Are Boiling Taps Worth it?

[@ianfutube]

I've recently had one of the Quooker taps fitted. I was a bit concerned about the running costs of keeping water constantly available on the boil. After doing some monitoring with it connected to a smart socket I can see that the unit consumes about 210 watts in a 24 hour period when not in use (UK in September, ambient temperature around 19 degrees Celsius). This works out around £23 per year but I reckon that I'll easily save that in energy that hasn't been used when people overfill the kettle.

[@230608grace]

I am in Canada. My husband built high end houses. He put insinkerator tap in our own home and I now couldn't live without it. We sold the house and built another and I wanted hot tap. Now we have had one for 25 years and not one problem. We raised 2 sons and never had a problem with burns or scalds. They knew it was hot and to not touch and they didn't. So much faster to make hot drinks, soup, and start vegetables to boiling. Pasta is super fast. In this last house I paid $350 and that was 10 years ago. Sons are married and now grandchildren are here. Wonderful.

[@mrdemocracy7106]

If you want boiling hot water just use a kettle! Boiling hot water spurting out of a tap not for me also a potential danger with small children in the house

[@Keepingthefaith72]

If I want a hot drink I fill the cup with water put it into the kettle and boil it, That's it done at no extra cost.. A hot water tap costs hundreds of pounds and is constantly using electricity during the day to keep the water hot, and every few months you have to change the filter. I know which one I prefer .....

[@OutdoorsIQ]

Actually most of the newer units use less electricity. They don’t use the boiler method, but instant hot water. Imagine a pipe the water passes through wrapped in heating elements. But yes expensive!

[@tomaszs5954]

So is it worth it or not because I couldn't quite catch the answer?

[@KGMDMusic]

We found it wasn't worth the hassle in the end. It was nice having the instant boiling water but companies do not tell you about the fact you need to descale the unit(45 minute job) every 6 months and change the filters(these aren't cheap). We have had 2 Proboil units which have both ended up leaking, soaking the area underneath the unit even with regular descaling and filter change. This is of course just our experience but in the end we went back to a kettle.

[@nwairb5935]

What brand was it?

[@michaelbull9428]

I'm a plumber of over 40yrs of experience, buy a £15 kettle from argos

[@johndoe-qg7jp]

Seems like good advice. Boiling taps are pointless.

[@msoda8516]

I’m American and I’ve had mine for years it’s truly the greatest thing ever. I use it for tea and I even use it for cleaning and sanitizing things it’s also great from suborn stains on my tile floors

[@casolitaire]

At where we live, the price for an apartment is about 10k USD / m2. I think anything that frees the kitchen top surface is worth the money.

[@NoOne-u1q3t]

Thanks for the information, it’s very helpful.

[@Amp1771]

would i still need the filter even though i don't live in a hard water area?

[@Przemek-fy5th]

I don't know if it's worth it. Even if you never use it during the whole year, you will pay £29 for electricity for Quooker and £43 for GROHE Red. Devices consume: 10W - Quooker, 15W - GROHE Red all the time. Of course, if you use it, you will pay these amounts plus what you used. If you are rich... I can't comment on filters and how often they need to be replaced because I don't know much about it. 2 times a year?

[@flitsies]

As much as I like the idea of these hot water taps I don't think they are an advantage over a kettle to save space because they usually take up lots of cupboard space instead of work space, but if you were really that bothered about space you would just put the kettle in the cupboard when not in use, which takes up much less space than many of these hot water taps, and you can put a kettle anywhere you want even boil your hot water in the front room, you can't do that with a hot water tap. So I don't think it's an advantage over a kettle, it's just different, I think the one's that use a tank also waste more electricity than a kettle due to the constant on and off of the tank to keep the water at a temperature so you can get instant hot water, unlike a kettle where you only boil up what you want when you want. The filtration system seems like a good idea on the hot tap.

[@raisingtherodgerson2244]

What does this tap filter out of the water. And if it doesn’t filter out everything can you use an undercounter reverse osmosis with it? Thanks

[@CCKitchens]

It has a mineral filter in the tank. A limescale filter can be fitted between the cold water feed and the tank which is an extra cost. You would not need this if you have a reverse osmosis on the drinking water.

[@raisingtherodgerson2244]

@@CCKitchens thank you for such a fast reply. Really helpful :)

[@lotlot]

My brother just had a Bristan hot tap fitted by his builder. It’s dreadful. Very very poor flow and the knob to turn it on is prohibitively stiff. Not fit for purpose. Bristan guy said that’s just how they are. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@aetgroup-mikecampbell]

Hi Victoria, great seeing your video - I am Mike Campbell of British Business and British Brand “INTU Evolution” - would love to work with C & C Kitchens - Regards Mike

[@kryptoniteee]

Hi. How did this go? Are you guys working together?

[@rubinarani4559]

Thabk you c and c kitchens all the best And thank you very much for these tips and even this helped me as well Thank you

[@CCKitchens]

Glad to help

[@bigglizzygang3860]

Thanks for the tips

[@CCKitchens]

Thanks for watching, the blog in the description is more in depth (but a long read)!

[@nedpool5864]

Lil expensive 1700$ for a tap!

[@mrdemocracy7106]

Sorry not for me! I don't want to see boiling hot water spurting out of a kitchen sink tap especially with small children in the house. A simple Kettle is fine!

[@CCKitchens]

We understand your concerns. To start the boiling tap, you have to push the collar down twice and turn to start which is a safety feature for kids. The stream is also aerated so you could pass your hand through quickly and not scold yourself.

[@mrdemocracy7106]

Sorry but the potential danger is still there! Why have boiling water spurting out into a sink.

[@dingopisscreek]

surely not economically efficient heating water 24/7 and using energy unnecessarily. as for saving space on your worktop, hardly a reason to get one. none of the arguments she espouses is a reason to buy one. if you want a drink use the microwave. i ditched my kettle years ago. let's face it only relatively well-off people will buy one.

[@TheOvenCook]

Sounds pretty closed minded of you. Turn your radiators off too, you have a blanket!

[@kryptoniteee]

@@TheOvenCook it’s over £1000 unless you got money or earn big bucks this ain’t made for 99% of the population who are living month to month. Honestly you are all delusional about how tight money is for people at the moment. Probably never used a food bank or choose between heating or food. If you got so much money why don’t you lend me some…

[@michaelbalfour3170]

My thoughts to, if its constantly heating water daily, then how can that be more efficient than boiling when needed. No source can explain how it works, if it heats when you need or if it heats all day.... If it is the later, to hell with that.

[@johnthomas338]

@@TheOvenCook Yes, how 'closed minded' of you not to want to spend £1,150 on a waste of time when you can just use a £10 kettle instead! Hilarious.

[@johnthomas338]

@@TheOvenCook The Quooker is constantly keeping a certain amount of water at 110C in a vacuum flask - that therefore requires it to use MORE electricity than a kettle. The phrase 'There's one born every minute' springs to mind, every time I see somebody recommending a 'Quooker'. They don't want to admit that they've been conned, so they try to get other people to fall for it too, to make themselves feel better about their stupid decision! Just like underfloor heating...