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Friday Faucets: Hey, my faucet is named as a finalist!
Friday, March 5, 2010
I first wrote about the Delta Pilar in May, '09 and again in November 09, and then again in December '09. I am excited to know "my faucet" has been nominated. So how's it going so far you ask? Great! The touch mechanism is a dream for me. I admit, it took a few days to get used to, similar to learning how to drive a stick shift, I had a few herky-jerky days trying to get used to it. But the first time I had "chicken hands" it was smooth tapping all the way. Here is my routine: When I begin to prepare a meal, I turn the handle to the "on" position and touch it anywhere to turn it off. When I am ready to rinse, all I need to do is touch the faucet anywhere with a slight tap to turn the water on and off just as quickly. The other benefit is the water temperature remains constant where I last positioned the handle. After experimenting tapping on and off with different body parts, back of hand, pinky finger, wrist, forearm, I found that I prefer tapping with my knuckle. Sensor technology, I can really get used to this! The other happy note on this is my soap dispenser. (If you are a client of mine, you know that I never liked soap dispensers because they are usually junk and the first thing to break in a kitchen.) The Pilar Soap Dispenser has changed my view of soap dispensers. It is as sturdy as it looks. It passed the pump test, no sticking and remains free flowing.
Congratulations to the engineers and product designers at Delta on your 2010 Edison Best New Product Awards nomination for the Pilar Touch2O . The other nominees in this category are SOLE POWER ROOF TILE, from SRS Energy & MOTOROLA APX™ 7000 FIRST RESPONDER RADIO, from Motorola
The 2010 Edison Awards Ceremony and New Product Showcase will be held at the Capitale in New York City on April 29, 2010.
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Faucets following Fashion
Monday, February 22, 2010
Dare to challenge yourself, dare to reinvent yourself, and celebrate success."
It's during these times, when life is stressful, a plateful of commitments and obligations that you must seize opportunities as they arise. Was it worth it? Oh yes! What I am about to tell you is a little surreal on several accounts. Some of it is top secret for now.
Who is Brizo?
The Brizo line was launched in April 2004, a fashion forward line manufactured by Delta. Having sold plumbing fixtures in the past for a retail showroom, I can tell you first hand that it's bath fixtures were an instant hit with the retail public, especially female consumers. I made a mental note of that years back wondering why women stood in front of the Brizo displays longer than then the men; never dreaming that one day I would get an opportunity to meet the talented designers at Brizo. Hearing Judd Lord, Brizo's Director of Industrial Design, speak about his travels around the world, seeking out new inspriation for the Brizo line, I understood these are creative people who are intent that their product designs will not be the same as everyone else. The message is clear: this is a fashion forward faucet line that understands that people buy products for the home as an outgrowth of their personality. The design nuances of the Brizo line is now evident to me. It's also why I noticed why more women lingered over a striking Brizo faucet on display in a retail plumbing showroom. They are envisioning using the fixture in their own home. Brizo's emotional intent for the consumer is to take us to another dream state...that of envisioning a new kitchen or bath room.
Photo Credit: Designer ANITA GALATTE & WENDY ILLIAN, KINSLEY DESIGN GROUP
The name Brizo is inspired by Greek mythology. Brizo (Greek: Βριζώ; derived from ancient Greek word βρίζω meaning "to slumber") is an ancient Greek goddess who was known as the protector of mariners, sailors, and fishermen. She was worshipped primarily by the women of Delos, who set out food offerings in small boats. Brizo was also known as a prophet specializing in the interpretation of dreams. Source: Wikipedia.
New York City: Meeting the Designers in Fashion Mecca: New York City. Somebody pinch me!
I was thrilled to meet up with other kitchen and bath designers across the country, who's blogs I have been following regularly for the past few years. Here is the list courtesy of Paul Anater's site, Kitchen and Residential Design.
Blogging has become a new phenomena for designers, a platform to share information with clients and readers as well as sound off about what we see, want and need in our design world. Or simply to share random thoughts and rants alike. It's because of our blogging that we were tapped to come meet the designers at Brizo and give our feedback on the new products in development. While I can't tell you what is coming, [shh, top secret], you will just have to watch for updates in Spring, I can tell you that getting to meet with Brizo's Product Development team, Brian Nobbe, Judd Lord, Seth Fritz and all the fine people from Brizo and MS & L was a surreal experience. Suffice it to say, the Brizo design team knows how to make designers perk up and engineers cry. There I sat in a product preview think tank, elbow to elbow with some rock star Kitchen and Bath designers in their own right, and I just had to stop and think "Am I dreaming?" Brizo wants to know what I think of their new products. (In my head, I was thinking..."You've come a long way, baby"), from my past experience spec'ing out the product with customers in my showroom to being flown to New York for a Product Training Session with fellow Kitchen and Bath Designers that I admire was nothing short of surreal.
Where Faucets meet Fashion. Meeting Jason Wu.
The highlight of the trip was getting to attend a New York Fashion Show. Just as Brizo is a fresh new face on the luxe faucet scene, up and coming Fashion Designer, Jason Wu, made a splash on the fashion front as First Lady Michelle Obama's inaugural gown designer. Known for his ethereal-like ball gowns, it was logical for Brizo to sponsor Jason Wu during Fashion Week. Brizo and Jason Wu are two brands with a similar design aesthetic. What we see on the runway first filters down to home interiors in color, pattern & style lines.
On being inspirational.
Imagine for a moment that you are a product designer for Brizo. The challenge is coming up with new and inspiring designs for consumers that are functional, built with cutting edge technology, and different looking than anything else on the market. Not to mention convincing the engineering department that the new concepts are relevant and not gimmicks. Having won the prestigious Adex Award for four collections, The Red Dot Award, The Graphis Award, House Beautiful KBIS Award, Brizo has consistently proven they are a formidable force on the luxury faucet market.
As Judd Lord said in our Product Training Session, "At Brizo, “We are aiming to create a statement just like the fashion industry would do and that means seeking out every nuance we can find, which almost never includes anything to do with plumbing fixtures!”
Design Inspiration is all around us. The design team at Brizo has the good fortune of being able to travel the world and translate their design ideas into faucets that you would want to have in your kitchen and bath.
Here is a small sampling of where Brizo designers find their inspiration.
As Judd Lord said in our Product Training Session, "At Brizo, “We are aiming to create a statement just like the fashion industry would do and that means seeking out every nuance we can find, which almost never includes anything to do with plumbing fixtures!”
Design Inspiration is all around us. The design team at Brizo has the good fortune of being able to travel the world and translate their design ideas into faucets that you would want to have in your kitchen and bath.
Here is a small sampling of where Brizo designers find their inspiration.
From by-gone eras, (shh-top secret) to lighthouses,
from Blue Bell flowers...
Inspired by the bluebell flower's distinctive silhouette, Talo is Brizo's first traditional pull-down faucet. This unique form is married to a wealth of advanced features, including a 2-Button, 4-Function spray wand,
MagneDock Technology®, and Brizo's exclusive SmartTouch Technology®, which allows water activation with just a light touch.
Jason Wu Fall 2010 runway
...and from ideas inspired by colors and shapes found in fashion. Ideas can start from a quick jot of an idea on the back of a cocktail napkin, as is the case of the Venuto Collection (shown below) which was inspired by hair pins worn by Japanese woman. Read the story told by Judd Lord at Kitchen and Residential Design.
The ethereal dream like photography images from Brizo's ad campaigns are the work of photographer Howard Schatz. It was interesting to know these images were created underwater. How perfect is that? Check out this video below to see how they did it.
*Brizo compensated me for travel and accommodations.
Faucet Friday Follow Up
Monday, December 7, 2009
Comments from the Peanut Gallery: Here is what we think of a few parts and what would make it better: The button cap that covers the set screw on the back of the faucet is not flexible and wont stay in. We tried to get it to fit over the screw but it popped out. It broke. We then tried the chrome one, (two came in the package depending if you ordered chrome or stainless), but that one popped out too. It's a real hassle. Since we don't see this little button cap part because it's on the back side of the faucet, we are not going to sweat over it.
The plastic battery pack (4 C size batteries) came with stick-em tape to attach to the inside of the cabinet. Well, the batteries are heavy and over time that stick-em tape will not hold the battery pack in place. We think screws to attach the battery pack to the inside of the cabinet would be more helpful.
A design feature we noticed could be problematic for the elderly, forgetful or for kids...the faucet rotates all the way back. Right away we worried Mom would swing it out of her way and forget to swing it back, turning the water on and flooding the counter top behind sink. We have forewarned her not to swing it that far back.
Oh, also the video has an older model, some of the parts were different than we saw in our faucet box, we were worried we were missing parts.
On the box, it does not mention new 3/8 angle stops are required. That would have been helpful to have printed on the outside of the box to remind us, (eh-hem) plumbing novices, while we are still at the big box store, to be forewarned to get new angle stops before we (I mean they) leave.
The hose is not as long as I thought it would be. I need another foot to be really practical and reach the plants behind the sink or to fill a heavy stock pot on the counter. My mom has arthritis and lifting a heavy pot up and out of the sink is a problem. But the braided hose is very durable. The retraction for the Magnatite spray head is really good. A simple push and it finds it's home snugly.
If you are not a plumber and installing a new faucet, be sure to read ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS to the letter. For example, the instructions warned not to over tighten. Tighter is not better. We g-e-n-t-l-y tightened and of course we wound up with a gentle leak the next day. So we gently tightened again. No leaks so far. All is good. Also, plumbers tape is not necessary on the threads. Learning curve aside, we are happy we have our new Delta Faucet.
Pilar Touch-Activated Single Handle Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet with ToucH2O® including Soap Dispenser
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Put some cash back in your wallet!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Who doesn't want to save a little money?
There's never been a better time to make a fashion statement in your home. Between now and the end of the year, purchase any Vesi™ or Tresa® bath faucet to qualify for a rebate up to $500 on additional purchases. Don't miss this opportunity to make your dream bath a reality.
Tresa reunites us with the past by taking design elements from the earliest of European fountains. A simple bend in the neck and traditional styling provide the classic feel of these graceful structures.
The curve of the spout against the crisp lines of the base creates a startling contrast between fluid and structural design.http://www.brizo.com/landing/vesi-tresa-rebate.html
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Faucet Friday: Installment 1
Friday, May 15, 2009
Choosing a kitchen or bathroom faucet spells unlimited possibilities! What's not to love about selecting new faucets. It is the jewelry feature in a bathroom or kitchen. Faucet manufacturers are delivering new and beautiful ways to deliver water.
To open up my new segment called Faucet Friday, today we will examine some of my favorite faucet designs from Cifial, (pronounced See-FEE-al).
Lavatory Faucets
With a timeless quality, the Hexa Collection by Cifial, adds a modern twist to Art Deco. Notice the sleek high arch as the water flows elegantly with a twist into the basin. Measures over 9" high and offers two handle styles to select from.
Exclusively engineered by renowned Portuguese designer Carlos Aguiar, the Techno M3 series by Cifial combines flawless lines with a modern twist to create an unrivaled look to any home.
The entire collection is available in a choice of four finishes including polished chrome, satin nickel, polished nickel and weathered. Awarded the 2008 ADEX Platinum Award for Design Excellence for it's superior product design and quality.
The Design Journal's Award for Design Excellence (ADEX), which recognizes outstanding furniture and fixtures product design, is one of the industry's most prestigious awards competitions.
11 1/2" high spout works well for vessel sinks or basins that are not shallow to prevent splashing.Brookhaven shown in finish R15, Rough Bronze.
Brookhaven shown in finish 721, Polished NickelNote about this design, and other faucets designed for vessel sinks,
they do not include a pop up control.
(that's the skinny plunger piece that is usually found at the back of a faucet).
Specify a sink drain with touch pop up to open and close drain. (Shown above at right).
Kitchen Faucets
Techno Kitchen Pull Out faucet by Cifial. Stands 13 5/8" tall. Reach 8 5/8" centerline from base to center of spray head.
What I like about this sprayer: you don't need to keep your finger on the knob to get the veggie spray. There is a diverter built in. Great feature in a kitchen pull out. Twist with a click of your finger, the water switches from aerator spray to clean rain veggie spray. Release to position 1 or it does it automatically when turned off.
Standing at 13 1/8" this faucet will be perfect as a low profile island faucet or a lavatory faucet.
2008 ADEX Gold Award for Design Excellence for it's superior product design and quality.
Cifial Faucets are IAPMO Certified. Read more...
You had me at first tap.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
I fell in love with Pilar.
What is so special about her, you ask?
She is very smart.
Don't pass her by without a second look. Her beauty comes from within.
An absolute innovator in knowing how to save energy and water.
She knows how to handle messy situations in a snap.
She is sensitive to those with special needs.
So intuitive, she knows what I need.
Talk about smart? She has turned her love of diamonds into a technology, envied by all.
And, her magnetic personality will never let you down.
"She's-a-beautiful", (repeat and must say with an Italian accent for emphasis)
"She's-ah-be-yew-tee-ful!"...
Faucet!
Yes, a faucet!
Men are always referring to their sports cars using the pronoun, "she", so why not show the same reverence for a beautifully designed faucet that is smart as a whip. An affordable electronic faucet with incredibly smart features at an attractive price. Unrivaled at this price point.
Pilar Smart Faucet Facts:
- Specs: 10 5/8" reach and a 54" long hose makes this faucet an excellent option for larger sinks. 13 7/8" high swing spout.
- 2 or 3 hole sink applications.
- Pull down wand operates in an aerated or spray mode via a two function toggle control.
- Flow Rate: 2.2 gpm.
- One-piece InnoFlex® waterways with PEX-C tubing make DIAMOND Seal Technology faucets simple to install.
- ADA compliant. Users with special needs will find the Touch2O™ Technology very easy to use and compliant with the American Disabilities Act.
- Diamond Seal Technology. Delta's exclusive DIAMOND Seal Technology uses a valve with a tough diamond coating to bring you a faucet built to last up to 5 million uses – plus it keeps water inside the faucet out of contact with potential metal contaminants. Leak free, longer lasting, lead free, and less hassle.
- Touch2O™ Technology. The intuitive tap technology enables you to turn the faucet on and off with just a touch — anywhere on the faucet’s body or handle.
So, when hands are messy during meal prep or clean-up, Touch2O™ Technology helps reduce the spread of germs and bacteria — simply touch the faucet body with your wrist or forearm.
Touch2O™ Technology can also help you conserve water. As you prepare food or wash up in the sink, just tap the Touch2O™ faucet to keep water from running when you don’t need it. Then just touch it again to start the water flowing again.
MagnaTite™ docking keeps the kitchen pull-down spray wand firmly in place with a powerful integrated magnet, so it stays docked when not in use.
The pull-down spray wand comes free with a gentle tug and gives you total flexibility. The hose extends and retracts without friction points, fed by gravity. The toggle button on most wands featuring MagnaTite allows you to switch between aerated spray and stream modes.
As you raise the wand to dock it, the magnet embedded in the spout pulls the wand precisely into place. So unlike other pull-downs that tend to droop over time, MagnaTite keeps your pull-down faucet looking picture perfect.
- Touch-Clean® soft, rubber nubbins that allow you to easily wipe away calcium and lime build-up with the touch of a finger.
54" hose for greater reach for tall vases or stock pots.
Two function toggle means hands free aerated spray mode.Pilar understands the difference between a touch and a grasp.
Reduce the spread of cross contamination of germs or bacteria with Smart Touch2O™.
Leak free, longer lasting, lead free, and less hassle.Once inside the faucet, water is not in contact with potential metal contaminants.
Pilar works well in a traditional or contemporary space. 
For more video details, visit Delta.com
or click on the links below.
Pilar Pull Down
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SVO Collection: A Pull Out Faucet Ahead of the Curve
Friday, May 8, 2009
TREND WATCH: Simple and slim profiles with high-tech functionality make for the faucet of the future. The SVO Collection by JACLO: The new JACLO Steam Valve Original Collection was designed with the idea of creating an industrial-looking stainless steel faucet that features cutting-edge technology. One of its main highlights is its patented pull-off spray. This unique offering allows the user to simply lift the spray head from a clip on the end of the spout, and use in a similar manner to a conventional pull-out spray. An industrial strength stainless steel hose encased within a clear rubber coating fits perfectly into the channel within the arc spout. When not in use as a hand spray, the hose is concealed within the spout. The spray head also features a push pull action to move from aerated stream to spray.
According to a recent poll, 70 percent of consumers prefer a pull-out or pull-down kitchen faucet when investing more than $100 in their purchase. Offering the latest in technological precision, the pull-out or pull-off spray can reach anywhere in a two or three bowl sink. These types of faucets are ideal for filling large stockpots, coffee makers and buckets outside of the sink. While brass faucets are still popular, many homeowners have been opting for designs crafted from an entire block of sleek stainless steel.
Assorted Kitchen Faucets by MGS: MGS has an extensive collection of faucets created from premium quality solid stainless steel, designed for residential kitchens and food-prep work islands. The Antares features a single lever mixer, and a pull-out dual spray available in a matching steel or black finish. The Unico is characterized by its single vertical lever handle and gracefully curved spout. This fixture features a discreet, weighted pull-out spray with stainless steel flexible hose equipped with an anti-lime aerator and check-valve to prevent the back-flow of impure water.
Glam is in! Black and Grey accents in Kitchen and Bath
Friday, November 7, 2008
Imparting sexiness, glamor and oh so sophisticated; watch for the newest shades in decorative fixtures, stone and paint. In a sea of chrome and oil rubbed bronze, grays and blacks are making their way to the center stage.
Also for the floor, look at Galaxy Black stone from Ann Sacks. It comes in three finishes: Honed, Antiqued, and Bush-Hammered. With sealer, it simply glows as a surface.
Galaxy Black by Ann Sacks, brings a rustic yet sophisticated black limestone to our stone assortment. Reminiscent of a starry sky on a dark night, the character and patterning of this material has inspired its name. Offered in a variety of finishes, this material is uniquely flexible.
Vintage elegance. NDI botanical arrangement brings quiet elegance toblack marble and gray veined tiled walls.
Renea Abbott's home in Houston is filled with uber drama details in nuetral shades of gray and muslin. I was searching in the November-December issue of Veranda for a picture of her kitchen with calcutta gold marble tops with the wall cabinets removed, bit no such luck. Instead, above is a sneak peek of the powder room. Walls painted in a soothing nuetral gray.###
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Commercial Kitchen Zone Arrives Homes
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
I was raised around a commercial kitchen and so I have a fondness for cooking and planning for cooking. My favorite place, as a kid, was the cold zone where the tubs of ice cream were kept, and the fountain/beverage service area, where I was so thrilled at "organizing" the mise en place objects . I loved the elegant dishes reserved for serving ice cream, the tall and amusing shape of the ice tea spoons, the white coffee cups with the apple red rims laid out with matching saucers stacked next to them, the glasses in pull out plastic trays below the counter for ease of serving glasses of water and iced tea. (I probably drove the servers crazy when I "re-organized" things for them before service). At the tender age of eight I knew the difference between a steam table and a deep fryer, was enthralled with the glow from the salamander, watching cheese bubble on the hot plates, I loved stirring the sauces in the steam table when the cooks would permit me in the kitchen during prep hours. Kitchens are in my blood. I was a kitchen designer in the making before I even knew it!
As I witness a trend developing into an accepted theory in residential kitchen design, I am delighted to show clients how to embrace zoning in their kitchen too. There is a growing acceptance by kitchen designers and homeowners alike to move away from the notion of a kitchen triangle. There was a time when that worked perfectly when the homemaker was the chief cook and bottle washer.
However, as the kitchen has evolved as a gathering space with more than one cook, so to has the options in appliances we want for our home and how we organize them in our kitchens. As walls come down between kitchen and adjoining family room, and as the kitchen melds into the family room, the opportunity to co-op a commercial kitchen's work zone is coming into play more often.
Thus a kitchen triangle is out of sync in a larger kitchen and "zoning" is the new key feature to a residential gourmet kitchen. Searching the topic, I typed "commercial kitchen" in Google, and was not surprised to see how kitchen design has evolved with terms reserved for commercial design.
For example, Dornbracht shows off zoning for the kitchen sink: two bowls, each with its own faucet.
Dornbracht Kitchen Zones - new concept of space from Dornbracht ...
Two sinks, two faucets are desired in the zoned kitchen. It is an idea from commercial design that makes logical sense. A clean up zone and a preparation zone perform better when they do not share a single source of water. A residential kitchen may not have the space a commercial kitchen does for a seperate clean up zone but even a small kitchen can benefit from two faucets to keep wash up chores separate from salad and vegetable prep work. Dornbracht sees the value and is offering it to consumers now.
Kraftmaid, one of the largest cabinet manufacturers in the United States has introduced Harmony Kitchen Zones. Kraftmaid breaks it down to great visual marketing material with interactive point and click photos and PDF printable handouts for homeowners to see the benefit with cabinets designed with zoning in mind. Kraftmaid states in their ads, "The best kitchen designs are laid out with work zones ... Harmony® Storage Solutions for your kitchen are organized by zones as well."
Viking Range Corporation has published an article in their newsletter, The Edge, "Breaking out of the Work Triangle". The basis for zoning your kitchen is replacing the triangle with a series of zones: The Preparation Zone, The Baking and Cooking Zone, The Beverage Center, and the Clean Up Zone.
No longer relegated to the back of the house, residential kitchens are now taking their cue from commercial kitchen design, using the theory of zoning to provide a well organized cooking and gathering space for all to come into the kitchen. True, residential kitchen, (with the exception of a kosher kitchen), will never need to have the commercial requirements for a separate fish, vegetable, meat and sauce sections. Although it would be great to have your own personal soux chef once in a while, residential kitchen design can benefit when planned with prep centers, baking & cooking zones, beverage centers and clean up zones. Zoning, a must for restaurants and hotel kitchens that require organization and order to perform with speed and efficiency, with a chef, soux chefs, line cooks and pastry chefs, servers and cleanup crew all working simultaneously to prepare, serve and clean up for hundreds of guests a day. No doubt a residential kitchen can benefit from similar types of zoning, regardless of large or small kitchens. Although a homeowner may not be preparing food at the same capacity as a commercial kitchen, the residential kitchen needs to serve the demands of the household. The kitchen, a daily family gathering space, when well planned with zones, will allow for multiple family cooks to lend a hand or just simply hang out in the kitchen in a inviting, welcoming way.
Suffice it to say, the kitchen has evolved. There are architectural books that detail the entire history of homes throughout the ages, so I will not comment on the social history here. It really is fascinating to read and discover how the home has evolved. If interested in further reading, I highly recommend Witold Rybczynski book, Home: A Short History of an Idea for further reading.
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Virtual Faucet Creator
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
"Ta da"! Exactly what I needed and I created it."
Here’s an example of what you can do with the Virtual Faucet Creator... Start with the original BELMONT in a Weathered Copper finish, and then swap the handles for CAMARILLO in Satin Nickel for a new look.California Faucets launched the new Virtual Faucet Creator at www.calfaucets.com. This new web based tool provides anyone with the ability to design their own custom bathroom faucet or kitchen faucet by combining any spout style with any handle, in any of over 25 decorative finishes.
Interior designers, architects and homeowners alike can enjoy creating unique custom faucet designs for their home, clients and friends. You can design your custom faucet and share it via email, online or printed in Adobe PDF format. California Faucets’ uniquely flexible product line allows you to create over two million custom faucet combinations quickly and easily.
“Our new Virtual Faucet Creator has revolutionized custom faucet design. With the ability to customize instantly - you don’t have to limit your choices to rigidly mass produced faucets any longer,” says Noah Taft, California Faucets’ Vice President of Marketing.
"Just like Starbucks allows you to customize your coffee, the Virtual Faucet Creator allows you to customize your faucet by pairing any spout with any handle in any of over 25 decorative finishes," says Jeff Silverstein, President of California Faucets. "You can experiment to your heart's content until you find the exact faucet that satisfies your unique vision."
Virtual Faucet Creator’s Key Features
• Thousands of Custom Faucet Configurations Possible
• Select Custom Spouts, Handles and Finishes
• Custom bathroom faucet and kitchen faucet designs may be printed, emailed or saved on-line
California Faucets Virtual Faucet Creator™: www.calfaucets.com/vfcpress
California Faucets Press Room: www.calfaucets.com/frame.asp?main=prssroom.html
Pot Fillers
Sunday, October 14, 2007
A reader asks: could you please discuss what to put behind a range--pot filler versus shelf, or can anyone have it all?
What is the most important item in a kitchen? Water! I have a real penchant for convincing clients to add a second sink in a kitchen. During the preparation of a meal, the main sink needs to be dedicated to clean up chores. It gets mighty challenging to fill pots, wash vegetables, drain pasta when you have only one sink and it is occupied. Adding a second water source is a luxury to a kitchen, but one item on my checklist I would ask for when planning a new kitchen.
Another handy water source in a kitchen is a pot filler. It can be a dangerous proposition taking a hot stock pot full of water over to the main sink if its full of dirty dishes. If I had my option to install a pot filler or a second sink, I would take the second sink over a pot filler in a second. I prefer having a second sink close to my range for preparing food, rinsing vegetables, draining hot water from the pasta pot and leaving the main sink for clean up. But pot fillers are a bonus to splurge on and handy unto themselves. There are drawbacks too, so plan carefully.
The question is where do you locate a wall mount pot filler?
Considerations:
- What are the heights of your largest stock pots?
- With a range top, consider that the grates will raise the pot up even further.
- Will your range have a stainless shelf attached at the back?
- Watch clearances of the folding elbow of the pot filler. There are two heights to a pot filler. The height of the spout is higher than the part coming out of the wall.
- Locate the pot filler off center to accommodate the swing.
- Make sure the water pressure is adequate to fill a pot of water.
- Consider a Deck Mount Pot Filler as an alternative.
Kohler HiRise Kitchen Faucet. Notice the second sink next to the cook top. Ideal set up!
Everpure Pot Filler brings hi-flow filtered water to you right at the cooktop.
Wall mount pot filler off set for stainless shelf.
Kohler Pro Sink: The best of both. Never have to drain a hot pot of water again!
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