Customer Reviews

Insinkerator F-GN2215ALM Country Premium Hot Water Dispenser, Almond

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Wow, how excited was I to think that I might get a great deal on this? After all it was $190.00 off... well, as it turns out, you still have to buy the hot water tank for $200.00. It's in the fine print, making it nearly $500.00 for a hot water dispenser. I'm just a bit miffed that the item doesnt explictiy state that it's only for the faucet up front. Here's the item's description as posted on Amazon.com:

Insinkerator Country Premium Hot Water Dispenser, Gloss Black #F-GN2215BLK

Seems to me that I'm buying a "hot water dispencer" not just part of one

Purchased this item to replace because company broke our original one with a white plastic handle. The purchase price was great which was why we decided to upgrade to all stainless. Looks beautiful.

This hot water dispenser replaced a 12 year Insinkerator unit. The old unit was still working but not as stylish as this one. The new unit works fine and is nice looking. The hole in the sink had to be enlarged just a little by the plumber.

Point-of-use or instant-on water heaters are not well-known in the US, although recent coverage on home improvement TV has made people more aware of them. This isn't new technology, though. These systems (both small ones, like this, and large ones that mount near a bathroom) are quite common in Europe. I lived in a place in Germany that used a larger version in the bathrooms, and they really work well. They are extremely efficient, because water is only heated when needed. You don't burn a lot of gas or electricity keeping the water warm in a hot water tank. And, ironically, the water is immediately hot when you turn on the tap, so you don't waste water, waiting for the hot water to actually get hot.

We installed a slightly different dispenser and the same heater tank a couple of years ago, when we were doing some remodeling in our kitchen, just before our youngest son was born. It is great for hot chocolate, heating up formula, making tea, and you can even make things like instant oatmeal, ramen, and others items that simply require boiling water very quickly. The temperature is adjustable, but the heating unit (not included, it's a separate purchase) heats water to just below boiling, and it IS immediately hot. We have to warn people about it.

My wife says it is her favorite thing that we added to the kitchen. I thought she was going to die without it, when we had trouble with it a year ago (an internal seal broke. It's a sealed unit with no user serviceable parts inside. It was a manufacturing defect, and InSinkerator sent a technician to the house to replace it at no charge). I think it's a toss-up between this and the near-silent Bosch dishwasher, but I definitely missed this, until we got a replacement.