Kitchen Sink Taps

If you are looking to buy a kitchen sink tap, there are many, many to choose from.  Kitchen sink taps range from the cheap to the expensive, the simple to the luxurious.  There are various colors to choose from as well.  Here is a guide to the most popular sink taps available.

Brands of Kitchen Sink Taps

There are a few companies that seem to dominate the kitchen sink market.  Some of them focus on inexpensive models, others concentrate on high end sinks and taps, and some have huge product lines covering all types and prices of kitchen sinks and taps.  The most well known brands are Kohler, Moen, Price Pfister, Grohe, Delta, and Danze.

Kitchen Sink Mixer Taps

A kitchen sink mixer tap is a great innovation.  These faucets automatically mix air with the water.  The result is a stronger spray that uses less water than conventional kitchen taps.  If you are looking for something environmentally friendly that conserves water, these mixer faucets work great.  In addition, they save energy as well, because they use less hot water, which means your hot water heater doesn’t have to work as hard.

Kohler Kitchen Sink Taps

Kohler produces literally hundreds of sink taps, in all shapes and sizes.  They can be made out of chrome, stainless steel, brushed nickel, or bronze, and have many layouts.  Cheap Kohler sink taps start at around $50 for simple single handle models.  More expensive versions can reach into the hundreds of dollars or more for fancier types of taps.  Their most luxurious line seems to be the Kohler Karbon kitchen faucets.  These come in deck mount (on the sink) and wall mount versions.  What makes these sink taps unique is that they are fully articulating, meaning that they have 4 hinges that allow you to position the tap where you need it most.  It can go as low as 2 inches and as high as 13 inches above the sink.

Moen Kitchen Sink Taps

Moen is another company that covers the whole range of sink taps.  Their inexpensive taps are simple affairs with single handles.  You can actually get a Moen kitchen sink tap with an attached sprayer for only $34.95.  For a little bit more, you can get fantastic looking taps at bargain prices.  A good example of this is the Moen wide spread kitchen faucet, which features a 12 inch high cathedral spout, which arcs similar to waterfall kitchen faucets.  It has two handles that let you control water temperature better as well, and is a great deal at only $53.  If you are looking for cheap kitchen sink taps, Moen is great because they offer a warranty that will repair or replace your faucet if it leaks or drips.  This is good for as long as you own your home, or 5 years for businesses and commercial applications.
At the upper end of the price spectrum, Moen produces some great bronze kitchen sink taps as well.  The Moen Showhouse line of kitchen sink taps is truly innovative.  They have old-fashioned models made of bronze or wrought iron that look like what you would expect to see 100 years ago.  The Showhouse line also features creative new designs like pull-out faucets.  The tip of these taps pulls off and becomes a sprayer.

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