Our guide will show you how to choose the perfect Tap for your kitchen sink. Today Im going to provide you with information on buying a kitchen tap. The following guide will answer many commonly asked tap questions, plus a few more you may not have thought of. Finishes Taps come in a variety of finishes, the most common being chrome. Silk Steel, Stainless Steel and Pewter finishes have a fine grain finish and offer an alternative for a contemporary kitchen. Most other finishes eg Gold and Bronze are self explanatory. We cannot advise on which finishes match each sink as this is personal preference. Water Pressure The majority of taps will work on the average British domestic water pressure. If you live in a low or high pressure area, there are taps designed for your water supply. Please check the specifications for further details. Water Pressure can be shown in three measurements – bar, psi or Head (in metres). In an unpressurised system, the water pressure is governed by the height of the storage tank (usually in the loft). The Head (in metres) can be calculated by measuring the vertical distance from the tank to the tap, not the length of the pipes between the two. You can easily calculate the head from this measurement and then convert to bar which is the most commonly used unit of measurement. The following formula is used to convert head to bar 1m = 0.1 bar eg 5m of head = 0.5 bar. Also 1 bar = 14.5 psi which may be the pressure given by your water company in a …