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2 100ºC Fact 01. Energy efficient. With an electric kettle, you often heat up much more water than necessary. Often too, the kettle boils, is forgotten and then has to be boiled again, wasting yet more time and energy. With the Quooker, on the other hand, you heat up exactly the amount of water you need and due to the patented high vacuum insulation, the energy consumption is only 3 pence per day.

3 A true revolution... Every now and then a 'vital' new kitchen appliance comes along which changes the face of cooking. Trend-setters buy it, their friends see it and immediately want one, kitchen designers and chefs recommend it, newspapers and magazines review it and eventually it becomes a 'must have' in every kitchen. The Quooker boiling water tap is one of those rare 'must haves'. This simple, ultra-safe idea immediately renders kettles out of date and takes kitchens a giant leap forward. Although it's new to the UK, over 100,000 kitchens in Europe already depend on their Quookers for instant boiling water. And the applications are endless. Quooker users still come up with new ones. The most obvious one is making a cup of tea and the latest addition to the list is poaching fish. Of course you can also fill up a pasta pan, blanch vegetables, heat up plates and serving platters, make coffee, prepare baby formula, peel tomatoes, remove candle wax and much more. All done in a moment and with boiling water of 100ºC! After all, only truly boiling water is good enough for the perfect cup of English tea. Quooker PRO3-VAQ Modern

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5 rinsing out jam jars 02 cooking pasta 03 sterilising teats 04 peeling tomatoes Fact 02. Safe. In Great Britain, stronghold of the electric kettle, this everyday kitchen appliance causes thousands of accidents every year, many involving young children (Source: RoSPA). The Quooker, on the other hand, comes with a tap which is securely mounted to the worktop, has a child-proof push-and-turn handle and is double-walled. As another safety feature, the water comes out of the tap in a fine spray rather than a solid jet.

6 Fact 03. Water saving. When you boil water in a pan or electric kettle, you usually heat up much more water than needed. With the Quooker, on the other hand, you use only the exact amount of water you need at that moment making tea 02 rinsing boards 03 making batter

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9 rinsing a mixer 02 making a pot of coffee 03 making coffee-for-one Fact 04. Space saving. Kitchen tops are meant to be work surfaces, but nowadays they are getting more and more cluttered with appliances - from electric kettles to juicers, espresso machines, blenders etc. By rendering your kettle (and possibly even a couple of other appliances) redundant, a Quooker tap helps liberate your worktop! Also, Quooker s compact vacuum insulated tank fits neatly under your sink, still leaving cupboard space for other necessities.

10 making tea 02 removing candle wax 03 preparing baby formula 04 making filter coffee Fact 05. Time saving. We all lead busy lives and research shows that in the past 15 years, the time available to spend preparing a meal has decreased from 60 to 30 minutes. Without the Quooker, it takes 10 minutes just to heat up a pan of water for your pasta. With the Quooker, you can start boiling your pasta immediately and at the same time blanch some vegetables, boil some eggs and prepare a bottle of formula for the little one.

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12 01 02 Tanks 01 PRO3-VAQ 02 PRO7-VAQ

13 Taps 01 Basic. Handle with recess and spout with an angle of 100º 02 Classic. Classic-style handle and arched spout 03 Design. Handle with pin and arched spout 04 Modern. Handle with pin and spout with an angle of 90º

14 Finishes 01 polished chrome 02 satin chrome 03 stainless steel effect 04 brushed chrome 05 gold-plated brass 06 bronze

15 Suddenly, I saw it in front of me. When I thought of it I felt a rush of warmth inside me and the idea had me captivated I would make a tap that would dispense boiling water! Henri Peteri Dutch physicist and inventor of the Quooker

16 UK V02 Q U O O K E R U K L T D Telephone +44 (0) Fax +44 (0) info@quooker.co.uk Internet

17 Your questions answered. I have noticed Quooker delivers water at 100 C is this important? Yes this is of fundamental importance. Quooker is the world s only 100 C boiling water tap and as a consequence it is the only tap on the market that truly allows you to be rid of the energy greedy kettle. (Remember if the water temperature is not at 100 C at point of delivery you will not be able to replace your kettle.) Is the water from a Quooker always fresh? The stainless steel tank with revolutionary vacuum insulation and thermos technology holds water under pressure (so it does not boil) at 110 C. Therefore ensuring every delivery is sterile, removing the risk of harmful bacteria such a legionella. How can a Quooker save me money? When we use a kettle, we waste money, energy, water and the most precious commodity of all, time! On average a kettle uses the same amount of energy to boil a litre of water as it takes to run a fridge for over seven hours. In the UK we boil our kettle on average four times a day! In contrast, Quooker with its revolutionary vacuum insulation and thermos technology is highly efficient to run and instant meaning you use only what you need when you need it. Does it not cost a lot in energy to keep the water at 110 C day and night? The unique vacuum and thermos technology ensures that only 10W of energy consumption are required to maintain the water at temperature. Should I turn the Quooker off at all? As the running costs are approximately 3pence per day we recommend that you leave the system powered on at all times unless you intend leaving the property vacant for a month or more.

18 Is it safe? Safety is always a prime consideration and where boiling water is concerned it is even more important. Quooker helps cut down on kitchen accidents. Every year, UK hospitals treat many thousands of adults and children for serious injuries relating to kettles (source: ROSPA). Terrible burns and scalds are caused by the fact that a kettle itself is a hot object, it contains boiling water and it can so easily be tipped or overturned and sometimes even the outside of a kettle is too warm too touch. By contrast, the Quooker is ultra safe with its static tap installation, built- in childproof safety mechanism (which requires an adult hand to push and turn it on) and aerated delivery of water meaning delivery in a fine spray as opposed to direct jet. These features have resulted in an unblemished safety record despite there being over 150,000 units in operation in Europe. Is a Quooker something I can add to my existing kitchen or can I only have one with a new kitchen? A Quooker can be easily added to an existing kitchen and it only takes about 60 minutes to install and comes complete with all that is required, even the drill bit for connection at the waste. We have a granite work surface though! Can we still have a Quooker fitted? Not a problem and if you book your installation with a Quooker approved installer they all have special drills that allow them to cut the tap hole in any solid surface other than glass! The Quooker will not fit under the sink, what can I do? You can site the Quooker tank up to 1500mm away from the delivery tap and extension hoses are available for this purpose. Can we fit the Quooker in a horizontal position? No,a Quooker must always be in a vertical position.

19 We would like to place the Quooker tap on the left-hand side of our sink. Is the tap available in a left handed version? All taps are delivered for installation on the right-hand side of the sink however you can change the handing of a tap during installation. Is it easy to use? Each tap is designed with full height adjustment and 360 rotation ensuring ease of use. Do you offer different designs and finishes? Quooker taps are available in four different styles and six different finishes so you will always be able to match it with your kitchen tap. Do I need to buy a tap or can I use my existing one? A Quooker is supplied complete with its own unique tap, all of which are specially designed and manufactured for delivery of boiling water. It is therefore an essential part and is included within the price. I have noticed you have a PRO3 and a PRO7 VAQ, how do I decide which is most suitable? 70% of Quooker sales are of the PRO3 model. This has a capacity of 3 litres and the PRO7 has a capacity of 7 litres. For families of up to 4 people, who do not entertain more than 8 people at a time a PRO3 will be adequate and for families of a larger size with more significant entertaining demands we suggest the PRO7. What is the bracket for? The bracket is an optional extra and is used for mounting the PRO3 VAQ (not available with PRO7 VAQ) on a unit side panel or behind a drawer set. Is a Quooker just for making tea and coffee? A Quooker is for so much more and this is all because of delivery at 100 C Whether it s sterilising a baby bottle or food containers, filling a pasta pan, blanching vegetables, boiling an egg or cleaning the odd plate instead of using a dishwasher the uses for a Quooker are endless.

20 What is involved in the maintenance of the Quooker and what about lime scale? If you live in an area that is free from scale then you will only need to consider a change of the HITAC filter at 3-5 year intervals. This is something that can be done easily and filters are available directly from Quooker.However if you prefer you can arrange a service call via Quooker and one of our experienced engineers will complete the service for a small charge. If you live in an area that has lime scale and have not installed a descaling system then over a period the lime-scale will collect at the bottom of the tank and depending on the quality of water you will need to clean out the tank at between month intervals. Again this is something that can be done easily however if you prefer you can arrange a service call via Quooker and one of our experienced engineers will complete the service for a small charge.