Recommendations on kitchen mixer taps

Choose the right mixer tap for your water connection

If you're planning a kitchen, you’re bound to have lots of questions. When looking for a new kitchen mixer tap, you first need to determine what kind of water connection you have. This will determine what type of mixer tap you need. The most common type is the high-pressure mixer tap, which is connected to the central hot water system via the angle valve on your kitchen wall. However, not every house or apartment has a central heating system. In that case, you’ll need a special low-pressure mixer tap. Anyone getting warm water from a boiler in the sink cabinet will need a kitchen mixer tap that can cope with water pressure from a low-pressure boiler. Once you’ve cleared that up, it’s time for individual decisions, and you can start thinking about the kind of mixer tap that you’d like for your kitchen.

We are conscious of our huge responsibility when it comes to channelling the most important foodstuff, so we only use health-compatible materials for our BLANCO mixer taps. You can rest assured, as all BLANCO mixer taps are made from carefully selected raw materials and are produced in coordinated with selected suppliers and partners, are subject to constant checks and are submitted voluntarily for checks and approved by independent institutes such as the DVGW. If you follow this advice and avoid buying ‘cheap and cheerful’ kitchen mixer taps, then there’s no need to worry about metal leaching exceeding the limit values and affecting your health. Paying attention to such matters will also allow you to avoid the other problem of untested mixer taps, where no limits are imposed on the levels of substances that are hazardous to health, such as lead, nickel, cadmium, arsenic or softening agents.

When choosing your kitchen sink, you should therefore make sure that it is certified in line with the drinking water regulations.

Other key components for greater quality

Flexible connecting hoses are included in the water-bearing parts of the mixer tap. Together with the tested material, the flexibility of the hose makes an important contribution here towards ensuring quick and straightforward installation, as well as ensuring its resistance to wear.