Last house, we didn't have a prep sink. I had a pot filler, in reality it wasn't that expensive to have it installed and I didn't purchase an over the top faucet--we had a Danze. I enjoyed using it, found the convenience of the extra water spigot very helpful. I never worried that there wasn't a drain under it, as many will tell you why you shouldn't have one. My refrigerator had water running to it and it didn't have drain. Get a good plumber. Never leave it running when you walk away. Just common sense. In this house however, I have a prep sink right behind the range. I didn't do one. Didn't even think about it at all. Don't miss it. I can sit pots on the counter, swing the faucet around and fill the pot, so I'm not even lifting it up and out of the sink now. Oh, and another argument against the pot filler is people will tell you "but you have to schlep the pot of water to the sink to dump it"....Ok, when I make pasta I use a big strainer on a handle. And I'm not usually dumping soup, but rather serving it right from the stove. Some people use their filler to fill the teapot. I usually use RO water for that or back in the old house, the Brita. Good luck with your decision.

Here's ours: From Kitchen We're not quite done yet. The plan is to put a piece of our granite behind the stove for backsplash. One word of caution: I centered the pot filler for aesthetics. However, this means that the handle is right over the left rear burner. I'd ask Hubby to move it so that the handle is in the center but he's already moved the darned thing three times.

We have one. We bought a finished new construction house, and the builder put it in. We've lived in this house for 6 months now. Honestly, it's taken some getting used to - I was so accustomed to going to the sink for water. If you do alot of cooking, I think it's a neat gadget. I find myself using it more. The only thing is that I prefer filtered water (our town water taste of chlorine, IMO). We have an undercounter water filter, so if I'm boiling tea bags, etc., I tend to use the filtered water from the kitchen faucet. However, earlier this week I canned some tomatoes, and that pot filler was awesome. I put my big canner on the range and filled it up while doing a few other things around the kitchen. Our previous house had a pull-out faucet, so to fill the canner up, I'd put it on the counter top (b/c it's too big for the sink) and would pull the faucet over and fill it up, then have to lift it to the sink. The pot filler was much, much easier, although, I did still have to lift it when I was done to carry it over to the sink to pour out. Could I live without it? Absolutely, but for some tasks, it's really handy. It's more of a conversation piece than anything because alot of people (at least in our area) have never seen one. BTW, we have a Brizo one that does NOT have the swing joint (looks like all of their current models do). Having a joint would be handy, but I don't think not having is a big deal. We have a 5 burner Thermador cooktop under it, and if I have a big pot on the center burner, then it will swing over that just fine.

I like it but my DH and kids LOVE it. I searched for a pot filler that would reach all 6 burners on a 48" range. Ours is mounted in the center. Pot fillers do have different length arms. I think I will grow to love it when I use it more and start cooking for bigger groups. I LOVE my tapmaster and 2 DW though.