Do I need a Quooker boiling water tap

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We are having a kitchen renewed and would like a boiling water tap. Quooker seems to be the go to brand but wandering if anyone has a cheaper version that they are happy with?

I think qettle are meant to be good too. However we decided against one in the end as we wanted the cupboard space under the sink and the ongoing maintainence and costs were not worth it for us for the amount we used the kettle.

Need - no, are they a nice extra - yes. As above, check the space required and running costs

Didn't realise that they had running costs! What are these for please?

We have a Groehe Red Duo - it's worked fine for the last 4 years. We are getting the same in new house too

The running costs are for the little boiler and hot water tank - heating and maintaining the temperature

We've got an insinkerator hot tap (I think that's the brand) and it's really good. I've never had one before but it's so much more convenient and safer for me that a kettle :)

Depending on water hardness you will also need to replace the filter (I think yearly is recommended). These cost £90 for the Quooker.

I think it's a very expensive way to show off. I remember someone on another thread saying "they couldn't live without it" ... height of middle class ridiculousness IMHO. Also its not quite hot enough to make a good cup of tea.

They are SO environmentally unfriendly, so NO

We had one in our old house- not a quooker but similar. It was great having instant hot water for tea, however it was never quite as hot as kettle water so tea/coffee etc would cool quicker. Plus there’s the £80 every 6 months for the filters. We’ve gone back to a kettle now and happy enough with it- not sure I’d ever have a hot water tap again.

I thing making T is a ritual and boiling the kettle is part of it. I know this is very odd but I don’t feel i could trust the water was actually at boiling point all the time. What about child safety too? I know kettles are probably as equally risky but anyone had any concerns or accidents with a boiled tap thing.

We have one at work for making hot drinks. I regret not getting one when we built our kitchen five years ago. It would’ve been handy for all the cooking we do.

What about child safety too? I know kettles are probably as equally risky but anyone had any concerns or accidents with a boiled tap thing.

I wondered the same, but actually decided that letting our 10 year old daughter use the hot water tap to make a cup of tea was safer than the kettle. Easier to pull your hand away from a stream of water than a full tipped kettle.

Yes we have a Quooker one and it's brilliant. Definitely go for it

I was really disappointed to realise they aren't environmentally sensible. It's a shame, I fancied one.

I have a Quooker and really like it. It is, however, a want and not a need.

The filters cost about £30 and need changing every 2-3 years. I would suggest servicing every 5 ish years. The one from Quooker costs £150.

If you are technically competent you can diy, we’re not, so we pay.

If I moved and had to do another kitchen, it would be towards the top of my list.

My info is likely dated, but Quooker were one of the few boiling taps that produced real boiling water (not just very hot) which was an issue for me, as a tea drinker. Others may now do the same.

The two we have at work, if you want hot water you have to hold down two buttons that are separated. If the tap gets messed around with (usually the teachers) it locks the hot water.

We have one at work and it's ok but not amazing. I would never pay for one. They use up a lot of space, nearly a whole cupboard for the hot water tank.

They scare me. And I like putting the kettle on (the ritual as pp said). So it’s a no from me.

We’ve got a Quooker and absolutely love it. As PP said, they do get up to boiling, unlike others (the one we have at work doesn’t and the tea just isn’t right). It’s very much a nice to have but I’m glad we splashed out on it, and would get one again. We had a problem with it after about 9 months and Quooker came out within a few days and fitted a new tap for us, free of charge.

I was encouraged to get one by a Quooker owner when I replaced the kitchen and I’m so glad I did. The water is aerated so it wouldn’t burn like the boiling water from a kettle and it needs a press press twist in order to use it so children couldn’t accidentally turn it on.
I use it for cooking, hot drinks and mopping the floor mainly.

They are handy for cooking, but utterly foul for tea (something to do with lack of oxygen in the water because boiled too much.

I’m just warning you because it made me sad

Love our Quooker, best thing we did in our new kitchen. Took a while to get used to not putting the kettle on but now I love the fact I can make instant tea/coffee when I want it. It was our luxury item and I'm pleased we did it!

Unjustifiable on a cost basis but I have to say I am really pleased with ours. This is our first so I don't know how it compares with cheaper brands. It brings me pleasure every time I use it so I'm thinking on a cost/usage/satisfaction basis it was worth it 😀

I have a bristan boiling water tap. It only heats up 98 degrees (think quooker actually heats to 100?) I have about 6 cups of tea a day and it's brilliant for that. Can also use it for filtered water (not cold just room temp)