GROHE 30189000 | Ambi Kitchen Tap

My old kitchen mixer tap had starting dripping quite badly after only a few years. I thought it would probably be cheaper to buy a new tap than get someone in to fix the old one, so I decided to spend more money this time in the hope that the new one would last longer. I'm not great at DIY, but if something can just replace the old one without pipe cutting etc., I'll give it a go. The only tools I needed were an adjustable wrench to undo the nuts to the water supply (couldn't find a spanner that fit in my tool kit) and a box spanner which I had from last time I did this (generally less than a tenner from Amazon). The box spanner is a sort of extended spanner which allows you to undo the main nut behind the sink which holds the tap in place (and do up the nut on the new tap). You might need some PTFE tape to save leakage on the nuts. First thing was to turn off the water at the stopcock. I had to remove the sink waste pipes as they were in the way - I did a 'fly-by' video on my phone of the under-sink set-up before I started. This can be useful when you're putting things back together. I took some time to clean out the waste pipes as they were full of detritus. It's a good idea to put some bowls and towels down to catch spillages. Surprisingly, things went very smoothly - it mentions on the item description that adapters are need to join onto the water pipes, but I didn't need them. When you attach the tap to the sink, you can't see what you're doing, but it was fairly straightforward anyway. The instructions weren't great. A diagram seemed to refer to a collar that I didn't have, so I wondered if the instructions were for a different tap - but it didn't seem to matter. Once installed, the tap looks great. The spout rotates very easily, as do the levers which turn on the water - I like that, as if your hands are dirty, you just need to nudge them to turn the water on. So, very pleased overall - I hope it lasts.

Remember the saying ! Buy cheap! Buy Twice ? This is the One you buy once if you have suffered this senario A Perfect well made Piece of German Engineering. Great Flow from 1/2’’ fittings . Straight forward to fit and solid manufacturing.

Changed all taps to Grohe that i think is good quality for price despite cutting a few corners - IMHO there are better makes burt a lot more money. This tap is easy to install, long tails/pipes with G1/2 end that you can even 'bodge' onto 15mm before getting proper adapters. Does include 3/8 adapters too. Looks good, so far works well. I prefer this 2 lever over the 3D mix+volume cheaper versions, also easier to replace single cartridge and turn water off for just hot or cold rather than both. You can adjust turn radius so that you don't turn it over drying area. But tails are perhaps 10mm bore so really needs high pressure - if kitchen is ground and water tank loft 2 storey you can get away with gravity fed but not ideal. Still if you have reduced flow valves, consider changing to full bore for better pressure even with the thin tails. Will do that myself next as system is gravity fed.

Great product well made

Absolutely great. Looks really smart and straight forward to install. About 90 minutes to remove old and fit new for a DIYer due to kitchen sinks being so damn awkward! My son held the tap in place so I could fit all the bits underneath. I chose due to Which review liking the brand and I’m glad I did!

I don’t usually write reviews but when I buy something of quality and as good as this (at the moment!) I feel I need to. To start with, delivery was super quick. Tap was boxed as expected and undamaged. To address other comments regarding fitting the tail ends to uk fittings, mine came with the correct size (whatever that is, I’m not a plumber!) and I just attached them to the existing isolator valves. I fitted it myself very quickly and it fits better than my previous which was a good quality tape and feels much more robust due to a plastic spacer that fits under the sink. The action is really smooth and the design is stunning and easy to clean. Hopefully it lasts!

The tap looks great, doesn't drip at all and does everything a tap is expected to do. I feel it was worth the extra money because it doesn't have disadvantages some taps have like dripping after use and taking a long time for the hot water to come through. Instead it works straight away with hot and cold, and there's no dripping. A plumber fitted mine but he was able to complete the job in approximately 10 mins with no bother.

I don't know who was more pleased with these taps, me or my plumber. He said they were great quality and easy to install. I was happy with the price and they look and feel really lovely quality. Easy to keep clean in my busy kitchen. I'm happy to recommend this set of taps and will replace the utility room taps with these same taps.