Quooker and low pressure (gravity fed) water

[Housemum]

Hello Quooker owners - the Quooker website seems to suggest that you can't use one in most houses, which is ridiculous as so many people have them! The guidance says you have to have a minimum 2 bar pressure system - our standard gravity fed system is much less than that, the plumber reckons most houses have about 1 bar pressure.

Has anyone had a Quooker and been disappointed with the water flow through it? Does anyone know that their system is much less than 2 bars but the Quooker is fine? I asked a plumber who was recommended on the Quooker website and he said he thought it should be OK. My own plumber is happy to fit it as part of the kitchen installation but I'm worrying that I should pay the Quooker recommended guy to install as then if there was a problem I could take it up with him and say "you're the expert, you said it would work, you sort it or replace with something else". If my own plumber installs (he's not done many hot taps although the few he's done haven't been a problem) any problem is down to me having chosen the wrong thing.

I have ine fitted by my own plumber. It's in a flat and have had no problems with flow. I love it and will have one in my next home too.

You say you have a "standard gravity fed system" but it would be quite unusual for the kitchen tap to be fed from the gravity tank. They're normally fed directly from the mains - and if yours isn't you don't exactly have a "standard" system.

I meant the hot is gravity fed - but Quooker said I needed to have pressure on both? Cold tap is mains fed - but I don't think mains is 2 bar pressure, UK minimum is 1 bar.
I suppose regardless of pressure, has anyone had one and been disappointed with the flow from the standard hot or cold water function?

Did you get it resolved? We are trying to upgrade water pipes to improve pressure but did not know you need hot water feed with good pressure too? Thought it was just cold?

I'm on my second Quooker (13 years and two kitchens) and I've just looked under the sink and it's connected to the cold tap water pipe near my stop tap and outside tap turn off. I don't understand the relevance of the hot water as the tank is connected to the electricity under the sink and heats the cold water using that means.

Hi OP did you resolve this? I am having the same issue as Quooker told me I need 2-3 bars pressure, but our drinking water is only 1 bar as it comes from a reverse osmosis tank. I am worried it won't work and where I live there aren't any official installers.

Did you get a quooker tap fitted along with a reverse osmosis filter? I want to do this but not sure how to go about it. Do we just fit the reverse osmosis to the pipes first and then connect the quooker next? We also have low pressure so not sure how much that’s going to affect things?

Does anyone know the size of the cold hose for the quooker hot tap.
Mine has split and I can’t find the information anywhere.