Boiling water tap installation

Do boiling water and filter taps take up a lot of space under the sink?

Asked by Pete on 8th Sep 2022
Expert Trade Answers
"You need space for the tank and water filter. I’d say around a quart of a standard kitchen unit will be filled up"
Answered on 8th Sep 2022 - Member since Jul 2019 - report
"Boiling water Is 20 x 20 cm high30cm Water filters are different sizes"
Answered on 8th Sep 2022 - Member since Oct 2021 - report
"It depends on what make and model you purchase, so to answer your questions be prepared to lose half under sink space"
Answered on 8th Sep 2022 - Member since Jul 2022 - report
"Personally id give these "fads " a MISS.
had one once where the heater overheat failed....only the burning smell alerted the dangerous condition of this appliance.
Id reccomend a kettle and bottled water"
Answered on 20th Oct 2022 - Member since Jun 2022 - report
"About the size of an A4 box and some additional pipe work and a filter which is coke bottle size"
Answered on 8th Sep 2022 - Member since Aug 2020 - report
"It really depends on what type you are fitting the Bristan are quite big in size
Quooker also have a 3ltr tank or 7ltr tank now Bristan are cheaper"
Answered on 12th Sep 2022 - Member since Sep 2022 - report
"yes they do take up quite a bit of the room available under a sink."
Answered on 27th Feb 2023 - Member since Feb 2019 - report
"Yes, they're pretty space hungry in general, say 50%"
Answered on 1st Dec 2022 - Member since May 2020 - report
"Yes quite a bit will not be much space at all left under sink and requires power as well"
Answered on 10th Sep 2022 - Member since Nov 2015 - report
"Hello, I wouldn’t say they take a lot but do need a little bit of size underneath, best bet will be to look online and should show you dimensions"
Answered on 8th Sep 2022 - Member since Oct 2020 - report
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