RE: Hot water taps

[Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

How about energy use? I would have thought it uses significantly more
over a year than a kettle? Or is it so well insulated?

Paul.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Tim Ramsdale
> Sent: 08 February 2009 19:33
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Hot water taps
>
> Hi Tim,
>
> I have one of these, and it rates top of my 'top 5 gadgets in the
> house'. I
> think that it is fantastic - and because the water is so hot it makes
a
> cracking cup of tea (surely the absolute test?). We use it for drinks,
> cooking, sterilising, baby bottles, cleaning - and even with pretty
> hard
> usage it doesn't 'run out' of water. If you fill up a couple of pans,
> you
> can make it run out, and then it takes about 10mins to reheat afresh.
>
> We haven't had a kettle in our house since it was installed, and
> haven't
> missed it at all. GBP650 is a bit steep (and that is the same as I
paid
> for
> it over 12mo ago also).
>
> To the safety question - I am not completely convinced it is safer
than
> a
> kettle as claimed on the website. I have had one person try and wash
> their
> hands under it (ugh) - but then I also had someone round who I told it
> was a
> hot water tap, we had a 10min conversation about it, and then he
turned
> it
> on and put his hand under it to see how hot it was....
>
> They *claim* it is safer than a kettle (and I sort of see the logic)
> because
> it only outputs water at about 50-100ml/sec. As a result, if you do
get
> under it, you get out again pretty quick. A kettle on the other hand,
> you
> can pull the cord and easily get 2l of scalding water over you in
1sec.
>
> We have ours situated next to the sink, at the back of the counter -
> and
> this means I am pretty sure that by the time our children are old
> enough to
> reach around it to press and turn to switch it on, they will be smart
> enough
> to not burn themselves on it. However, the number of 'accidental'
> scaldings
> when people were just 'trying out the cool tap' I think may go up
short
> term...
>
> On reliability - we have run ours in pretty heavy usage (builders in
> for
> 6mo) plus family+children for 16mo now, and it is as good as the day
it
> was
> installed.
>
> I did hear someone say B&Q were doing taps that were 'identical'
for
> GBP250,
> but I suspect they are the 'instant heat with an inline element' type,
> but
> haven't checked.
>
> Tim,
>
>
>
>
>
> 2009/2/8 Phil Harris <phil@xxxxxxx>
>
> >   "If it burns you you learn not to do it again"?
> >
> > Phil
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:
> > ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf
> > > Of Tracey Gardner
> > > Sent: 08 February 2009 14:47
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Hot water taps
> > >
> > > Hi Tim
> > >
> > > What kind of safety features do they have?
> > >
> > > Tracey
> > >
> > >
> > > SWMBO wants one of these
> > >
> > >
> http://www.iconappliances.co.uk/index.php?target=manufacturers&manufact
> > > urer_id=61&gclid=CLjtxp6QzZgCFUsI3wodwHLi0w
> > >
> > > or
> > >
> > >
> > >
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