Bristan Renaissance Traditional Kitchen Tap - Swivel spout, Two Lever EasyFit Chrome Kitchen Sink tap, RS SNK EF C

Excellent tap. Easy fit, so once fitted by the plumber -it was quick - you can change the top to suit your kitchen. Rotates smoothly, easy hold handles. Had it for 3 months and no problems. Water flow comes out in a pattern, is good. Quieter than our previous one. Good quality and so good value. Recommended by our plumber.

We recently installed a new kitchen and replaced the old sink and tap that had served us so well over the years. My wife liked this style of this tap and found both this one and also a similar one which was quite a bit cheaper. We asked our plumber's advice and he replied that in his experience, Bristan made good taps. On the basis that you do not buy taps every week, we elected to pay that bit extra. Having done so, we are delighted with our decision. Now it is in place, the tap looks good and the handles are sensitive enough so that the tap will produce just the flow that you require. Not only that, but they restrict the maximum flow so that if you open the tap fully, you do not end up giving yourself a shower when the flow of water hits the sink. Having said that, the flow is not so restricted that you spend an annoying time merely filling the kettle. It is a feature that the manufacturers have got just right. The handles feel nice to use and they react well when you use them. Although I know nothing about taps, it feels as though this is a well engineered product. In summary, the tap looks good and it functions well. Would I recommend it to a friend? Definitely. Would I buy it again? Well, I hope that I never have to, but if I ever to need to buy taps again,on the basis of this purchase, Bristan would be the top of my list.

Installed this tap a few weeks ago and indeed it is pretty easy to install for a DIYer like myself. The tap itself is good looking and feels robust and well made. The tap levers themselves have a nice feel to them - not too loose or tight. So I'm very happy with the taps themselves. There are two aspects to make this easy to install - 1) the 'plate' that fits under the worktop to hold the tap in place can be tightened from above rather than faffin' around with spanners etc upside down and with little space 2) the 'plate' can, theoretically, be pushed through the worktop hole from above and therefore eliminating the need to acquire you to even put your head under the sink (bar taking the old tap out). The aspect 1) was brilliant and made the thing very easy. 2) on the other hand didn't work for me as, the hole, in what I think is a standard size hole in my worktop, was not big enough to put the plate through. This is not a big problem though. So, good to install and a good nice solid tap. The annoyance is that the company has for some odd reason decided to engrave "BRISTAN Easyfit" right on the front middle of the tap - see picture. To me, this really takes the look away from the tap, however, others may be OK with it.

Looks very smart. And was good value for money.

The tap arrived promptly and is good quality and looks great in our newly installed kitchen. Before placing the order I had a small query and must say that when I contacted the customer care team at Bristan, the lady I spoke to couldn’t have been more helpful.

A great tap, clever as some of the fitting can be done from above, you have to fit the tails from below of course. Very good quality company, having had many other brands I've returned to Bristan and they do give much longer life. Paeticularly well made, solid and a great flow.

After experiencing yet another failure of replacement valves on another make to do the job, it was time for a change. So far the Bristan taps are working perfectly. Whilst the fitting was easy, as it was replacing the "usual" type of fixing, it was a little fiddly. However, if we ever want a change of tap, then the Bristan Easy Fit type is going to be the one to go for - just isolate, take off the old easy fit, attach the new one & turn the isolation taps back on! The quality of the taps is also excellent - very robust.

Seems to be a really solid good looking tap. Time will tell how well constructed on extended use. I did have a plumber install it despite it being described as ‘Easyfit’. I would have preferred it if they had not etched ‘Easyfit’ on it however, below the Bristan branding.