Kitchen Taps / Sink Cock

A sink cock is the kitchen tap that comes out of the wall above the sink on a swivel spout, rather than sitting on the counter. In Indian kitchens it is the standard arrangement: the wall feed avoids drilling the granite or the stainless steel sink deck, and the long swivel spout reaches both bowls of a double sink and swings clear when you need to fill a large vessel underneath. Every tap in this range is wall mounted and chrome finished, across six design series, from around ₹1,460 to around ₹2,150. Two of them pair a chrome body with a black spout for kitchens where the hardware is black.

How to choose a kitchen sink cock

  • Spout reach matters more than anything else. The spout has to swing to the centre of each bowl on a double sink and clear the tallest vessel you routinely fill. Measure from the wall outlet to the far bowl before choosing, because a spout that falls short means washing at an angle every day.
  • Height above the sink for bucket and vessel filling. Indian kitchens fill large pots, pressure cooker bodies and sometimes buckets at the sink. Check that there is room between the spout and the sink base for the tallest thing you fill, or you will be tilting vessels under the tap.
  • Single tap or mixer. A sink cock delivers one supply. If you want hot and cold blended at the kitchen sink you need a sink mixer instead, which is a different fitting with two inlets.
  • Wall mounting is a constraint, not a preference. These are all wall mounted, so there must be a supply point in the wall above the sink. If your kitchen was plumbed for a deck-mounted tap through the counter, converting to a wall tap means opening the wall.
  • Finish. Chrome across the range, matching standard CP fittings and stainless steel sinks. The black spout versions are for kitchens already detailed in black hardware, where full chrome would break the scheme.

Living with a kitchen tap in hard water

A kitchen tap works harder than any tap in the house and it meets more than water: cooking oil, detergent and food acid all land on it. In hard-water cities the visible problem is scale at the spout outlet and a white haze on the chrome, and both are cosmetic rather than structural. A soft cloth and mild soap after washing up keeps the finish. Abrasive scouring pads, which are always within reach at a kitchen sink, are the fastest way to ruin chrome plating, so keep them for the vessels.

The swivel joint is the part that eventually shows wear, because it is moved many times a day. A joint that begins to weep at the base is usually a washer rather than a failed tap, and it is worth checking that before replacing the whole fitting.

Common questions

What is the difference between a sink cock and a bib cock? A sink cock is made for a kitchen sink: it mounts high on the wall and has a long swivel spout that reaches over the bowl. A bib cock is a shorter wall tap, usually fitted low in a bathroom or utility area for filling a bucket. They are not interchangeable in position or reach.

Can I fit a wall-mounted sink cock in a kitchen plumbed for a counter tap? Not without plumbing work. A wall-mounted tap needs a supply point in the wall at spout height. If the only feed comes up through the counter, either the wall has to be opened and the feed rerouted, or a deck-mounted tap is the correct choice.

Is chrome over brass suitable for a kitchen? Yes, and it is the standard for the job. What shortens its life is not water but abrasive cleaning. Wipe rather than scour and the plating stays intact; once plating is broken the metal underneath starts to pit in a wet kitchen.