How hard would it be to add a pot filler in an existing kitchen?

14 years ago

I posted this on the kitchen forum as well but thought I'd try here too...

I am working on a minor kitchen "spruce up" - not moving any appliances, plumbing (yet, read on...), cabinets, etc. Mostly a little electrical work, some new trim and finishes, etc.

After cooking corn on the cob today I now find myself dreaming of a pot filler. I'm tiling the backsplash behind the stove so I sort of feel like it is now or never.

Has anyone attempted to add a pot filler into an existing kitchen? How hard is it? Would the plumber have to tear the wall apart? I noticed on the installation instructions for a few I looked at that you have to have blocking at the location of the faucet, which I would not have. This leads me to believe that the wall would have to be opened up at least enough to be able to shimmy this in.

I'm taking out an existing range hood that vents into my (unfinished, never to be finished) basement and rerouting the duct for the new one to the exterior of the house. So, there is a nice, open, straight shot into the wall behind my range. Would this make plumbing work easier?

Any advice and insight would be much appreciated. Also, just in case this is feasible - what do you look for in a pot filler? They all seem pretty much the same to me - except for looks and the price tag. Anything to seek out or avoid?

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lazypup
14 years ago
Your entire plan is flawed. The moment you connect a water closet (toilet) to the existing stack on the second floor all the existing fixture arms connected to that stack on the first floor will become code prohibited. (Code prohibits connecting a fixture arm to a vertical stack downstream of a Water Closet.)
lazypup
14 years ago
Please disregard my previous answer above. That answer was supposed to be under the topic 'Adding a second floor bathroom", I haven't a clue how it ended up here.
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heimert
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It's unclear what kind of access you have, but basically you need to be able to run a cold water line to the location you want a pot filler. If the basement is unfinished then you should be able to find a cold water line there, put a T on the pipe and run it up the wall behind the stove. If you can't then you're going to have to T off at the sink, which means a horizontal run. That could be more involved.

If you're tiling anyway, then you're going to pull off the drywall and put in hardibacker there so it should be easy. You could even run it where the duct from the fan was.

BTW, an exhaust fan ducting into the basement? Are you nuts? Does your basement smell like rancid grease?
pjb999
14 years ago
Heimert,

I think the venting into the basement is the existing situation, and yes, it's disgusting and illegal I'm sure. I rented an older house in a warm climate with an uninsulated ceiling, and the 'range hood' (just a bathroom exhaust fan above the stove) vented directly into the attic space, as did the bathroom fan. It was gross too, the only upside was there was no 'sarking' under the tile roof so there was at least some airflow.

From the sounds of it, what the OP wants to do sounds feasible to me (never heard of a 'pot filler' sounds like a great idea)
ahnikx_ra
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To the original writer, I am doing the exact same thing! I had a over range microwave with pathetic fan so I removed it and the cabinet as well. I'm gong to build a faux hood, but because I can't find the right fan to install into the hood, I thought maybe I could use a bathroom fan and duct it out side of my house. Any one think that wouldn't work? The hood will be mad if cedar to match the beams I installed and will go up to ceiling, but will vent out wall... Easier. My issue is that I decided, that while it's blank, before I put in back splash, that I've always wanted a pot filler.. My question, how hard is it, and with minimal drywall removal, would it be to run plumbing? I already have water line cause it runs to fridge. Any advise would be great!!! Video even better!

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