{"id":27404,"date":"2026-09-20T19:39:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T17:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/?p=27404"},"modified":"2026-10-13T12:05:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:05:46","slug":"quooker-vs-kitchen-tap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/en\/guides\/quooker-vs-kitchen-tap\/","title":{"rendered":"Quooker or tap: boiling water, CUBE or a classic kitchen tap?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A boiling-water tap like the Quooker replaces the kettle, but its reservoir needs planned space under the sink and a socket of its own.<\/strong> Last updated: September 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list kk-1min\">\n<li>Without an everyday use for boiling water, the classic pull-out tap stays the right choice.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>In front of a window a lowerable tap fits, but a tall boiling-water tap usually collides with the casement.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Left unplanned, the reservoir, needing 50 or 53 cm of height, blocks a pull-out in the sink cabinet.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>The push-push-turn sequence protects against scalding. The reservoir is vacuum-insulated.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kitchen buying guide \u00b7 Module 4: Appliances | Previous step: <a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/en\/guides\/fridge-in-a-handleless-kitchen\/\">Fridge in a handleless kitchen<\/a> | Next step: <a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/en\/guides\/kitchen-sink-material-and-fitting\/\">Sink: material and fitting<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/assets\/blog\/quooker-oder-armatur\/quooker-classic-fusion-square-armatur.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/assets\/blog\/quooker-oder-armatur\/quooker-classic-fusion-square-armatur.webp\" alt=\"Quooker Classic Fusion Square tap for boiling water from the tap\" width=\"1071\" height=\"1500\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Quooker Classic Fusion Square delivers boiling water straight from the tap; the reservoir sits, as planned, in the base unit. Product image: Quooker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quooker, a classic tap or the CUBE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A kitchen tap falls into three classes: the classic tap with cold and hot, the boiling-water tap that adds 100 \u00b0C instantly from the tap, and the extended system with the CUBE, which delivers chilled, filtered water, still or sparkling, from the same tap. The difference lies less in the tap than in the technology beneath it: the more the tap can do, the more space and connections the sink base unit needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Criterion<\/th>\n<th>Classic tap<\/th>\n<th>Boiling water (PRO3\/COMBI)<\/th>\n<th>+ CUBE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Criterion\">Function<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Classic tap\">cold\/hot<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Boiling water (PRO3\/COMBI)\">+ 100 \u00b0C instantly (COMBI also 40 to 60 \u00b0C)<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"+ CUBE\">+ chilled, filtered, sparkling\/still<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Criterion\">Space in the base unit<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Classic tap\">hoses<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Boiling water (PRO3\/COMBI)\">reservoir needs 50\/53 cm H, 15\/20 cm \u00d8<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"+ CUBE\">second cube + CO2 cylinder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Criterion\">Socket<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Classic tap\">none<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Boiling water (PRO3\/COMBI)\">230 V under the sink<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"+ CUBE\">second socket or Quooker load switch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Criterion\">Safety<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Classic tap\">standard<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Boiling water (PRO3\/COMBI)\">push-push-turn<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"+ CUBE\">as boiling water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Criterion\">Care<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Classic tap\">aerator<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Boiling water (PRO3\/COMBI)\">HiTAC filter; Scale Control from 20 \u00b0dH<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"+ CUBE\">CUBE filter every 12 months; CO2 cylinder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Criterion\">In front of a window<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Classic tap\">lowerable\/foldable possible<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Boiling water (PRO3\/COMBI)\">tall fixed tap, usually not foldable<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"+ CUBE\">as boiling water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boiling water: what the tap can do and how it is made safe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A boiling-water tap delivers 100 \u00b0C straight from the tap and so replaces the kettle and the wait at the hob: the Quooker COMBI also provides ordinary hot water at 40 to 60 \u00b0C. Against scalding, the operating sequence push-push-turn provides protection; the reservoir under the sink is vacuum-insulated. Children from the age of eight use the tap only under supervision, according to Quooker. The water sits in the reservoir under pressure at around 108 \u00b0C; in standby the appliance draws around 10 W, according to the manufacturer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The reservoir and its place under the sink<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reservoir is the reason a boiling-water tap belongs in the plan and not in the pull-out: according to Quooker, the PRO3 needs 50 cm of height with a 15 cm diameter and holds 3 litres; the COMBI and COMBI+ need 53 cm with a 20 cm diameter and hold 7 litres; this height must stay free in the base unit. On top of that, the reservoir needs a 230 V socket under the sink; for the CUBE we plan a second one, alternatively Quooker&#8217;s load switch lets both share one socket. Consider this only after the cabinetry is planned and you lose a whole pull-out to the reservoir. That is why we divide the sink base unit to measure around the trap and the reservoir, more on that under <a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/en\/guides\/kitchen-recycling-bin-pull-out\/\">waste in the pull-out<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/assets\/blog\/quooker-oder-armatur\/quooker-reservoir-cube-unterschrank-wandnische.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/assets\/blog\/quooker-oder-armatur\/quooker-reservoir-cube-unterschrank-wandnische.webp\" alt=\"Quooker or kitchen tap: Quooker reservoir and CUBE in the base unit under a small sink\" width=\"676\" height=\"805\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is how the Quooker sits in the base unit: the reservoir and the CUBE unit under a small sink in a wall recess. Taken on installation day: the base unit&#8217;s front and the real oak shelf above the splashback are still missing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CUBE: sparkling and chilled from the same tap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Quooker CUBE extends the boiling water with chilled, filtered water, still or sparkling, from the same tap. For this, a second cube with its CO2 cylinder sits in the base unit, and we plan a second socket, alternatively Quooker&#8217;s load switch lets both share one. The CUBE filter is replaced at least every 12 months, the CO2 cylinder depending on use. Anyone who wants sparkling water from the tap saves themselves crates and bottles, but has to plan for the space in the base unit twice. With a CUBE we therefore prefer a separate small cabinet next to the sink, with a shelf above, because the technology is easier to maintain there. For the reservoir alone it is not worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video kk-video\" style=\"margin:1.5em 0\">\n<video controls playsinline muted preload=\"none\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" poster=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/assets\/blog\/quooker-oder-armatur\/quooker-cube-kochendes-gekuehltes-sprudelwasser-poster.webp\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:16\/9;background:#0C1C28\">\n<source src=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/assets\/blog\/quooker-oder-armatur\/quooker-cube-kochendes-gekuehltes-sprudelwasser.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/assets\/blog\/quooker-oder-armatur\/quooker-cube-kochendes-gekuehltes-sprudelwasser.mp4\">Watch the video (MP4, 2.2 MB)<\/a>\n<\/video>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Boiling, chilled and sparkling water from one tap: boiling after push, push, turn; with the CUBE, one click for filtered chilled water and two clicks for sparkling. Video: Quooker, no sound.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The classic tap: high-pressure, low-pressure, pull-out<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a new build, a classic kitchen tap is almost always a high-pressure tap. A low-pressure tap only comes into question with an unpressurised under-sink boiler. A pull-out spout makes it easier to fill large pots and to clean the sink. If the sink sits in front of a window, a lowerable or foldable in-front-of-window tap is the right choice, because it fits under the window casement: a tall, fixed boiling-water tap usually collides with the casement there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The mistake: the reservoir eats the pull-out<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most common mistake is to order the boiling-water tap and only think about the reservoir when the cabinets go in: the cylinder, needing 50 or 53 cm of height, then ends up unplanned in the sink cabinet and blocks a pull-out that was meant for storage. The second mistake is the missing socket under the sink, which ends up as an expensive retrofitted circuit or a visible cable, and twice over with the CUBE. The third mistake is the Quooker in front of a window, where the tall tap blocks the casement. And in regions with hard water from 20 \u00b0dH, limescale protection such as the Quooker Scale Control belongs in from the start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What this costs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a boiling-water tap, the real planning cost lies less in the appliance than in the preparation: a 230 V socket under the sink, a second one for the CUBE, and the made-to-measure division of the pull-out around the trap and the reservoir. According to the Quooker price list (autumn 2026), a Quooker Flex or Fusion with the PRO3 reservoir costs \u20ac1,395 RRP, and with the CUBE for chilled sparkling water \u20ac2,595 RRP. We pass the Quooker on at architect partner terms, without our own markup, around 35 percent below the RRP: around \u20ac907 or \u20ac1,687 with us, valid with a kitchen bought from us. Every other model with its price is in our <a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/en\/produkt\/quooker-fusion-round\/\">shop<\/a>. A kitchen starts from \u20ac14,999 incl. 19% VAT, including planning, delivery and installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How we do it at Kolev<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was against boiling-water taps myself for a long time, too expensive for too little use, until I had one in everyday life. If the budget does more elsewhere, a good tap and a kettle will do the job too. If it is to be a boiling-water tap, our standard is the Quooker, at architect partner terms, without our own markup. Where the house has central hot water, we prefer to plan the PRO3, because the COMBI&#8217;s extra hot water then adds nothing. As an alternative we name the Grohe Red, which we know from practice. The newest of the three systems named here, with the widest range of functions, is the Blanco Choice. The reservoir and, if wanted, the CUBE are in the workshop drawing from the start, not only at installation. We prepare the cold-water supply and the socket for the reservoir, a second one for the CUBE. The final connection is made by a licensed trade contractor, because drinking water and electricity belong in a master tradesman&#8217;s hands. In regions with hard water from 20 \u00b0dH we plan in limescale protection such as the Quooker Scale Control from the start. If the sink sits in front of a window, we clear up the conflict with the casement in advance and plan either an in-front-of-window tap or a different location. For the warranty, the statutory provisions apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does a Quooker really replace the kettle?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, a boiling-water tap delivers 100 \u00b0C straight from the tap and makes the kettle and the pot on the hob redundant for brewing. The Quooker COMBI also provides ordinary hot water at 40 to 60 \u00b0C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much space does the Quooker reservoir need under the sink?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Quooker, the reservoir needs 50 cm of height with a 15 cm diameter on the PRO3 (3 litres) and 53 cm with a 20 cm diameter on the COMBI (7 litres); this height must stay free in the base unit. A 230 V socket for the reservoir also belongs under the sink. For the CUBE we plan a second one, alternatively Quooker&#8217;s load switch lets both share one socket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is a boiling-water tap safe with children?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tap is secured against accidental operation: on the Quooker it only opens via the push-push-turn sequence, and the reservoir under the sink is vacuum-insulated. Children from the age of eight use the tap only under supervision, according to Quooker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can I fit a Quooker in front of a window?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Usually not, because a boiling-water tap is a tall, fixed tap and collides with the window casement. In front of a window, a lowerable or foldable in-front-of-window tap is the right choice. We clear up the conflict before planning and set the location accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does a Quooker use in standby?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the manufacturer, standby consumption is around 10 W, with the water held in the insulated reservoir at about 108 \u00b0C. The Quooker COMBI carries a class A energy label. Limescale protection such as the Quooker Scale Control makes sense from a water hardness of 20 \u00b0dH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next step: the first consultation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like to know whether a boiling-water tap or a classic tap belongs at your sink, let&#8217;s talk. In the first consultation we look at your room, your wishes and your budget, directly with the architect, 45 to 60 minutes, for Frankfurt and the Rhine-Main region. <strong>Personal. Free of charge. No sales pressure.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And a piece of advice no kitchen studio likes to give: get three offers and compare them. We are one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"\/en\/start\/\">Book a first consultation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On to the sink: <a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/en\/guides\/kitchen-sink-material-and-fitting\/\">Sink: material and fitting<\/a>. And if the sink is to go in the island: <a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/en\/guides\/sink-in-a-kitchen-island\/\">Sink in a kitchen island<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kitchen buying guide \u00b7 Module 4: Appliances | Previous step: <a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/en\/guides\/fridge-in-a-handleless-kitchen\/\">Fridge in a handleless kitchen<\/a> | Next step: <a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/en\/guides\/kitchen-sink-material-and-fitting\/\">Sink: material and fitting<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quooker or tap: a boiling-water tap delivers 100 \u00b0C and replaces the kettle. 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