Location of Filtered Water Tap: Main 60/40 Sink? Or Veg Prep/Bar Sink?
Help! (Please) The Caesarstone counter is being installed Thursday and I have to decide where to put the filtered water tap.
All Sinks are Blanco Silgranite. Main sink is 60/40 and sits under a window - adjacent to a dishwasher and everyday glassware. Vegetable prep (/bar) sink is 17" round and sits a little further away and very close to where our nice wine/beer glasses will 'live'.
Please see pictures of the faucets:
-main sink Hansgrohe Talis S is 15"h & has low profile matching soap dispenser;
-veg sink a Grohe Concetto is 10"h.
-filtered water tap is approx 9"h really pedestrian (because I couldn't bring myself to buying a $400 tap for filtered water).
Initially I was leaning towards putting the Filtered Water Tap at the Veg Sink... but I am worried about the heights of the taps/faucets. -->>So where should I locate the filtered water tap: the main sink or the veg/bar sink??
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geoffrey_b
6 years agoacauley
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Comments (10)There are two aspects to your question I can address: First, filtering; second, number of faucets. I'll address the second first. You will need a heroic filter system if it is to handle the total flow of cold water from a normal kitchen sink, or a prep sink, or both. The amount of water used for drinking and cooking is only a portion of the total amount used, even if the dishwasher water supply is tapped off before the filter. It is more practical in terms of filter lifetime and inconvenience of filter changing to use a separate faucet. Further, to achieve the flow rate expected from the faucet and particularly two faucets that may be in use at the same time, either standard filters will need to be used in parallel, or larger units used to minimize restriction. Sediment and charcoal filters will remove particles and odor from the water, and in particular will remove chlorine and chlorimine that can affect beverage taste and water taste. Generally they will not remove lead or other dissolved metals and metal compounds, or bacteria. Filtering of PCBs, benzine, etc. may be poor. For filtering these contaminants reverse osmosis (RO) filtering is used. For a full house system, these can be somewhat complex (relative to a simple filter). Some research is called for on your part before we address any details. There are also threads on this forum on reverse osmosis that may provide some insights. I should note that I use RO throughout my house. The system I have assembled supplies RO water to two separate pressurized tanks for supply to: Main sink auxiliary faucet Prep sink pot filler Freezer ice maker Bar sink auxiliary faucet Centrifugal humidifier (in winter) Hose for orchid watering A line is in place for use on my unfinished deck kas Here is a link that might be useful: Key parts of my RO equipment are sourced from Spectra Pure...See MoreReverse Osmosis Water Filter Location
Comments (10)There is no reason other than available space that precludes putting an RO system in a remote location and plumbing it to wherever you need the water. By system I mean carbon prefilters (essential if there is chlorine or chloramine in the water, or any silt), RO membrane filter, nominal post carbon filter, and storage tank, at a minimum. More complex setups are often used. See Spectrapure's website among many others for examples. The plumbing over longer distances is most easily done with 3/8th-inch food grade polyethylene tubing, connected with John Guest type fittings. Portage Specialties, among many sources, has tubing and this type of fitting for sale. Just cut the tubing to length and push to connect. My RO system is plumbed to feed a centrifugal humidifier, a future family room counter area, a plant watering wand, two kitchen sinks and a refrigerator icemaker RO filtering can leave water slightly acidic, which promotes corrosion of some faucets. This depends on the nature of the water being filtered. I recently determined that my RO water is still alkaline after filtering alkaline pre-treated municipal type water, so I don't have a problem of that sort. If acidic, then another "filter" is needed on the exit end of the RO system that contains limestone chips to neutralize the water. Simple RO systems avoid all this by using plastic and stainless steel faucet parts. The approach I recommend is determine what you want the RO water for and how much you will use, peak and average. Then find a system that will accommodate those requirements. kas...See Morefaucet for bar/prep sink?
Comments (6)I love the Karbon too, and that will be the faucet at my main sink. I was planning on using the same for my secondary sink, but when we pulled our Karbon out of the box and looked at it, we feel that it would look too tall at our prep sink which is located in an island that is open to the family room. After first reading about it on this forum, I finally chose the Kohler Hi-Rise Independent Side Spray for the prep sink. I love how it looks and functions. As Kohler describes it, "An angled profile and single lever handle on the base allows this sidespray to independently carry out all the functions of a regular faucet, making it ideal for bar sinks or secondary kitchen sinks." Here is a link that might be useful: Kohler Hi Rise Side Spray...See MoreIs a prep sink always necessary?
Comments (81)If you only have one and you don't compost - put it on the Prep Sink. That's where you'll be creating the most "leavings". If you compost all food scraps, then it may not matter. We don't compost and I made the mistake of ignoring the advice here about putting it on the prep sink. We originally planned for two, but my DH was in a cost saving binge and decided we only needed one - and he wanted it on the cleanup sink (his sink!). I regret "giving in" to that - if I had it to do over, I would have fought to either keep two or tell him since he wanted to give up one, he could give up his! (He deferred to me on most things, so I got my way in probably 90% of the remodel, do I don't begrudge him the GD too much - unless I'm in the middle of a big cooking project!) Next house, they both get one, assuming WV allows them on septic! We do have the InSinkerator Septic Assist model - in our current MD county, you can have a GD if it's designed for septic systems....See More- PRO
Patricia Colwell Consulting
6 years ago geoffrey_b
6 years agoacauley
6 years ago
2ManyDiversions
6 years agoWe are installing this under our cleanup sink - not at our prep sink, and we'll have a dedicated tap for it.
We want it for drinking water and coffee/tea making. I can rinse my veggies with standard water at the prep sink. My hands get pretty cold when I'm prepping - especially meats, and I need warm to hot water for washing my hands so I like being able to have hot water at the prep sink too. I don't think I'd want a prep sink without hot water available.
acauley
6 years agoacauley
6 years agoThank you 2MD and AuntThelma. In our area a disposal is not permitted; however, we are on a well and our water is our water - but I hate wasting water. That being said, we compost organics and the result "feeds" my herb garden - so a disposal is out of the question for our lifestyle.
Here is what I'm asking them to do. I will post a picture of the finished project on the weekend or early next week. Thanks for all the feedback. Have a Happy American Thanksgiving & Happy Shopping on Black Friday. (In Canada we've had our Thanksgiving but we shop on Black Friday too!)
2ManyDiversions
6 years agoacauley
6 years agoHi all... The sink was finished before the holidays... but the holidays got in the way of lots of things. Thanks for the input. Here are the after pictures. (Next project is tiling the backsplash)
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