Taps - How are they so complicated

[just_david]

Need to buy myself new taps for the bathroom.

Anyone have any recommendations for not expensive but not total carp either?

 

everything seems to be a shop specific re brand of something else so finding what'll actually last and break in 2 years like our existing ones have is a pain. I don't mind spending £100 ish

 

I think I have these at the moment. But bought off ebay rather than victoria plumbing.

Not sure if mine are a knock off though and these are a real deal, but can't find anything on who neo taps are or where they're made.

[jmak]

One of the few purchases I always go branded. I put shop specific in a couple of places and had to replace them within a couple of years. Now have Franke in the kitchen and Grohe in the bathroom. Couldn't bring myself to pay the asking price first time round - regretted it pretty quickly.

In our other bathroom the tasks are >30 years old Ideal Standard and still fine.

 

I found these on eBay:

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ideal-standard-Cone-Bath-shower-mixer-tap-/282256033718?nav=SEARCH

[mikeprice]

We have a friend who fits bathrooms and kitchens - he always recommens Franke - he says if people put those in then he doesn't get compaints in 2 years time

[Achandler]

Bathroom taps always seem to last pretty well (maybe a washer needed) whereas Kitchen taps get more of a battering.

 

If you are replacing taps already drilled through a bath you need to check the width of them so they actually fit in the same spot.