pull out spray kitchen tap

[markyyyyyy]

Has anyone mounted a "pull out spray tap" on a standard stainless steel overmount kitchen sink?

The taps are quite top heavy so just wondering if the sink is strong enough to support adequately when moving tap etc?

This is the tap i am buying

https://www.screwfix.com/p/watersmi...xer-kitchen-tap-chrome/9863p?_requestid=58095

cheers

 

[johnny2007]

I hate those taps, we got rid of it after a year.
Depends on the sink.
Some stainless steel is thicker than others.
Some are so thin that any tap bends them when touched.

 

[Burnerman]

I found - in my huge experience of fitting one of these taps - I reinforced the underside of the sink with 12mm ply.....this was sufficient to brace things well enough and as I sealed the tap down well there wasn’t any water ingress.
John

 

[markyyyyyy]

i had one in my previous house and liked it - why did you get rid?

 

[markyyyyyy]

I found - in my huge experience of fitting one of these taps - I reinforced the underside of the sink with 12mm ply.....this was sufficient to brace things well enough and as I sealed the tap down well there wasn’t any water ingress.
John

great thanks, so effectively cutting a hole in a square piece of ply?
did you seal the plywood or just tighten the nut underneath?

 

[johnny2007]

i had one in my previous house and liked it - why did you get rid?

The very few times the boss used the pull out feature, she would inevitably spray water out of the sink and moan.
So we went for a 1/4 turn high curved one that is still there after 20 odd years, no leaks.
It's a wickes one.

 

[Burnerman]

great thanks, so effectively cutting a hole in a square piece of ply?
did you seal the plywood or just tighten the nut underneath?

That’s exactly what I did, with a smear of silicone for belt and braces......the ply was a ply rectangle, maybe 250mm long by 60 wide, if I remember.
John

 

[markyyyyyy]

cool thanks!

 

[foxhole]

Important to ensure you have clear path for weight under the sink or it can fail to return to the correct position after use .

 

[markyyyyyy]

Important to ensure you have clear path for weight under the sink or it can fail to return to the correct position after use .

Please can you elablrate a bit more? Dont really understand what you mean by having a clear path dor weight under the sink

 

[foxhole]

Usually a weight is used on the hose to return the spray head to its socket after use, it can foul under the sink .