Pull Out Kitchen Taps

Pull Out Kitchen Taps Ireland – Spray Heads on a Hose, Curved or Spring Neck

A pull out kitchen tap keeps its spray head on a hose, so instead of carrying a roasting tin, a bucket or a stockpot to the water, you bring the water to it. It is the tap for anyone who rinses pans, washes vegetables or cleans down the sink bowl several times a day. Think of it as a kitchen tap with hose built in rather than bolted on: the head docks back in place when you let go, and a pull-out normally fits a single tap hole, so it usually replaces an existing mono mixer without new pipework.

There are two shapes to choose between. A curved pull-out has the spray head built into the tip of a swivel spout and sits at an ordinary height, so it works under wall units and in front of a window. The Cato is that style, with a stainless steel body and a dual-spray head, in polished chrome, matt black, brushed brass and brushed steel.

A spring neck tap wraps the hose in an open coil on a much taller body — the shape used over commercial pre-rinse sinks — and suits a deep single bowl or an island where the tap can be a feature. The Deva Spring is a chrome pull-down rinser in that style, with a solid brass body and a long reach. Whichever shape you choose, the head switches between a stream for filling and a spray for rinsing, which is what makes a kitchen spray tap worth having.

Check Your Water Pressure First

This is the question that decides it. The spray head restricts flow, so pull-out taps generally need around 1 bar — fine on a combi boiler or pressurised mains, weak on a gravity-fed cylinder in the hot press however good the tap is. Every product page states its own minimum. If you are on a gravity system, a fixed spout rated for low pressure is the better answer: the Adria runs from 0.5 bar, and the Newton and Walton in chrome work from 0.3 bar. Our water pressure guide shows how to check what you have in five minutes.

Pull Out or Pull Down?

Both keep the spray on a hose; the difference is where the head sits. A pull-out head draws towards you from a lower spout, which suits a shallow or double bowl. A pull-down head drops straight into the bowl from a tall spout, which suits a deep single bowl or a Belfast sink. Our pull-out vs pull-down guide works through it with real sink depths.

Height, Reach and Fit

Two measurements matter more than the shape. Height: a spring neck tap can stand over half a metre tall, so measure to any shelf, extractor or window that opens inwards. Reach: the spout should put the water in the middle of the bowl rather than on the rim — reach and height to the outlet are listed on every product page. Unsure whether your biggest pot will fit? Our kitchen setup guide shows the two numbers to measure.

Looking After a Spray Head

Hard water is what wears a spray head down. Limescale settles in the nozzles and the spray starts to spit or narrow, so wipe the face of the head with a soft damp cloth as part of the normal clean-down. On coated finishes such as matt black and brushed brass, keep limescale remover, bleach sprays and abrasive pads away from the body — they damage the coating faster than scale ever would.

Pull Out Kitchen Taps Delivered Across Ireland

We ship pull out kitchen taps Ireland wide — Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and everywhere between — with free delivery on orders over €100 and same-day Dublin collection on stocked items by arrangement.

Want a fixed spout instead? Browse all kitchen taps, or shop by finish in black kitchen taps, brass kitchen taps and copper kitchen taps. If the kettle is never off, a boiling water tap puts filtered near-boiling water on its own lever.