TYPES OF KITCHEN TAPS
The different types of kitchen taps available in the UK can sometimes be overwhelming, even more so if you are not quite sure what you are looking for. Bearing in mind that we are not plumbing professionals, we hope that you find our “layman’s term” approach to explaining the differences in the types of kitchen taps helpful.
OUR PRODUCTS - DIFFERENT TYPES OF KITCHEN TAPS
It is important to remember with architectural ironmongery, like kitchen taps, that buying cheap products isn’t always the best value for money – it’s easy to be drawn to the “value engineered” propositions advertised online.
High quality taps are manufactured from especially selected materials, rigorously tested before mass production, during the assembly process and periodically at the factory to ensure the product operates to the highest levels during its production lifecycle. To find out more about how IINTRA products are tested and certified, click here.
IINTRA design and source the following different types of kitchen taps:
Pull out spray taps, pull out aerator taps, weighted pull out taps, “professional-style” pull out taps and standard aerator taps.
PULL OUT SPRAY TAPS
A pull out spray tap typically has two different spray functions.
These functions are usually:
1) A normal aerated flow which is soft and frothy.
2) A shower like spray pattern which can be selected at the push of a button on the side of the spray head.
These types of tap are great for cleaning, dirty dishes or cutlery, food produce, the actual sink itself or even filthy sports shoes!
If you think this is the sort of tap that you are looking for, click here to view our range of pull out spray taps.
PULL OUT AERATOR TAPS
The main difference between a pull out spray tap and a pull out aerator tap is spray functionality. Unlike pull out spray taps, taps with a pull out aerator have just a single flow option.
Whilst they may not be quite as good at dealing with ground in or baked on dirt, they are still very good indeed at filling pans, rinsing food and cleaning.
Another benefit is that there is less to go wrong with these types of tap and generally they are cheaper, although this is not always the case.
If you think this is the sort of tap that you are looking for, click here to view our range of pull out aerator taps.
WEIGHTED PULL OUT TAPS
A weighted pull out tap benefits from a tap weight being attached to the spray head supply hose.
This weight helps the spray head to recoil back into the body of the tap, docking itself into its housing.
The main benefits to this kind of tap is that you get a long supply hose to the spray head, which allows you to quickly and easily carry out cleaning duties within your sink bowl, whilst also being able to undertake tasks on the work surface next to your sink.
If you think that this is the sort of tap that you are looking for, click here to view our full range of weighted pull out taps.
"PROFESSIONAL STYLE" PULL OUT TAPS
This style of taps are most often found in a commercial kitchen – a design which can now be found in many homes throughout the UK.
Benefitting from modern design features, with the ability to sit just as well in traditional homes as they do within contemporary ones.
Complete with dual spray head functionality, these “giants” of the tap world certainly are eye-catching, however, you must remember that they are not suited to every kitchen given their overall size & weight.
If you think that this is the sort of tap that you are looking for, click here to view our full range of professional taps.
STANDARD AERATOR TAPS
There’s nothing standard about any tap that wears the IINTRA badge, however, if you’re looking for a no fuss, centrepiece to your kitchen sink then look no further.
With very little to go wrong with them, these beautifully functional kitchen taps are at home in both modern and traditional kitchens alike.
Where fitted, the aerator within these types of tap produce a lovely soft, shimmery, frothy and efficient, flow of water.
If you think that this is the sort of tap that you are looking for, click here to view our full range of standard aerator taps.
Hopefully the information above has provided you with adequate guidance as to a number of different types of kitchen tap – as you can see, they each have their own pro’s and con’s. If you need any further help trying to choose a new tap, please do not hesitate to get in contact.
