Kitchen Faucet 411 #2: Pot Filler Faucets

When one imagines their dream kitchen, they often think of kitchen islands with range top stoves, vibrant colors, and plenty of cabinetry. Living in luxury is the goal for any home owner. We would all love custom made appliances and fixtures to not only bring added ease to our lives, but to be beautiful additions to our homes. There are many kitchen fixtures that can be purchased to customize your home into a place of lavishness and luxury. The pot filler faucet is one of them.

Pot fillers are stylish kitchen tools not often seen in residential settings. However, these are gaining popularity and you may be asking yourself, “Do I really need one of these?” Find out what the benefits of buying a pot filler are and if you really need one.

How are they installed?

Pot fillers are a type of kitchen faucet installed as a wall-mount above or next to the range top with a single-hole installation. An additional water line will need to be added behind the wall, as well. These look best with a backsplash to really make the pot filler faucet pop in your kitchen design.

Benefits:

• Stop lugging heavy pots and pans around: The water source coming directly behind or adjacent to the stove allows the user to fill pots and pans directly on the stove. No longer will you have to carry large pots back and forth from the sink.
• Eliminate strain on joints: Pot fillers are an excellent purchase for those with arthritis. Carrying around heavy pots and struggling to fit them beneath the sink spout can be strenuous. Pot fillers eliminate strain on wrists, arms, and backs.
• Watering kitchen plants just became so easy: Because pot fillers have a retractable swing arm of 20”, the spout can bend to any direction. No longer navigate around your kitchen faucet when watering indoor plants and flowers. Take plants directly to the pot filler and eradicate the task of bending branches and preventing soil spillage.
• Free up space: Pot-filler faucets are sink space savers! Cooking a large meal means filling up pots, washing dishes, preparing vegetables, dumping food waste, and more. Now, your sink can be freed up for use in meal preparation rather than housing the largest pot in the room.
• Style: These are a fashionable kitchen accessory and will enhance your kitchen theme whether traditional or contemporary. Coming in a wide variety of handle styles, finishes, and spout bodies, these will enhance any décor pattern while creating a nice focal point.

Disadvantages:

• Pot fillers can become a pricey install. Most homes do not have a pre-existing water line behind the range, so your builder will need to put one in. Definitely consult a professional for this project.

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