Will mixer taps work on my gravity fed geyser

[Beebob1]

Hi, could someone please help. I'm not a geyser expert and looking for a solution.
I'm doing my kitchen over and would like to get on of those fancy mixer taps with a pull out hose. Will this work with my gravity geyser? Will there be a problem with the water pressure?

 

[thehuman]

if you adjust tap carefully it will work . highly iratating tho . hope a presure geyser is in your future (hopefully a solar one)

 

[ToxicBunny]

Hi, could someone please help. I'm not a geyser expert and looking for a solution.
I'm doing my kitchen over and would like to get on of those fancy mixer taps with a pull out hose. Will this work with my gravity geyser? Will there be a problem with the water pressure?

Yes there will be a problem with your gravity geyser.

Get rid of that POS and put a decent geyser in, they're not ridiculously expensive these days.

 

[Beebob1]

There is nothing currently wrong with it. my cold water pressure is quite high but I guess I have to get a high pressure geyser to accommodate for the mixer taps.

 

[ToxicBunny]

There is nothing currently wrong with it. my cold water pressure is quite high but I guess I have to get a high pressure geyser to accommodate for the mixer taps.

It's a gravity feed geyser.. that is what is wrong with it.

 

[D tj]

The old gravity geysers are often outlasting their owners, the new high pressure not nearly as durable, +- 6 years, sometimes less, not all change is for the better.
The HP geyser: better pressure, often more troubles.

 

[D tj]

Why not consider an under-counter geyser for your kitchen. This will require the proper setting up, but could solve the issue of changing the main geyser.
Give good thought to the house hot water system as a whole before doing a limiting move with the kitchen.

 

[Drake2007]

Why not consider an under-counter geyser for your kitchen. This will require the proper setting up, but could solve the issue of changing the main geyser.
Give good thought to the house hot water system as a whole before doing a limiting move with the kitchen.

+1

Probably the most economical solution. Also gas boilers are becoming more popular, if you're doing Gas stove then consider going that route.

To answer the Op's question, what happens with Mixer taps on Gravity geysers is you have cold water transferring back into the geyser and up into the feeder tank which can overflow. You can imagine the mess.

 

[ToxicBunny]

The old gravity geysers are often outlasting their owners, the new high pressure not nearly as durable, +- 6 years, sometimes less, not all change is for the better.
The HP geyser: better pressure, often more troubles.

doesn't help to outlast your owner if they're just shyte all around.

You start with the kitchen and want a mixer tape, then its the bathrooms... Its just easier to replace the crap old gravity geyser with a decent new on (be it gas/solar/electric)... and as for the newer ones going pop more often.. well that is what insurance is for.

I would honestly not suggest doing a solution that caters just for the kitchen, rather fix the root of the hot water pressure issue so that its not an issue anywhere in the house.

 

[thehuman]

you will love the extra pressure on the hot water