Alternate suggestion if you are doing it for tea- get an instant hot (or some variation thereof) I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE my instant hot b/c I am a tea drinker. When I stay at DF's house without one it makes me very sad that I have to stand there and wait for water to boil instead of pressing a button and filling my cup or a whole tea pot in a few seconds. I will never ever live in a house w/o an instant hot again!

Beagles, does the instant hot get "boiling" hot? Just like you'd have boiling water in a kettle?

Hadn't considered this idea and would love to investigate. I assume the instant hot goes at the sink? Or can it go somewhere else?

We had instant hot in the house we just bought. It surpised me how easy it was for tea. However, i use spring water for tea so when we gutted the old kitchen we did not use this feature.

IN my old house i had a pasta faucet for 8 years. Would not live without it now. Even thought one New Year's Eve it got loose somehow and starting shooting water like an I Love Lucy episode.

The temperature range on the one we got says: fingertip thermostat adjustment from 140 to 190 degrees. It delivers up to 60 cups at the temperature per hour.

We don't have it set quite to the max and it is definitely plenty hot (it is too hot to drink when you first make it).

This is the one we bought: http://www.amazon.com/Quick-Hot-Instant-Dispenser-213165/dp/B0027DRU06/ref=sr_1_2?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1295408309&sr=1-2

It was less expensive than our pot filler. You can also get various other versions including, I believe, some w/ a wider variety of faucet options.

Ours is over the sink but I don't know if it would technically HAVE to be.

A lot of people here have some variation of instant hots I think. You may want to start a thread asking about it.

Also, some (like those made by insinkerator) have filters that can be added if you want filtered water.

mtnrdredux, I cracked up at your post. Had to read it to DH and he chuckled, too!

Beagles, I will definitely check out the instant hots threads. I know the pot filler would be a bonus when we do make pasta, but we honestly don't make it all that often and for the two of us, it usually not a gigantic pot of water.

But DH makes tea at least twice a day during the week, and more often on the weekend. For me, it's only a cup of hot cocoa every now and then. :)

Thanks!

You absolutely need an instant hot then. The ONLY downside I see is you will probably be drinking a lot more cocoa once you see how easy it is to have it there and at the ready in seconds!

Thanks, Beagles!

I really, really wanted one in my new kitchen. I had a couple different ones picked out.
THEN
I read a post on here about not having a drain in that same area and how you could forget that you turned it on, etc. I can't remember who posted the comment - BUT I decided there was no way I wanted one anymore.
If the phone rings, door bell, etc. I think I would forget what I filling and to shut if off.
I'm so glad I read that post - because I flooded my laundry room a couple of times when the phone rang !

Why not buy a Keurig or electric teapot for him. You get a lot of cups from a full water container ! Keurigs aren't just for coffee

Yes, that is the risk, no drain, so if you make a mistake it can be a problem.

However, water does not usually ruin things right away. As long as you clean it up quickly I think you will be fine.

I forget why the handle came off that one time (the New Years Eve incident) but it was something the plumber screwed up and it was literally shooting water. I was grabbing pots and pans but DH had to go all the way to the basement to shut the water off. Even with that kind of a disaster, we just wiped it all up. No damage.

Another time I let it overflow a pot, and the water collected in a pull out pan that is under the burners on my viking range. No big deal.

I would not let this concern dissuade you, unless you are feeling the onset of Alzheimer's.

I'm not too worried about leaving the water running since we don't have kids and other distractions like that. And if there is a spill, we'd just clean it up.

Talked briefly to our builder who said installing a post filler (this is a new build) isn't a big deal so I'm not going to worry about it. We'll plan for it and if it doesn't get a ton of use, it won't be a major outlay.

But I'm still also considering the instant hot. I kinda like the idea of it, but again am wondering about the "boiling" water part.

DH has a keurig available at work and doesn't like the taste of the coffee, so I don't think we'd go that direction. An electric teapot might be okay, but just another thing for him to leave sitting on my counters! ;)

What about the "boiling water" part are you wondering about?

Here is another thread about the subject too, for more perspectives:
http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg1116152527486.html

Instant hots can't be left running b/c you have to hold down the button. If you take your finger off the button, no hot water comes out.

We have a pot filler and have been using it for 10 months. I'm "fine" with it but the kids and DH LOVE it. If you decide on a pot filler you may want to make sure it reaches all the burners. It doesn't have to be in smack in the center but still reach inside the pot. We have a 48" range and our Rohl potfiller reaches everything.

We have a Breville tea kettle and it works great - heats water to boiling very fast. Robyn

I have a pot filler, but don't use it too frequently.

If you like tea you might want to consider an electric tea kettle. I have the one from Cuisinart and LOVE it. It has several settings, based on tea type and temperature.

I have a pot filler AND instant hot. I use the instant hot daily for coffee, hot chocolate, oatmeal (gives me a headstart to get small amounts of water to boiling). I use the pot filler for pasta pots, but also when making soups and things that you have to simmer for a long time and need to occasionally add water to them as they cook. I could do without the pot filler before I could live without instant hot, but I enjoy having both. :-D

For those of you who have instant hots, where are they located? And is it convenient for you?

Jeannie: I read the same post as you about pot fillers and decided against one, too, after laughing at the description of myself. I would have loved one - we eat a lot of pasta and steamed veggies, but I'm very forgetful...and I quite frequently return home to make certain I closed the garage door! It's quite sad getting older...but I think I was like this as a teenager as well. I just don't remember. :))

However, I did buy a hot water dispenser...and can't wait to use it for my tea.

The one in my current house is on the one and only sink we have. We keep cups in the cabinet next to it, and tea and cookies in the other cabinet on the other side. This kitchen is horribly laid out so we get in each other's way a lot when we are using it to fill a cup- but no more so than we used to when we were standing at the same sink to fill a kettle or measuring cup of water to microwave.

The one in my house that is being built will be on the prep sink on the island. I plan on having a little tea area there w/ cups in a drawer below and then all of my teas and cocas and stuff in a drawer right there so it is a self contained area.

The people whose floor plan we used for our house (that our builder had already built) actually had a little "breakfast station" in a linen closet sort of area in their bedroom that had a tiny bar sink, a mini fridge and an instant hot. We took that out b/c we put a washer dryer in that space instead, but I thought that was creative to put the instant hot in the location where it was used most by them.

I am seriously considering a pot filler as a part of my "slippery slope" kitchen remodel. Heck why not? At least, I am going to ask my GC what the cost will be & probably find some money somehwere for it. The hot water dispenser is tempting but my one and only sink will be on a front-and-center-fully-exposed-pennisula and I want less clutter (I realize they are very small)

dar5 - your account of your teenage years is too funny!

Pro: convenience
Con: Cost

We have a Grohe pot filler and it probably would not have been installed but we got a great deal on it. We love it. As far as the comment about forgetting its on - no way! It fills pots fast!

salmon_slayer- who did your mural?

I wondered how to place a pot filler when you have a focal point behind your cooktop. I guess putting it off to one side works but how does it reach all the areas where you can put a pot on the burners? Or do you just slide the pot to where it has to go once it's filled?

I really am interested in the instant hot, but I can't figure where I'd want to put it. Putting it next to the sink doesn't seem like a good idea as the sink areas always seem crowded.

Are there potfillers on a hose type mechanism that only spray when you press a button near the spout? DH thinks he's seen these in restaurant style applications. This would prevent all of us absent-minded ones from flooding kitchens.

Do you have a prep sink you could put it at or do you want one? Do you have a wet bar in another room that it might go at if you can't find space in the kitchen? In that other thread I linked to, people loved having them at the regular kitchen sink b/c it made it very easy to wash pots (I don't wash pots so I have no comment on that)

Here is the way I'd look at it the instant hot. The one on Amazon and the one from Costco that I think some people have used are both less than $150. In the scheme of a kitchen investment or whole house build, that is nothing. So, I'd put one in somewhere, even if it wasn't the perfect spot or I wasn't sure I'd use it, and then if I didn't use it I'd only be out the very very small initial investment and if I did use it, then I'd get years of enjoyment out of my very small initial purchase.

Potfillers have a much higher flow rate than a standard kitchen faucet. I would have qualms about using one to fill a tea cup.

I had a boilover on my gas cooktop over Christmas. Then we sat and listened to the ignitors going tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tic-tic for two days because one of them had gotten wet.

If anybody thinks I'm going to pay to bring water near my range, it's not just their pot that's empty.

Anyway, I wonder how many people who "never forget" anything in their kitchen have ever overfilled a pot by walking away while it's in the sink, but just saying "oh well" because there's a drain there?

I think erikanh had the world's only sensible potfiller configuration.

What a relief to read I am not the only absent minded person around! I had my pot filler installed in September, and my problem seems to be that I keep forgetting that it is there! When I do remember that I have one, it works great. I just NEVER, EVER walk away from it when the water is running. The flow is very strong and fills a pot in seconds. The flow is too strong to fill a mug, but works well in filling a kettle. I use an electric kettle for my water and love it. We have one of those instant hot things at work and while it is ok, I am a pretty fussy tea drinker and much prefer water from a kettle.

We had one put in when we built, mostly I think because we liked the 'look' of it. I still like the way it looks, but I rarely use it, so If I knew then, what I know now, I probably wouldn't intall. I cook frequently, but mostly just for two of us, and don't seem to fill many pots with water!

{{!gwi}}

Beagles do it better-

The mural was done by Sarah McAnerny from Tre Sorelle: http://www.tresorellehomedesigns.com

She was great to work with

Here is a link that might be useful: mural supplier

Thanks salmon. It is beautiful!

I wouldn't use the pot filler to fill a mug, weedmeister, it would be to fill a tea kettle.

Good point about the cost of the instant hot, considering it's pretty much the same point about the pot filler. If it's a gut or a new build, installing either is not a big deal. Unless, of course, you buy a hugely expensive pot filler. For us, it's be function over form, so our pot filler wouldn't be too expensive.

And thanks for the pretty pictures! I love seeing what other people did with their pot fillers!

I realize this an old post. Now that you have had the pot fillers for a while, do you still love them? I want to put one with a small prep sink between my cooktop and the area where I put my Keurig so that I can fill the Keurig, more so than the pots.

I put one in in 2006 and continue to use it daily. I have, in that time period, only had one "accident" which fortunately did not result in any lasting harm to anything. (my range has sealed burners). Do not ever walk away while it's on, that's my advice to you.
I'm still very enthusiastic about putting it in, even though I have two sinks, the flow rate is so superior, it is amazingly like a tub faucet.
Casey

I've had a pot filler faucet since 2004 and will never want to be without one. LOVE IT. Make sure you get one with two levers...one to adjust the volume of water/air and the other that turns it on and off. That way you CAN use it to fill even a spoonful of water, not just a pot full. I use it daily; mostly just for wetting a rag to clean the stovetop, but also for adding water to soups, cooking rice, etc. You don't have to buy an expensive faucet. I know it was 16 yrs ago, but mine was only $150 then and works like a charm.

@Karen - please look at the dates of the post before you respond. This one was started 9 years ago, and the last post on it was 5 years ago. There are plenty of posts on pot fillers from the last couple months on this forum. for you to chime in on, since they are still current.

You are so right. Sorry!!! My bad.