What is Best Instant Hot Water for Kitchen Sink?
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Instant hot water dispenser owners, what model did you buy?
Comments (17)Just wanted to second the information on longevity (or not) of these things-- We have hard water--and have gone through two of these things in 10years. I am told no matter how much you spend, that without softening the water, 5 years is a high score. (my second one just bit the dust last month) I have loved the convenience--and will most likely get yet a third one when I update my kitchen this year. For a nominal cost it has been great over the years---from water to quickly heat baby bottles in the early years, to tea and coffee and other instant foods....and I've even used the scalding water for cleaning from time to time. I do not use a filter. I would spend as little as possible and go into it knowing you'll probably only get a couple of years out of it. (our most recent one was an insinkerator). My husband swore when it broke last month that he'd never install another one of these "pieces of !@#$" BUT a week later he said in passing---"I kind of miss the instant hot" So there you have it!...See MoreConfused! Options for instant hot water AND water filter?
Comments (13)You don't need 3 separate faucets. I have two: the main faucet I use for washing (which isn't filtered) and then a small hot/cold faucet that's hooked to the filter and the instant hot. I left the filtered cold dispenser out of my original description because it's integrated with the instant hot system. The filter faucet I have is this one, I think. The only thing I don't like about it is that the hot lever is spring-loaded as a "safety" feature, so you have to hold it down to keep the water flowing. (I put "safety" in sneer quotes because I think it's less safe to force me to keep my hand near the hot water.) I actually have a ice/water dispenser on the fridge too. It dispenses chilled water, but it comes out quite a bit more slowly than the non-chilled water from the hold/cold dispenser by the sink. I tend to use the one on the fridge for a quick glass of ice water and the one by the sink for filling pitchers and other big stuff. I didn't try hooking the main faucet up to a filter because I think it would take a big filter to maintain the water pressure and flow rate you'd want from a faucet used for washing dishes, rinsing vegetables, etc. If I have time I'll try to post some photos of what my set-up looks like from above and below the sink. I may have to do a bit of cleaning first, though. :-) Depending on how carried away you want to get, a whole-house filter is an option. My next-door neighbor the plumber re-piped his house and put a big whole-house filter and softer system in his garage. It's two sealed units about 1 foot in diameter and 4 feet high each. He says they have to be changed every 5-10 years depending on how bad the city water is. I can ask him for the brand and model number if you'd like. It looked like a big job to install, though, not a DIY project. (Even for me, and I'm not afraid of sweating copper pipes.) And I'm sure we're talking at least a couple thousand dollars for the equipment and labor. Laura...See Moreonly get hot water now, from whole house instant hot
Comments (6)My aunt had a hot water circulator pump installed after the house was built and she now has the same problem. Makes me crazy, but it's her house. Now it takes forever to get cold water. She even refrigerates water so as to have cold water for the coffee maker. Then there is the fact that she insists on washing all her dishes BEFORE placing them in the dishwasher. So her instant hot water pump is a total waste, in my opinion. In addition, her water is very hard (I just unjammed her dishwasher, which was almost completely blocked with hard water deposits -- two days of soaking parts in vinegar), which makes me wonder about the condition of the hot water circulator pump. Jakethewonderdog: are you saying that there is a way to reduce the problem of hot water from both faucets? Where do we install the temp sensor?...See MoreBest prices/brands for Instant hot water dispensers??
Comments (12)Hi! The sink is one of the famous (thanks to this site) Ticor models, specifically s1058. Ticor says that a 36" wide cabinet is needed, and my cabinet has an *interior* width of 36". There was plenty of room, so depending on how you mount a sink (with clips, vs with struts, vs placed between plywood and the granite or other solid surface) 36" *total* width would probably be ok, too. The faucet is a Hansgrohe Allegro Gourmet. The instahot has a little detailing and ribbing that is more traditional than the faucet, but they are both neutral enough and shaped similarly enough that they work together. The finishes look very similar in person, too, so I'm happy. I think I'll go make some instant-hot tea! :) I love that thing!!!!...See Moreplumberry
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