I want to have a pot filler faucet installed when we get our new kitchen as the wall it will be on will be getting demoed anyway as there’s a large window there currently that’s going away.

I know virtually nothing about them so I wanted to see what brands or types would be good?

Just looking on the Lowe’s website, it seems like they are pretty expensive compared to a sink faucet. While a decent sink faucet would be $200, it seems like the equivalent pot filler is like $400-$500?

We will have a gas range, is there a certain height this should be so it’s not getting cooked?

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We will have a gas range, is there a certain height this should be so it’s not getting cooked?

I'd go two or three inches above the tallest pot you have. The ones I've seen are typically pushed back against the backsplash when not being used so I wouldn't think heat would be an issue.

FWIW, We were going to put one in our kitchen when we redid it a few years back but I decided against it at the last second. I figured it was one more thing that would eventually fail and one more thing to keep clean. My wife and I have commented several times that we are glad we decided against it. That said, our sink is in the island directly across from the range, so it's not an inconvenience to fil up a pot.

Not sure I'd recommend installing a little used plumbing fixture on an exterior wall. I've got a relatively new construction home (built in 2006) w/ 2x6 exterior walls, and we have ZERO plumbing in ANY outside walls. Of course I live in NH, which generally that means about 5 degrees cooler than PA on any given day, but I'm assuming you've got 2x4 walls at your home based on your previous posts. If you decide to do it, I would want some serious insulation protecting that plumbing...Something to think about!

Guy across the street has one and it is set to the right of the stove. You can swing the spigot right over the stovetop and reach both sides…IIRC it’s only ten to twelve inches off the top of the counter.

And it looks weird. I’ve lived everywhere and I’ve never seen a spigot over the stove. Their sink is an island just across from the stove and it seems weird to not fill a pot in the sink.

I have one centered over the stove (gas), have had it for about ten years when we dod a complete renovation of the house. Seemed to be in all the fancy kitchens and looks cool. The brand is Grohe. Never had any issue or problems with it. Probably because we rarely use it. And when we have I always run several pots of water first to clear out the pipes. Although I do not see any discoloration it just seems if the water has been standing in the pipes its a good idea. More trouble than its worth for us. It does look fancy though.

My suggestion is don't get one unless you really plan on using it often.

I'd think having one above an electric stove might be a safety hazard.

flashguy

I recall a member here was a GC of some sort and he had a client who could not get the water to taste right. You go a few days without using it and he said there was essentially a slug of water in the lines that would get a taste to it. So they had to fill a pot, then dump it then refill, kind of defeated the whole purpose.

You are in PA where it freezes. Sounds like this is going to be installed in an outside wall. Be careful to insulate the supply pipes correctly or you will freeze up in the winter.

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I recall a member here was a GC of some sort and he had a client who could not get the water to taste right. You go a few days without using it and he said there was essentially a slug of water in the lines that would get a taste to it. So they had to fill a pot, then dump it then refill, kind of defeated the whole purpose.

Pex piping will make the water taste like it's coming from a garden hose.

So after reading some of the points being made and reading more online about the cons vs the pros, I think I'm going to pass on this.

It's just one more thing to break/leak, I'd REALLY not want this thing leaking water all over the electronics in my Cafe dual fuel range (electric oven) and the part about the water sitting and getting funky in between uses in the piping is a good point too. And yes it gets colder than hell here in the winter and that would be a potential burst pipe/water line worry for me.

At least if the sink faucet drips - it goes down the drain.....

pot filler - all over the counter or floor or stove ?

Already said I am not a fan.

But FWIW mine has never leaked. It does have both a faucet and a shut off valve. All the ones I have seen have both.