Overall Winner — Editor’s Pick for Best Appliance of 2014

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Zip HydroTap G4 All-in-One (RRP from $4,700)

An outstanding home appliance and a true Australian success story, the Zip HydroTap G4 combines boiling, chilled and sparkling filtered water, delivering it instantly to the user. A luxury appliance for the discerning home owner, the G4 is energy efficient, environmentally friendly and guaranteed with a 5-year warranty.

Zip Zippy: Customers can choose to have G4 installed over the sink or with a custom reservoir to maintain a sleek benchtop look.

From Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Jamie Durie will yap: ‘My oh my, what a wonderful tap’:

The face of Zip’s marketing campaign in Australia is TV personality and brand ambassador Jamie Durie.

“I just couldn’t be more proud to be here,” Durie said at the launch. “The Zip HydroTap G4 is cutting edge technology, it is incredible design, and what’s even better about it is it is truly Australian.

“It’s designed by Australians, it’s manufactured here in Australia and nobody else does it anywhere else in the world. Sparkling, chilled, filtered and boiling water — all out of one tap, out of one unit — incredible stuff.”