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Instant-Hot versus Pot-Filler. If you only get one, which one?
Comments (35)One nice alternative if you want but can't have an instant hot is an electric kettle---we got one a few months before our remodel, and have been using it for all sorts of things. It boils far faster than our kettle did on the gas stove, and I also love the auto shutoff. No more trying to remember if I turned the stove off after I'm at work! It will have its own space in the new kitchen, and will be the primary source for hot water. We are also in the extreme minority in GW land and only have one water source in the kitchen---not even a fridge line! (Okay, technically it's split for the d/w, so I guess that's 1.5...) It's what we had before and we liked it, so we kept it that way. Works for us. I like the idea of an instant hot, but we have a small kitchen and the under-sink real estate was too valuable to put one in. I contemplated a pot filler, but our stove is close enough to the sink that we wouldn't gain that much. Friends who have one that is very close to the sink still love it because it allows them to fill pots with a child in one arm. You still have to put the child down to empty it, of course, but makes it a little easier! We have a hot water dispenser at work, which I do use, but I do find the water is not quite hot enough for tea. I use it anyway for that since I'm lazy, though. :) (You also may be able to change the settings; no clue how it works, exactly.) I've seen steamers (someone around here who posted a finished kitchen recently has one, I think) and they're very cool, but really only logical to have if you steam things virtually every night or if you have a really large kitchen with space that isn't needed for other things....See MoreWhy Have A Pot Filler?
Comments (36)To pot fill or not to pot fill . . . The benefits of a pot filler far outweigh the cons for me. Here's why. Seven years ago I fell and fractured my RIGHT wrist while carrying our 15 month old DGD. I hit a small break in the sidewalk tripped and in trying to break our fall and protect her head, which thankfully I did, I broke my wrist and needed a steel plate put in to remedy the break. Two years ago I AGAIN fell on a rise on a sidewalk. This time watching our DGS ride his two wheeler without training wheels and not watching where I was walking. (I guess it's true you can't teach an old dog new tricks!) The result - a badly broken LEFT wrist. Three days later and just before surgery, I slipped on a throw rug and broke my RIGHT arm. The saga continues . . . Two days after surgery a tornado warning was issued and all patients were moved to a hallway where I was instructed to sit in a particular chair. I did so but unfortunately said chair, had unlocked casters and was in front of an open doorway . . . Yes, indeed, the chair flew through the door and I fell landing on my already broken arm! No wonder my DF jokingly called me "Grace"! Now NOT having to lift and carry any size pot of water to the stove is a plus. Chances are I would spill some water, slip on it and, well, you get the not so pretty picture! I don't worry about leaking pipes we used an excellent plumber, our DSIL, and top notch materials. So while a pot filler might not be for everyone they suit me just fine. Oh, and as for emptying, I don't. Whatever we are cooking is usually served in small bowls and easily managed and what is left is stored the same way. As far as I am concerned our pot filler is a life saver - especially since the life it saves could be my own! Sorry my reply is so long! ~ Nonnyx2...See MoreAre Waterstone pot fillers any good?
Comments (13)nycbluedevil & a2gemini: Hijacking is fine, because I'm going to get the same faucet as you for my main and prep sinks and like to hear good things about it :-) I think I'm going to order the tall one (model 5400?) for the main sink and the normal sized one (5300) for the prep sink. If I can convince myself to stretch the budget that far, anyway. (I can afford them, but the amount of money this remodel is adding up to is starting to feel absurd no matter how much money I have. Today I was out window shopping for appliances and realizing how much the really good ones cost. Ouch! This project is more "build a new house using a little bit of the old house" than it is a "remodel". My financial planner is starting to ask "Are you sure you want to spend that much on a house?" I told her it beats the alternative of leaving the money to my cats when I die. :-) Like Poohpup (which I almost misspelled Poopup :-) I haven't heard a single negative thing about the Waterstones. The guys at the local plumbing store raved about them, and the one they had on display felt really solid. The "positive lock" that attaches the spray head when it's not in use really works well. I just wish they'd had the faucet actually hooked up. The only high-end faucet they had plumbed in was the KWC Eve in their break room. Beautiful faucet, but no sprayer. The two Waterstone pull-downs will probably be more than enough for me. After thinking about it, a pot filler would be silly, especially since I live alone for now and will be the only cook 90% of the time. And the prep and main sinks will be about 6' either side of the stove. On the gpm front... I wonder if the new, lower-flow Waterstone faucets are limited permanently or if there's a flow restrictor in there that can be pulled out with a bit of effort. I did that with a KWC faucet I bought for my current house a year and a half ago and it made a noticeable difference. I think the CA law says the restrictors have to be non-trivial to remove, which the KWC one was, but once I saw where the thing was it was pretty easy to pluck out with a hemostat. Did any of you look closely enough at the Waterstones to notice if there was a flow limiter in there anywhere? Usually it's a little plastic doodad that's jammed into one of the openings to make it a smaller diameter. Removing them from all my fixtures is the first thing I plan to do once the inspector signs off on the house. Laura...See MoreShould I get a pot filler?
Comments (11)The reason I chose not to do a pot filler (even though my washing machine was directly behind my range wall and it would have been easy to do) was because I could picture myself turning the filler on - the phone rings - I answer and get distracted - and my new Wolf range get's flooded in an instant not to mention my new wood floors. If you knew how many times I drove back to my house to confirm I closed the garage door or turned the iron off you would understand. It's one less thing I have to worry about. My thought is if I can walk two feet to empty the pot - I can walk two feet to fill the pot!...See More
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