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Perrin and Rowe taps are warranted for five years against manufacturing defects on working parts and 1 year for the finish. Their ceramic disc valves are warranted for one year providing that the tap is installed by a Registered Plumber in accordance with the installation instructions.

These ceramic disc valves are easy to and inexpensive to replace if necessary during the life of the tap. Being a supplier of the highest quality taps requires equally high levels of customer service: Here at Taps. Absolutely LOVE my new kitchen tap! The customer service team really helped me find the perfect tap for me and my kitchen, would definitely use Taps. Tap is spot on, fits nicely into my bathroom - the build quality is out of this world and bought a special Waterfall effect tap which looks stunning!

Can't fault it at all. Monobloc taps Our monobloc taps have two levers to control temperature, and one spout to distribute the flow of water. Single lever taps These taps have a simple and minimal design, making them perfect for contemporary kitchens. Boiling water taps Ideal for busy kitchens, with a boiling water tap you won't need to wait for a kettle to boil to make your morning coffee, plus you'll free up worktop space.

Filter taps Improve the taste of your drinking water with a filter tap. Which tap finish can I choose from? Brass effect kitchen taps.

Bronze effect kitchen taps. Chrome effect kitchen taps. I was pleasantly surprised to discover what a hot button issue this is, as I was flooded with responses to such a simple question. It seems that my home is a bit of an odd one then, as the vast majority obviously have the hot tap on the left of the bathroom sink. Well, apart from one guy who apparently has a tap in the middle.

Going back to my points earlier, they were backed up by some of the comments we received;. Hot Left, Cold Right. I believe this is in building practices regulations. Is it an international standard? I decided to look into this and what I found harks back to a couple of hundred years ago.

Apparently the position of the taps dates back to the 19 th century when indoor plumbing was first introduced. Water was brought into the home by way of hand pump, and that obviously only supplied cold water. Mixer taps are a traditional style of tap and they comprise two pillar taps joined, sharing one spout for the hot and cold water to come out together instead of separately.

The improved water control can help you achieve the perfect, consistent temperature mix. You can also get single-lever mixer taps besides the two pillar taps. With a single lever, you can turn the hot and cold water on and off, and mix them in the same way as the independent tap models.

You can mostly find those in kitchen sinks and baths, and we recommend replacing your taps with mixer ones for your peace of mind. As the name implies, wall-mounted taps are fitted to the wall, protruding from it over the basin or bath.

In essence, they are easier to clean, but there is a downside, and this relates to plumbing. Since the pipes are inside the walls, repairs are more difficult and costly.

Monobloc taps are a type of tap that has a single spout for both hot and cold water. It allows choosing the temperature of the water with a single shift of the lever to the right or to the left. These are a more modern alternative to the taps discussed above and can be a beautiful choice for your bathroom or kitchen. Well-suited for DIY work, washer taps, otherwise known as compression washer taps, have a pillar tap that operates with a twisting handle.

As the name suggests, the washer inside controls the amount of water released. A common problem with ball taps is that they are prone to leaks more easily. Apart from this downside, they are very easy to control because of the ball that sits inside the tap mechanism.