If you have a pot filler, how high is it mounted?
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OK..now I have a pot filler, what to do with it???
Comments (19)I have seen a potfiller tothe side of a range -- either in an open space between the range and backsplash and the side cabinets or just under the upper cabinets. Mine would have been too low for my huge pots -- the ones I most want to use it with. My pipe comes out of the wall at about 17" from the counter -- probably 16" from the grates -- maybe just below that. I'm just looking across 2 rooms at it since I'm landlocked by a lab behind me and a pup to the side. LOL Be sure to measure your pot heights from the height of the cooktop grate -- not necessarily the same as your counter height....See MoreDeck-mounted pot-filler - behind cooktop
Comments (10)Running plumbing inside an interior wall is not a problem when insulated properly. We have our supply lines to the kitchen running inside an exterior wall here in Ontario, it gets cold and only had a pipe freeze on that wall and that was on the inside of cabinet. I missed a spot. I worked in commercial kitchens, that's where a pot filler belongs unless you don't care about water everywhere, I have seen much damage done to the commercial stoves because of drips and overfilling. The reason they are there because often it can be several feet from sink to oven in a restaurant, floors are slippery and slips were a problem with the wet floors. In commercial kitchens floors get wet, any everything else. I know it looks good but they are not for a residential kitchen, to those that worked in restaurants they actually look silly and pretentious. In fact I eventually cut and capped the line and told the chef to get his crew to walk the 5 feet with a pot of water because in our kitchen it didn't serve the original purpose of a pot filler. Think about how many times you have put a big pot in the sink and stood there watching it fill, never I bet. You are going to stand there watching a pot fill while you could be doing something else, especially with a residential plumbing system. Put a large pot in the sink and fill it, stand there and watch it. Then decide if that's what you want to do with your time. You don't need it unless you have a disability, then it serves a purpose. This post was edited by SouthernCanuck on Thu, May 2, 13 at 3:11...See MoreHow did you decide to WHERE to place your pot filler?
Comments (18)This is my first experience with a potfiller and didn't know if I would ever use it. I find I do use it for the pasta and canning pots as well as adding water to sauce pans. I use it more than I thought I might. When the plumber asked what height to stub out the pipe, the KD suggested 12" above counter height and centered. But I chose to put it at 14" to allow for the height of the cooktop grates plus the height of my tall pots, and it turned out to be centered vertically between the counter and vent hood. I also chose to put it centered over the left burners of the cooktop. I seem to use the left more often than the right side of the 5 burner cooktop, and it doesn't fully reach the front right burner, but that's ok with me. Another reason was aesthetics. I chose the Moen potfiller and when it is folded back against the wall, I preferred the look of it stubbed over the left vs being stubbed out centered, which when folded back, looked off balance to me. It seems everyone has their own preferences and reasons for placement. Like most things, it's whatever works for you!...See MorePot Fillers - only for 'high-end' kitchens?
Comments (14)Pot fillers aren't just for high end kitchens, but they do offer limited utility in an average residential kitchen and are NOT for kitchens with OTRs. There just isn't enough clearance for them, and the look is all wrong. If you switch to a regular under cabinet hood, a faux cabinet with a hood liner, or a free standing chimney hood, a pot filler can look OK even with a budget range. Optimally, they look best with a slide in range or cooktop/wall oven combo, as those don't have the tall 48" (from the floor) backguard that most free standing ranges come with. With the height of the range at 48" off the floor, and the additional room that an OTR takes up under cabinet, you only have about 6"-8" of the wall behind a free standing range visible at all. That just isn't enough room for a pot filler. Even with a slide in range or cooktop, that only adds another 12", and that just isn't enough room with an OTR for a wall pot filler. There is always a deck mounted pot filler if you feel you must have one, but those offer limited utility compared to the wall ones, and those are of limited benefit anyway....See Morebtydrvn
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