Quooker or similar - any good ?

Murderinparadise · 27/01/2022 21:48

We’ve just put in a new kitchen, and installed a Qooker tap. The one that just does boiling water, hot and cold, not the one that does sparkling. The literature suggests that the filter takes out hard water scale, but ours has only been in a month or two so maybe too early to tell. But our area is very hard water and the kitchen company (small and local) had no issue with it. I love it. No kettle, much tidier, really handy to get water for stock, cooking etc, as well as cups of tea.

Cremebruleesessionguitarist · 28/01/2022 08:43

We've got a Qettle and live in a hard water area (SE). We have the biggest capacity boiler tank as there are 5 of us. Very cheap to run. Filter cartridge replacement is every 6 months and they will notify when this needs changing. They will also recycle the cartridges if you return to them. We've been really happy with it.

OnTheBenchOfDoom · 28/01/2022 08:50

We originally had an Insinkerator hot water tap which we had for 8 years, we replaced it last year for a Quooker which does boiling, hot and cold water. What I didn't realise until I got it was you can turn the cold water on and then turn the collar to activate the boiling water to get a cooler water stream than boiling. It makes washing up small items easy.

I have only had it about 6 months but I love it. We bought it through Quooker but got some discount code for it, maybe Quidco? I know some people say it is splashy but I haven't found that to be the case. It is aerated though rather than just a stream of water. It is also very quiet compared to my first tap. I don't hear the boiler like I did with the insinkerator one.

alpinia · 28/01/2022 08:56

In reality, it's an unnecessary luxury. However, we've had one for a few years and agree it's one of our favourite things in the house. It's the actual Quooker we have.

They are also available with a water softener module, or you can put a separate softener in if you particularly want to. We have a softener on the pipes coming in to the house- it's great, almost no hard cleaning required since we installed it.

BuanoKubiamVej · 28/01/2022 09:03

I don't have one but we stayed with SIL over Christmas and they had one put in a couple of years ago. I had thought I wanted one but couldn't afford it when we had our kitchen done. Tbh I wasn't impressed and was glad we didn't bother. You needed a lot of strength to twist and hold for boiling water, and we kept running out of hot water because the warm water for washing up (nondishwasherable delicates), the boiling water for teas and coffees and the pans full of water for boiling vegetables etc were all coming from the same tap which dispensed water really slowly, and once the reservoir is empty you just can't have any water, even warm water to rinse out a cup, until it has brought a new tank full up to boiling point.

I will wait till technology advances to the point that we can have a genuine boiling water tap that doesn't need any reservoir but can just take in mains water at full pressure and instantly heat it at the same speed that it comes in through the pipes. It's the reservoirs that are the problem (and you lose an entire cupboard of storage space to keep the tank in. You are better off having a kettle and designating a storage space in a cupboard for it to go in when not in use)

youngestisapsycho · 28/01/2022 09:03

We have the Qettle tap.. but we also invested in a water softener... best thig we ever did.

mousehouse123 · 28/01/2022 09:09

@BuanoKubiamVej

I don't have one but we stayed with SIL over Christmas and they had one put in a couple of years ago. I had thought I wanted one but couldn't afford it when we had our kitchen done. Tbh I wasn't impressed and was glad we didn't bother. You needed a lot of strength to twist and hold for boiling water, and we kept running out of hot water because the warm water for washing up (nondishwasherable delicates), the boiling water for teas and coffees and the pans full of water for boiling vegetables etc were all coming from the same tap which dispensed water really slowly, and once the reservoir is empty you just can't have any water, even warm water to rinse out a cup, until it has brought a new tank full up to boiling point.

I will wait till technology advances to the point that we can have a genuine boiling water tap that doesn't need any reservoir but can just take in mains water at full pressure and instantly heat it at the same speed that it comes in through the pipes. It's the reservoirs that are the problem (and you lose an entire cupboard of storage space to keep the tank in. You are better off having a kettle and designating a storage space in a cupboard for it to go in when not in use)

This isn't our experience of a Quooker at all. Small tank sits at the back of the cupboard under the sink. No strength needed to twist and hold. Boiling water comes at a good speed and the tank only runs out of boiling water after filling several containers, but then refills quickly (and the light shows you when this is done). Hot water is taken from the main house hot water supplier, not the boiler. Cold water is taken from the mains as well so never get into a situation where you run out of water and the hot and cold supply are at mains pressure. Maybe your SIL had a different make, but I'd thoroughly recommend the Quooker.

onedayoranother · 28/01/2022 09:10

I have a Quooker one in a London (hard water) flat for five years now. It's tenanted and they have had no issues at all. I've had my own for the last four months and love love love it. I went for just the hot/cold/boiling one.

GlamGiraffe · 28/01/2022 09:27

Ive had a Quooker in london (so v hard water) for 12 yesrs. It's completely brilliant. Ive had the filter changed once in all that time (about 2 years ago) because of scale. It fares far far better than any kettle ever would. Ours is very heavily used and had been fabulous.

GlamGiraffe · 28/01/2022 09:38

@BuanoKubiamVej

I don't have one but we stayed with SIL over Christmas and they had one put in a couple of years ago. I had thought I wanted one but couldn't afford it when we had our kitchen done. Tbh I wasn't impressed and was glad we didn't bother. You needed a lot of strength to twist and hold for boiling water, and we kept running out of hot water because the warm water for washing up (nondishwasherable delicates), the boiling water for teas and coffees and the pans full of water for boiling vegetables etc were all coming from the same tap which dispensed water really slowly, and once the reservoir is empty you just can't have any water, even warm water to rinse out a cup, until it has brought a new tank full up to boiling point.

I will wait till technology advances to the point that we can have a genuine boiling water tap that doesn't need any reservoir but can just take in mains water at full pressure and instantly heat it at the same speed that it comes in through the pipes. It's the reservoirs that are the problem (and you lose an entire cupboard of storage space to keep the tank in. You are better off having a kettle and designating a storage space in a cupboard for it to go in when not in use)

Im not sure your experience of hot water taps represents most that are in the market. The tanks are small and take up a tiny space in the cupboard next to the sink (you certainly don't loose loads of storage space as a result), they can fill several litres of boiling water in one go before they quickly refill and reboil ready to go again.the water also comes out if the tap at high speed as it is stored in a pressurised vessel. Hot water taps are not connected to the general hot water which comes from the boiler/ hot water cylinder. Even if the hot water tap was switched off you could still run hot water as normal to wash up etc. I think you may be comparing something entirely different to the items we are discussing here.

JustJam4Tea · 28/01/2022 11:00

Got Qooker installed a few months ago. Small tank doesn't take up all the space under the sink, still room for stuff. It's not difficult to turn on - even MIL has finally got it.

It's not life transforming, but it's v useful and we like not having a kettle on the worktop.

Luckystar1 · 28/01/2022 11:24

We’ve just had one installed in our new kitchen. Ours is a Quooker. I really like it, and actually make hot drinks now! I don’t have to hold down mine, push down twice and turn. Mine has filtered water too (but not sparkling as we don’t drink it).

There’s loads of room left under the sink. All in all I really rate it and I’m glad we’ve had it installed.

BigRedBoat · 28/01/2022 12:00

I have a Qettle, I love it. No waiting for the kettle to boil and no issues with scale (we are in a hard water area). It beeps when the filter needs changing (6 monthly). It takes up a bit of spade in the cabinet below but there is enough room to store dishwasher tablets and some cloths.

ElyJo · 02/05/2023 20:12

Hi, which softener did you go with ?
I did some research and just find Harvey and the different variants flooding the markets.

On boiling water tap, is the Qettle still going strong ? Just find the Quooker price prohibitive and the other taps like Grohe Red or Franke Omni or Franke Minerva having issues with boiling assembly. I am looking for 4-in1 tap

Thanks a lot.

BTMadmummy · 02/05/2023 20:19

GarkandGookin · 27/01/2022 21:05

We are getting a new kitchen, it's a bit of a dream kitchen. DH is very minimalist and would like clean, empty worktops so he wants to get rid of the kettle and install a boiling water tap. We live in a VERY hard water area.
So, are they any good? Are they worth the money? And do they scale up as quickly as a kettle.
Any recommendations or warnings appreciated as this kitchen will see us out and we'd hate to make an expensive mistake!

We have a quooker and love it. Easy to use and doesn't take up much room under the sink

User18546753 · 02/05/2023 20:22

We have one but we still use a kettle as DH has freshly boiled water for tea and I like water at 90c for instant coffee and some teas. It's handy though for the veg and stuff like that

IcanandIwill · 02/05/2023 20:22

Had ours for years. Unnecessary luxury but we live it and wod wholeheartedly recommend if affordable.

Fretfulmum · 02/05/2023 20:32

Love ours. We’ve got a Qettle and a water softener put in- Kinetico. Some of the best purchases we’ve made in this house.

Mumstheword2022 · 02/05/2023 20:34

Quettle user here too and we love it. Don’t have any problems at all.

much cheaper than the quooker and I have a soda stream so don’t need the fizzy water but hubby loves the filtered water.

Go for it 😀

MontyDonsBlueScarf · 02/05/2023 20:36

Another vote for Quooker, have had one for 15 years, hard water area and 1 new filter in that time. Excellent customer service, any small issues fixed over the phone with small new parts sent for free. You don't realise how much you'll appreciate it until you get one.

notapizzaeater · 02/05/2023 21:02

Franke one here, love it 😍