Lidl taps ..

Having bought two of them, Aldi's are fine too.

Wasn't too impressed with an 'Ernesto' kitchen tap from Lidl - it leaked around the tap/lever.

Decided to give them a second go with a bath/shower mixer, but didn't get the chance - it was 15cm between centres. My bath taps are 18cm.

Whilst you may be right, I think its a bit early to conclude its a bargain. (It all depends on how well they last compared to other at the same price or more expensive alternatives)

Will you be able to get replacement cartridges for the Lidl/Aldi ones in a few years time when they need replacing?

Theo

Very probably. They won't be making their own taps and whoever is, isn't gonna design a tap that uses a unique cartridge when there is a plethora to choose from already.

Doing an image search for replacement ceramic cartridges is probably the easiest way to find a replacement for an unknown tap.

Tim

A lot of taps these days are designed for high pressure systems and don't perform on low pressure hot water.

Do any new houses have header tanks and low-pressure hot water? My 1985 vintage house had a header tank joined onto the hot water cylinder; my 2000 vintage house had a pressurised hot water cylinder fed directly from the rising main. I'm not sure how typical either was of the usual practice at the relevant time.

at £20 for a complete tap, I could have bought two for less than a single pair of replacement cartridges. Given the quoted (and experienced) 10 year life, that seems one of my lesser worries.