Franke taps cover a broad span, from traditional twin-lever mixers to Water Hub taps that give boiling filtered water from the same spout as your everyday hot and cold. Designs suit both period and contemporary kitchens. Finishes include chrome, Silk Steel, Decor Steel, brass, brushed gold, copper and gold effect, matt and industrial black, and anthracite, so matching a tap to your sink and cabinet handles is straightforward.
For day-to-day mixing, browse the Franke kitchen taps. Gloriana Classic and Hestia use dual levers and Eiger has twin levers with a bi-flow spout, which suits a classic look. Eos Neo and Tessuto take a cleaner, single-lever approach, with Tessuto also offered with an L-shaped spout. Check your water pressure before choosing. Athena and Gloriana Classic are listed for low-pressure systems, but Eos Neo is not. The Active J tap has an Eco Cartridge and temperature limiter to reduce the water and hot water you use. If you often rinse pans or fill large pots, Franke pull-out spray taps such as Fuji, Eos Neo and Tessuto let you pull the head out and aim the water around the sink.
Franke boiling hot water taps come in two Water Hub families. Maris Water Hub is a 3-in-1 tap with a lever for regular hot and cold water and a separate knob for filtered boiling water. A heating tank sits under the sink, and a Pro M filter is included. Franke says the filter improves taste and helps limit limescale. Electronic versions have a 4 L or 7 L tank and coloured lights that show the mode, and they can supply cold filtered water with an extra kit. The Mechanical version uses a Pull & Turn control with a 4 L tank. Mythos Water Hub 6in1 goes further, adding chilled, ambient and sparkling filtered water to boiling, hot and cold.
To narrow it down, check your water pressure first. Then decide whether you want boiling water and, if so, how much: a 7 L tank suits households making many hot drinks. Finally, choose a finish, and browse Franke sinks and taps to pair the tap with a matching sink.
