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Instant Hot-Water Dispenser Buying Guide |
 For today's fast-paced, dinner-in-an-hour kitchens, hot-water dispensers are the epitome of convenience, accelerating all kinds of kitchen tasks: preparing hot drinks, soups, gelatins, sauces, and cereals; thawing juices; pre-heating water for cooking; warming baby bottles; even melting wax or purging berry stains from clothing. Though top-of-the-line models may cost $400, you can buy serviceable units for as little as $100.
Chances are good that you can find a dispenser to match the look of your sink fixtures. Typical finishes include white, black, almond, chrome, and brass. Spout styles range from standard, streamlined faucets to gooseneck spouts.
Some units, such as KitchenAid's and Whirlaway's, have a twist grip that releases water with a quarter turn. Others, such as In-Sink-Erator's, have a lever release. Elkay's spouts, which tout "no lead" construction, have a button on top. Franke makes the smartly styled Little Butler, which has a tall, L-shaped spout and a lever handle.
Some manufacturers—Franke and In-Sink-Erator to name two—offer models that dispense both hot and cold water through one faucet. The cold water side can be connected to a chiller, or both supplies can be hooked up to a water treatment system. This type of faucet eliminates the need for yet another spout—the purified cold-water spout—at the sink.
For sinks that don't have the needed mounting hole for a new faucet, replacing a purifier spout with one of these is the perfect solution.
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