New tap makes water taste funny - should this happen ?

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Hi, is it usual for a new tap to make the water taste funny. We have just had the tap fitted in our kitchen. It is a heavy brushed steel mixer with a longish arm and quarter turn taps (Lamona Hi-Tech Monobloc from Howdens). When you turn on the cold water, the water has a horrible metalic taste. If you run the water through then it tastes fine again so I am assuming that the water in the long arm is picking up the taste.

Is this usual for a new tap to cause this and is it likely to go away. Many thanks for any advice.
 
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It can come from parts of the tap ie rubbers, flexis, fitting are not WRAS approved and they react with the chlorine in the mains cold water.
 

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