Pull Out Sink Mixers - thoughts?

http://www.reece.com.au/m/bathrooms/products/9500870

Just wondering who has one of these taps?

Does scum build up on the coil? Is it difficult to keep clean? Would you get it again?

Thanks

I don't have one, but they are in one of the promotions with PD- I have upgraded to a different style though as I found they looked like a bit of an eyesore.

we are getting the dorf jovian
http://www.dorf.com.au/product-ranges/m ... sink-mixer.
never thought of whether scum would build up

Hi gonecountry

We have a pull out mixer tap in our kitchen and also the laundry, though not quite the same as the one you are looking at.
We bought ours off ebay.

First time we have had one, but now we do - we wonder how we ever did without it.

So handy cleaning and rinsing big items, the item doesn't have to be in the actual sink, you can pull the hose out to it.
Only yesterday I was scrubbing out an esky sitting on top of the sink's side drain board- so handy.

Also love that you can swap it from a spray to a fine central jet - great when cleaning out or filling bottles etc with narrow necks.

Don't have any dramas with cleaning it so far, been in the house since September.
Doesn't really get soap scum on the hose at all. When we use it we pull it out holding the end, then retract it when we are finished. So the hose never really gets submersed in any soapy water, it pretty much stays clean and dry.

Here's our tap in our kitchen...

I put one in my last kitchen however it looked quite different to the ones posted. It looked more like an ordinary kitchen mixer except the head pulled out on one of those long flexible hoses. Most awesome invention ever. Having to live in a rental while our house gets built and not have one really hits home about how good it was. We are having one put in our new kitchen - very similar to the old one. Being able to swap from an ordinary water flow to a spray, being able to pull it out to rinse vegetables in a spray... Fantastic.

The hose never got grubby and it was used non stop for 10 years.

The one we are putting in looks much like the old one:

http://www.brewers.com.au/product.php?id=253

We had one in this house and replaced it with a normal tap. I found the builder didn't put it in properly and it started to wobble and leak around the base, even from the start it never seemed really secure but as time went on (2 years) it got worse and worse. When I had a plumber look at it he said he had seen many issues with them as they are not designed for all sink types and quite often it is impossible to have them secured properly.

I had the one with the coils. The coils seem clean all of the time, just wiped them down as I wiped down the sink.

We were looking at those but decided to go with the pull out vegie spray mixer tap instead like this one http://www.google.com.au/search?q=vegie ... iAemxIGIAg

Thanks everyone for the feedback. Very helpful!
delatite13 - can you tell me which ebay seller you used?
Your kitchen is gorgeous by the way

Hi gonecountry ... thanks

Just had a look on ebay for you - found the seller we used back in Feb 2012 - they don't have that particular one now, just these two styles, the seller was located in Sydney.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-Luxury-Kitchen-Sink-Faucet-Tap-Flexible-Spray-Solid-Brass-Mixer-/170887684917?pt=AU_Kitchen_Units_Sets&hash=item27c9b32335

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-Flexible-Kitchen-Mixer-Tap-Handheld-Shower-Pull-out-Solid-Brass-/170856452782?pt=AU_Building_Materials&hash=item27c7d692ae


Also found this one seller - with a tap very similar to ours - another Sydney seller - they had quite a few styles on there

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Swivel-Spout-Pull-out-Kitchen-Mixer-Tap-Single-Handle-/130888144301?pt=AU_Building_Materials&hash=item1e798a95ad

Hope this helps.

Thanks so much delatite13!! *skips off to ebay*

I looked at Delatite13 link http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-Luxury-K ... 27c9b32335

what would worry me is the short warranty period. I have a Methven pullout and spray tap which gives 15 years warranty on parts and labour. To me that is a sign of quality. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-Luxury-K ... 27c9b32335

I first wanted a 'duck neck' pullout tap but when we tried them out they didn't reach as far as the Methven and looked to big for my kitchen. I ordered mine through Bunnigs which was a lot cheaper than Reece or Tradelink 2.5 years ago.

I just got a kwc eve pull out sprayer with light from fesal.com. cost me 800 delivered and it arrived yesterday. Looks great and I can't wait to see it in our new house! Fesal has a great range and great service.

Beautiful, just beautiful.

About half price compared to Aust, so someone is having a lend.

You'll never get the same quality from a no name manufacturer.

We have a pull out tap and I wouldn't be without it for simply cleaning the sink! I wouldn't get one of those ones with the coil though as it would be hard to clean.

Thanks for the feedback kylie40

This is our pull out mixer tap in the kitchen

That looks very sleek Building Newbie - how do you like it?

We had one with a coil up until last month. It was fine and easy to clean. The only reason we changed it was whilst we were overseas we found this one which is touchless to operate. Brilliant for washing hands after cutting raw meat! Still has the pull down as well - my sink is over a metre wide so I need the pull down to be able to clean out all three bowls.

love it It also isnt as bulky like all the others

I got one of these for the sink in my garage: http://www.masters.com.au/product/10063 ... down-spray

What you do need to beware of is that the hose hangs down inside your cabinetry, under the sink, so you need clearance for the hose to hang. This might entail cutting a section out of a shelf to give the required hanging room, or moving your shelf down to a useless level. But it's worth it as they're very handy. If anyone is interested in the mechanics of how the drawing system works, there's a weight which you clamp on the hose which draws the hose back in via gravity. It's not a rip-your-arms off pull, just an easy draw back in. Hence the need for the room for the hose to hang.

I'm not a fan of those ones with the big spring (swing out).