"Nancy Young" wrote:
"Michael "Dog3" wrote

� My contractor is trying to talk me out
of putting in another spigot that shoots out that hot water. Not in this
lifetime. I'd rather get rid of the microwave than the hot water
dispenser. I use it for a LOT of stuff. �Iced tea is one of those things.

I can't imagine why he (or she) is against it. �People seem
to love those things, I've never had one. �I'd consider it.
What's the argument?

Plumbers know that as with all hot water heaters they provide
wonderful environment for bacteria to breed.

The new electric tea kettles are far superior; they cost much less to
buy, can be located/moved anywhere, and cost tremedously less to
operate, plus your water is actually boiling hot, not so with those
sink thingies... with those the water never gets past perhaps 180F and
as soon as you draw hot water off cold water instantaneously enters,
not terrible if all you want is a small cupful of tepid but if you
want to fill a pitcher the best you can hope for is pish vasser warm.
You don't see a lot of them because they're not practical, they're
more a designer kitchen thingie for those to display so people will
think that they can actually cook. They also present a serious
scalding risk to cats and small children. But mostly they're a
harbinger of filth... I wouldn't ingest water from those mini sceptic
tanks.

If you have an extra hole in your sink that you don't know what to do
with install an RO filter.

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