It's been 10 years since our kitchen was installed and the Blanco BM5400 chrome mixer tap was fitted, but it is now leaking so badly it is time to replace it.
Looking around for a replacement, I see that single lever taps seem to be "the thing", but having had a double lever tap, for some reason I'm struggling to persuade myself to move to single lever and my wife feels the same.
What's the thing with single lever taps? Are there any advantages/disadvantages over double lever, apart from being able to operate using only one hand, which isn't an issue for me as I have two hands Should I be aware of anything in terms of maintenance?
Also, I see that my current Blanco tap was installed with copper tails that taper towards the tap and the other 15mm ends fit into pushfit fittings. It would appear the installer preferred pushfit as he's used copper pipes, but they are all connected using pushfit elbows and connectors.
To minimise the effort of replacing the tap, ideally I would want a tap that allows me to use the same copper tails, but this may be asking a lot. Looking around at taps, some come with tails, some without, but is there a standard fitting in the tap that would allow me to re-use the copper tails I already have. This is assuming I can actually remove the tails from the tap, which I won't be sure of until I try! I'm hoping they will simply unscrew.
Thanks in advance for any advice you can give.
Looking around for a replacement, I see that single lever taps seem to be "the thing", but having had a double lever tap, for some reason I'm struggling to persuade myself to move to single lever and my wife feels the same.
What's the thing with single lever taps? Are there any advantages/disadvantages over double lever, apart from being able to operate using only one hand, which isn't an issue for me as I have two hands Should I be aware of anything in terms of maintenance?
Also, I see that my current Blanco tap was installed with copper tails that taper towards the tap and the other 15mm ends fit into pushfit fittings. It would appear the installer preferred pushfit as he's used copper pipes, but they are all connected using pushfit elbows and connectors.
To minimise the effort of replacing the tap, ideally I would want a tap that allows me to use the same copper tails, but this may be asking a lot. Looking around at taps, some come with tails, some without, but is there a standard fitting in the tap that would allow me to re-use the copper tails I already have. This is assuming I can actually remove the tails from the tap, which I won't be sure of until I try! I'm hoping they will simply unscrew.
Thanks in advance for any advice you can give.