Better to go ahead and add the sink too. And a real faucet. Then you have some place to drain it.

I appreciate the thought, but I don’t want to give up the counter space and don’t need/want a sink right by the stove. We had a pot filler at our old house and used it all the time. It is especially helpful for my mom because she can fill the pots at the stove and either empty them from there into bowls/containers (soups and stews) or just leave the waste water till me or the kids get home to drain it.

We had planned to do a wall mounted one but can’t because of where we live and the depth of the wall (external wall), so I was looking at counter mounted to see if that was something we would like. The new stove placement is where the sink is today so the plumbing is already there. Just not sure what it looks like and how you handle the pipes. Do they go through the cabinet and you lose cabinet space?? That doesn’t sound desirable.

You would get better search results online if you use the correct term. They are called deck mount pot fillers. Just about all manufacturers that make plumbing fixtures have them. They are plumbed the same way any faucet or hard plumbed water dispenser. Cold waterline comes up through the cabinetry instead of a wall to the pot filler. Pot filler will require a hole in the counter top instead of the wall.

Here are a couple images.

Here is one mounted behind the cook top.

Thank you! I didn’t realize the name. I will have drawers beside the range. I wonder if it is even possible to run it through there and how much space I would lose. Plus you would have to have a hole at the back of the drawer so you could pull it out with the pipe there. Seems like it may be too much of a pain to even try.

Pipes gotta go somewhere.

It's all in the planning - we have one (and it get used). In our case the side that its mounted on, the base cabinet is a pull out rack so there was enough room inside cabinet to run plumbing.

I wonder if you could do a pot filler with a very small sink bowl with a lid/cover - so you wouldn’t lose the use of the countertop unless you were actively using the sink.

PirateFoxy - that’s a good idea, but I really don’t need a sink there. We have a sink at the other end of that cabinet run, about 4 1/2 feet away. We were just wanting the pot filler for the convenience of filling the pots.

So you want to eliminate the low accident risk for a 52” walk with normal temperature water, but keep the high accident risk 52” walk with boiling water?

We had a pot filler in our last home and loved it wonderful for filling pasta, soups, tea kettle and coffee pot. Wanted one in this home too, however, it would have been deck mounted and impact cabinets. Knowing the install and impact on your cabinets will help you decide if it is worth it for you. I would not let the negative comments about how pot fillers are a waste or problem unduly influence your decision. We decided to eliminate the feature because of the cabinet issue and how it would have impacted our counter. As a compromise we added beautiful walnut shelfs in the pantry and walnut counters in the laundry room.

Diane R - thanks! We had one in our last house and found it very useful. I would like to do one here but am concerned with losing the cabinet space. Apparently my other option is a 2” bump out of the wall behind the range, to allow for extra insulation. i just don’t know if we are going to go through the machinations to make this work, but it would be helpful to my mom so we will at least talk about options.

Drawers generally have several inches of space behind them. A 1/2" water supply line doesn't require a lot of space. You will need to securely mount it.

I would simply consult a plumber before hand to access your particular situation. I know I did that when we converted to a gas range. Our plumber had the experience to offer several options for bringing the line in and where to put the shut off that we never considered on our own.

Thanks watchmelol- if we can easily do it with no real loss of space I would definitely go for it. I will ask the contractor/plumber for suggestions.

People seem really very convinced that if you have a big pot of hot water you MUST move it while it is hot. I’m not sure why - the stove isn’t going anywhere, why can’t the heavy pot sit until it’s cool enough to deal with more safely or until someone else can take care of it? That’s what I do now, except to get water in the pot in the first place I have to make multiple trips between the pot on the stove and the sink with a pitcher that is small enough I can carry it even full. It’s pretty annoying.

You are correct Pirate Foxy. Plus often that big pot of water becomes soup which is ladled from the pot and eaten and later ladled into smaller pots or containers for later. A pot of water is not just for pasta. Even for pasta much of it is absorbed or evaporated.

Our pot filler is not going next to or near the range at all. It's too far a reach for me behind the range and too tall to place under the cabinets. So we have rehomed it to go on the other side of the kitchen. Purpose is to have an unsoftened source of filtered water for cooking, making coffee and tea, filling water pitchers and dog bowls. Get rid of the bottled water , at long last.

I had one in my kitchen before the flood. I will look for a picture.

Thank you ravencajun!

I see stove counter bump outs all the time, so I think it would be pretty easy to discreetly and attractively add a wall bump out behind a stove. If you had something like the picture below, with the stove framed out, it would be virtually unnoticeable that the wall behind it was a few inches forward from the walls on each side.

It mainly depends on if you have the inches to spare in the floor plan.

Personally, I would prefer that to a deck mounted pot-filler. But I hate having more things on the counter. YMMV.

strob06, I would so add one if possible. We removed a fireplace that left the stove wall bumped out four inches without adding the pot filler. Could have made the drawers smaller, but with them being inset I opted to give up the pot filler. Still miss it and have a small regret too.