>me: capable american, living in America>wife and her parents: SlavsOur electric kettle gets used every day for coffee, tea, and occasionally preheating water for a pot on the stove. Figured one of these under sink water boilers would be worth the cost and effort for always ready near boiling water and it would be one of those perfect Christmas presents to that family that no one knew they needed. Seems gimmicky but I'd rather see these in more kitchens rather than garbage disposals.Any idea why the faucets are so expensive while the boilers themselves seem reasonably priced? Sure it's the brands treating it as an artisanal appliance and not that you need special materials to stand the 200F-ish water.Energy costs shouldn't be too bad and it will be justified the more use use it gets. I might share the extra in-line water filter used for the refrigerator icemaker because why not. Any opinions why these aren't more common in America before I spend the money and drill a hole in my countertop?
>>2873441I'll try to answer your points in reverse order.>Why are they not more common?People microwave their water or use an electric kettle. In a commercial setting, you have commercial solutions. They're just very limited use for these.>Why are the faucets expensive?You are asking why a metal appliance meant to hold fluids is expensive when the fluids it holds maybe superheated and pressurized. Look up videos of boiler explosions and then imagine something a tenth of the scale.>Should be a good gift?Honestly, get (or DIY) a kettle with temperature controls that you can set on a schedule or control from your phone. They'll enjoy that much better than accidentally reaching for the wrong faucet and getting second degree burns.
>>2873441why do you preheat water for the stove? are you a subhuman who doesn't own an induction stovetop?As to actually answer your question, similar things are fairly common here, just for hot water when you wash your hands. There's something that senses you opening the faucet and it pumps 3kw into the water. It's a great way to have your breakers pop and house burn down. I'd stick to the kettle if I were you or get one of those modern samovar like things that just keep hot water all day, don't use ridiculous amounts of current and are fairly well insulated.
>>2873443>boiler explosionsPretty sure any pressure that would be made would back feed into the cold water line, much like how water heaters have a pressure relief tank.>second degree burnsa valuable lesson>diyAs cool as something like that could be, I have enough other things going on and I'm pretty sure I can't beat the $200 on amazon just to be done with it (InSinkErator HOT150)>>2873450>induction topmaybe next timeI'm thinking of like an insulated <1 gal crock pot. 700 watts isn't going to get into too much trouble, that's like a toaster or coffee maker. And I know these people, no one is going to ever manually refill another tank until they need it and then they are just back to the kettle anyway.I am noticing those instant 3kw ones as well that I wouldn't be opposed to either if they all didn't just look sketchy but I can imagine how those could potentially be good since you really don't need a high flow rate.
>>2873450>electrically heating water<itll make your breakers pop and burn your house downmotherfucker has never heard of a water heater? bro living in rural africa
>>2873441Just get one of these bad boys and refill them every day
>>2873441>slavUnironically
>>2873441i have one of these installed. it's a luxury but it is great. you'll use it a lot more than you expect.
>>2873441do you have such poor planning and time management that you can't simply put a kettle on the stove 5 minutes in advance of needing hot water?
