft (Scottish) water so no limescale problems. In fact our waterfall taps work quite well - except if you don't turn the hand basin one on far enough and it dribbles along.the back and onto the floor but I think that's because it's set too far back. Both sink and basin taps work pretty well as mixers too. The rest of the bathroom needs a whole new thread however.

I dislike them but I think it's a matter of personal taste. We have one in our en suite and DH likes it. It is covered in limescale though 😩

Insanely tacky

If you are in a remotely hard water area avoid! Watch the water pressure too. You can end up washing your tummy as well as your hands at the basin otherwise.

Bit dated.
Your second choice are lovely.