anaheim manufacturing has the tank which all the other companies use.
anaheim manufacturing is the company providing the tank to all the other 'brands'

they also have faucets.

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to keep the area around the sink clean, I'm considering installing the IHW tank and tap inside a shadow box on the wall, embedded in two long shelves.

Here is an inspiration photo. The box projects forward out from the two shelves that it is embedded in. (box too large).

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Here is a link that might be useful:

I'm wondering the same thing. I want a HWD at my Prep Sink. I was set on getting an Insinkerator UNTIL I noticed the LONG LIST of negative reviews on the Tank portion of their hot water dispensers, even the newer stainless steel version posted at Amazon.

Hope to hear more responses.

Here is a link that might be useful: The Reviews

We have had the Insinkerator units fail multiple times (including the new stainless one) - the last on was last year - it would leak hot water every time it was used and it ate away part of our lower cabinets - they did offer a deal on a replacement which is what we went with, but I am leery of using them for our new build next year.

We will look at any other options so please if anyone has ideas or alternatives post here!

My studies and experiences say one should avoid In-Sink-erator. We have used for 7 years a Kitchenaid without problems. Just purchased a new stainless steel model to go with our new stainless steel sink and counter. I got a good deal on it at waterfiltersfast.com. It was the KHWG260VSS Gooseneck style and it matches our Grohe Ladylux faucet pretty well.

I wonder if Anaheim Manufacturing is making these for Kitchenaid. I'm more interested in finding a reliable tank and then finding the faucet that will blend best with my anticipated Kohler Karbon. Waterstone has a couple of faucets that would look okay, but I don't know anything about their tanks.

Thx for the input..I went to the plumbing showroom today and they talked abt the InSinkeRator....I told them no thanks and moved on.
Thinking about the one at COstco for $150.....tank is Anaheim and can't beat the price.
Going to an "upscale" plumbing showroom tomorrow...will report back what they have.

Thx again
R

Thanks for pointing out the Costco unit. I love buying from Costco.

I bought a Kitchen Aid dispenser about 4 months ago to replace an ISE that started leaking after 3 years. The ISE tank looks sleeker than the KA but the build quality on the KA dispenser is much much better. Very heavy, hand polished. Went with the goose neck. Could not be happier. Bought ours at US Appliance online. They were closing out this model and it was avail at almost half price. Could not see any difference between what we bought and the new model so feel we got a bargain in addition to a great appliance.

Mine is a Little Gourmet by Mountain Plumbing. We almost cut it from the plans, but I'd buy it again and am glad we decided to install it.

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Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.orchids.net.in/ss-recess-panel.php

I am considering installing an all-in-one water cooler/heater/dispenser. It connects straight onto the mains water supply and is neat and compact. Check it out and see if it's the kind of thing your looking for.

Here is a link that might be useful: water dispenser

Most people that have problems with these have crappy water.

SO, whatever model you decide on- make sure you get a filter system to purify the water before it goes into the heater.

I am probably going with Everpure's Solaria/Polaria systems. I just sent in a water analysis kit too in order to best determine which filtration system of everpure's to use. Faucet is Dornbracht Tara Ultra.

My water purification system is in the garage along with the hot water tanks. I had a plumber make a separate line from the Cuno type filters directly to the kitchen cold water tap and instant hot water dispenser. A tee is there to send purified water to the dispenser on the refrigerator. The filters are a 5 micron model and a charcoal model to remove chlorine and chemicals. The grandkids that live in our city can easily taste the improvement in our cold water.

Should always avoid adding 24 hour "On" energy hogging appliances of dubious utility. If just for coffee and tea, the microwave can do a bang up job in 2 minutes.

Simplify, and let the service folks see their families.

Here is a link that might be useful: ApplianceAdvisor.com

When you use arithmetic to multiply numbers you see that these 1/2 Gallon Instant Hot Water Heaters consume very little standby power.

I would be curious to compare the greater power cost of incandescent bulbs over LEDs or flourescents, and then compare that power difference to the standby power consumed by leaving "On" a 1/2 Gallon Instant Hot Water Heater.

When you draw a cup of instant hot water, you are spending as much in costs of heating THAT specific cup of water as the cost of boiling any other cup of water heated by any other method. Or less cost, not more.

Many people live in climates cold enough to merit heating the house for about half the year. For them any and all heat is heat is heat is good. Get it? Having a warm body about the size of a kitten or a cat is a good thing, not bad.

These same people have been known to turn off their 24 hour "On" energy hogging things during a midsummer heat wave. Get this: some people even turn off their hot water (house water heater) during heat waves. This is especially good when the water in the cold tap is luke warm in summertime. There are people who just ventilate in summer and are without A/C. So, different solutions for different needs. So, if anyone really wants to talk about saving costs, saving energy consumption, and saving the planet, they can look at bigger objects and bigger habits. So far I've not mentioned windows, house envelopes, and personal vehicle use. These three subjects deserve a lot of attention if anyone wants to feel good about doing the right thing to lower energy usage. Talking about a penny a day kind of thing is like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, or mental "selfpleasuring". baation. Look at the big things first.

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advisor - anyone contemplating purchasing a $150 heater + a $100 ++ dispensing faucet is not going to be worried about the few dollars a year those small heaters consume.

Additionally - have you actually calculated the energy a microwave uses for two minutes and extrapolated it out for a years worth of normal water heating use use???

How much did it come too?

Do you have any appliances that are simply convenient??

What price do you attach to those?

Leave your computer on at nite? How bout your phone chargers? Leave the aux bases plugged in if you have a cordless telephone at your house, vcr/dvd/video game plugged in 24/7 ?

If so, you are wasting electricity by the bushel full to those phantom loads that could easily pay for the instant gratification of a sink mounted dispenser.

BTW, do you have an on demand water heater for you whole house? If not how about all that wasted energy? Is it a condensing unit? How about all the efficiency you're given up if it's not? Is it electric or gas? Have you ACTUALLY sat down to calculate the energy cost per BTU for both sources in your location to see if gas is cheaper than electricity or vice versa? How did you expense the additional infrastructure costs to upgrade the electric or gas supply if you went with an on demand?

You see - not everyone is a believer in global warming or willing to wait for a cup of tea, or are just simply willing to spend the minute portion of their income on getting something faster.

How bout toning down the preaching?

antss: Don't people come here for advice? Isn't it malpractice not to inform folks of the implications of their preferred path, and options that they may not have considered? Why does this make you angry?

No one ever thinks about energy usage.....or very few do, no matter what the power of their pocketbooks. The hot water dispenser is kind of a silly convenience. Yes convenient....but silly.

Insinkerator says that their unit uses 200 kwhr, which for comparison is 1/2 the energy used by my 20 ft3 Whirlpool bottom mount which is not a convenience. Yikes!
Here's the Insinkerator info:
http://www.insinkerator.com/pdf/HWD_Energy_Savins_Fact_Sheet.pdf

I tested my microwave and it uses 0.05 kwhr for 1 cup of water. As long as I make fewer than 11 cups per day, the microwave is the better choice. Of course this ignores the installation, and lifetime of cleaning, servicing and decalsification. Even assuming the microwave's vampire draw was significant I wouldn't calculate that since I, and they are going to have a microwave anyway.

You may not believe that energy is primarily imported from nasty folks, or that it is polluting in its recovery, refinement, transport and usage....but not everyone is like you.

Now let's all lighten up a bit........

Here is a link that might be useful: ApplianceAdvisor.com

Now let's all lighten up a bit. You start. Al you've been told above, and in other threads, to tone it down. Using direct statements (like above, to antss) and using words like "malpractice not to..." is Far from what you are asking for.

Extrapolating, fancy language, figurative and metaphoric, is not your friend. Stay on the specific question asked.

Open your own new thread to address any other topic you choose.

HH

You 2 guys are funny.......and strangely territorial.

Here is a link that might be useful: ApplianceAdvisor.com

I suggest we stop stealing this thread for what is personal/political opinions and stick to the op's question. I still recommend a Kitchenaid.

Anaheim manufacturing has the tank which almost all the other companies use. Final answer.

It depends upon where you live. When I lived in Atlanta, I had no problem. Now, we live on the beach and the water is hard and full of minerals. The faucets clog and cause the seams to split. Even my expensive bridge kitchen faucet was ruined in three years.