GROHE Start Edge QuickFix – 1 Lever Kitchen Sink Mixer Tap with Pull-Out Function (High C-spout, 360° Swivel Area, 28 mm Ceramic Cartridge, Tail 3/8 Inch, High Pressure), 357 mm, Chrome, 30550000

A great tap from Grohe, looks excellent. Works best with a pressure system as the feed pipes are narrow, but on the plus side this means you tend to use less water which is good for the planet. You can rinse things easily, but it's not a jet wash. The long flexible tails screw into European valve fittings, so you will need to purchase a pair of: - 15mm x 3/8" bsp adapters. Hold the smooth 15mm end firmly but GENTLY in a water pump plier, wrapping it first in a protective piece of old bike inner tube for both grip and to protect the surface from scratching. Don't crush it. Then use a separate small wrench to tighten the tap female end onto the male end of the adapter. You could use PTFE tape to seal, but I have not found this necessary. Then, the 15mm smooth end of the adapter can be connected to existing copper pipework or, in my case, popped straight into a Speedfit 15mm isolating valve.

There are only a couple of brands worth considering for kitchen sink taps. And Grohe is one of them. This lived up to expectations: was easy to fit, excellent instructions, and is of robust construction; but yet elegant and with useful funciton. A triumph of function WITH design, as compared to many cheap products which look good but break within a year.

A good, smart-looking product that does work in the UK. To install in the UK, buy a pair of 3/8" tap tails from your local Toolstation for around £3.50 (Jan '24) to fit the female threads on the tap's connectors. If using Speedfit, secure the tails first by holding the smooth tail gently in a wrench, wrapped in a bit of inner tube or similar so as not to scratch or distort them (there is no nut on tap tails). Use a second wrench to tighten the tap to the tails. Then pop on a couple of Speedfit service valves and off you go. This mixer has a noticeably lower flow than the tap I replaced, but I'm on a mains pressure fed system and it's plenty good enough, with an easy to control flow that's good enough to for rinsing and washing, without wasting water like a jet wash. The easy-fit built in wrench works well, notwithstanding the probability that the rest of your under-sink plumbing gets in the way of everything you try to do.

Very classy tap. You can trace the washer when it’s gone etc:: can’t do that with most. Easy to use very professional feel.

Water Leakage from the bottom just around three months from new.

A great tap - very happy !

Stylish tap, looks good and easy to use, would but again 👍

The tap itself is good, but we had some faff installing it and the weight provided was no good.