Just pay it and be done. Otherwise, every time you fill up a pot (using the sink) you're going to wish you would have had it.

I'm pretty risk-averse, so I wouldn't add another plumbing run (and potential for leaks) to my kitchen - especially in a place that has no drain. Ideally you'd want a separate shut-off valve for the pot filler, so if it does leak, you can isolate it.

I don't see a huge advantage to a pot filler. If I have a pot of boiling pasta, or I'm canning, I have to lug the full pot to the sink anyway to drain/empty it. It's easier to carry a full cool pot to the stove than a hot one to the sink.

They are just something else to have to clean IMO. How often do you fill a pot so heavy you wish you didn't have to move it? 1 gallon of water to boil a few pounds of pasta is like 12-14lbs max with the pot.

I'm guessing they found their way into some magazine pictures of high end kitchens and now everyone thinks they need one. Confirmation bias is also huge in this forum, nobody wants to admit they wasted money one something most of the time.

We cook a lot of soups and the pot filler would have saved my back. Also, it's useful as you get older.

When we fill our soup pot, it sits on the stove then I have to fill it with pans of water which does spill everywhere. I just can't lift a heavy giant pot filled with water from a deep sink and lug it across to the stove.

I did pay the extra money to plumb for the pot filler.

We had one for 16 years and never had a leak or any other problem with it. As for cleaning, it's just a faucet so a quick wipe is usually sucficient. We used it often to fill pots for pasta and add water to soups and stews, etc. I always thought it was handy but could easily live without it, however our new kitchen is still waiting for the backsplash and potfiller install (6 months!) and I cannot tell you how often I still forget and reach up to turn it on! Backsplash and potfiller will be installed mid June and I can't wait.

I've never had one, but my stove is approximately 1 step away from my sink so I'm certainly not putting one in my kitchen when I remodel.

Thanks for the feedback. I think I will not put one after all. It was not in my initial concept, my kitchen is small (12' x 11') and the range is only 30." I don't know, it just seem too fancy for such a kitchen/stove.

If you do a lot of canning it might be nice. I wouldn't be able to reach it unless I mounted it on the counter so it didn't really get considered.

I still don't understand how the pots get lighter after the cooling process? Seems like the dangerous part isn't at the beginning, but at the end... and a pot filler does not address that!

We have one. I'm pretty sure my partner wanted it - he says it was my idea. Regardless of who initiated adding this to the plan, we do use it and we like it. It's definitely not a necessity, but it's nice to have. We have one kid who cooks a lot of pasta and he uses it almost daily. I use it less often and it kind of freaks me out to run water when there isn't a drain.

We had the plumber add a shut off valve on the line in the basement. He said that is uncommon, but we wanted that added assurance in case of a faucet failure.

And yes, as people always point out, you do have to carry the pot to a sink to drain it, but it does cut the number of times in half. My partner usually steps in and does it for me. :)

@jannicone. We make soups and broth so the pot gets decanted into single serving containers. It's an empty pot that gets transfer to the sink.

I've never lugged our 14" high pot full of water from the sink to the stove. It's way too heavy especially with 10 lbs of bones.

^^ that makes sense. (you are way more organized than I am!)

Too funny, cpartist. I'm right there as well.

We are currently updating a kitchen that has one and I'm considering having it removed. We use it so infrequently, maybe once every couple of weeks, it seems potentially not as "fresh" since the water has been sitting there for so long. This is especially worrisome to me because we are on a well.

When they come up with a design to drain that pot directly from the stove, then I would want a pot filler. Until then, I think it's just another gimmick.

My KD told me back when we did our kitchen that clients had stopped asking for them, and she thought the love was over. I think if you can a lot, it might be worth it. We opted against.

We use ours often. We really like the convenience. It just would be nice if there was tile around it. :(

Yeah, I had to give my answer to my contractor yesterday and said no. First of, there was the consideration above that my kitchen is small (so not much ground to cover carrying a pot) and simple. Nothing fancy.

Second, I don't do canning. I would only use it for pasta and beans, but that is not too heavy.

Third, I was looking at the pot filling faucets and the only ones I liked that didn't have problems of leaking per user's reviews, cost about $500.00+ . That on itself was a deal breaker to me because with the added cost of plumbing, it would bring the whole thing to almost 1k! For something I am not sure I will get full use and enjoyment.

I rather save this money to splurge on my backsplash:)