Useful tips...
- Pull-Out Taps - These taps can be fitted to nearly all sinks as there cut out is usually the standard 35mm, obviously check before buying as one or two do have a slightly larger shank to them. Another thing to look out for on Pull-out taps is water pressure. Most pull out taps have a lower flow rate than a standard monoblock tap. This means that people with low water pressure from either the mains feed or the hot water tank may find that a pull out tap is not suitable for your situation. It is best in this situation to consult your plumber. For most people with a good cold feed pressure and a header tank at least 4m away/above them will find that a pull out tap will be fine.
- Tap Brace - When fitting monoblock taps to stainless steel inset sinks you can find that when operating the levers or handles the tap will cause the sink to flex. This is normal because inset sinks are metal and it will flex. Franke have developed a Tap Brace that fixes to the base of the tap underneath the sink and then to your worktop buy either screws for wooden or laminate worktops or a sticky pad for granite and composite worktops. By clamping or bracing the tap to the worktop this eliminates the majority of the flex and will stop any warping to the metal.

