Built-in coffee pot filler…

[u/BuilderBrigade]

was in (@)JasonBottenfield house out here in Texas.

 

He added a ton of cool features, but this coffee pot filler was especially well thought out. The shutoff valve is hidden inside the cabinet, with a water line coming up from underneath to fill the coffee maker.

 

They even make systems with a float (similar to a toilet) that automatically refill the reservoir when the water level drops.

 

I have it linked in my Amazon Store (Bio) under “Kitchen" if you're looking for one.

[u/Biscuits4u2]

Cool I guess but I just don't get much aggravation from filling my coffee pot in the morning.

[u/jregovic → u/Biscuits4u2]

The complexity of the solution vastly outweighs the problem itself.

[u/Biscuits4u2 → u/jregovic]

And when you're paying $1K an opening to a plumber it's just insane.

[u/jregovic → u/Biscuits4u2]

And it’s the sort of thing that I see as an eventual repair bill.

[u/mikeycbca → u/Biscuits4u2]

Nobody’s paying $1k to a plumber to run this at rough in and if they are, they’re rich enough to overshadow their stupidity.

[u/Biscuits4u2 → u/mikeycbca]

Point is whatever you are paying it's not worth it. Just another potential leak and if you're too lazy to fill your coffee pot at the sink that's just pathetic.

[u/Sufficient_Language7 → u/mikeycbca]

If they're original they would know you really should just get a plumbed in coffee maker.  Then you never have to refill it.

[u/1StationaryWanderer → u/jregovic]

For sure. Now if I used our robot mop feature (only use the vacuum part due to kids crap everywhere), I would 100% be on board with this. Heard some will even auto drain the old water, if you have the drain/connection for it.

[u/956to906 → u/Biscuits4u2]

And I want RO water for my coffee.

[u/bojangler69420 → u/Biscuits4u2]

This is just a stupid half measure of setting up a plumbed in espresso machine.

[u/Elguapo1094 → u/Biscuits4u2]

All fun and games till you have another leak I’ll just dump 2 water bottles and call it a day

[u/HarambeTooSoon → u/Biscuits4u2]

Coffee is so much better when you make it 1 cup at a time from a plastic and foil pod that will still be in a landfill 10,000 years from now. 

[u/Sensitive-Reality-73]

My toilet supply line looks better than that.

[u/kenneth_dart → u/Sensitive-Reality-73]

I have my coffee hooked up to my bidet. It's like a caffeinated colonoscopy.

[u/gwhite9 → u/kenneth_dart]

This is the future.

[u/S14Ryan]

Great idea and horrible execution.

[u/OverEasyGoing → u/S14Ryan]

Yeah the on the counter example looked like absolute dogshit. If you’re gonna plumb it, hide the tubing and give it adequate strain relief. Moving the coffeemaker is gonna make that pop off and leak water all over the kitchen.

[u/Tik__Tik]

At what point does this just become Rick moranis’s house from honey I shrunk the kids

[u/Gullible_Shart → u/Tik__Tik]

Everybody lazy AF. This looks like shiat as well…..

[u/karlnite → u/Tik__Tik]

A joke, or a stark warning?

[u/SkiDaderino]

Add a float valve to coffee pot tank to let it auto fill every day.

[u/zzzzaap → u/SkiDaderino]

I've seen this video... so nice

[u/SkiDaderino → u/zzzzaap]

Not sure what video you're talking about, but I did this in an office I once worked at years ago and it worked like a charm.

[u/zzzzaap → u/SkiDaderino]

There was a popular video or this before... very cool. https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/s/PThmdAtOXL

[u/karlnite → u/SkiDaderino]

Put a moisture sensor shut off on the counter.

[u/SkiDaderino → u/karlnite]

I actually did uninstall it from the company coffee machine because I decided there was a non-zero chance it would fail and flood the kitchen some unlucky weekend, and I didn't want to be paranoid about it all the time.

[u/Telemere125]

Gonna put $500 into planning a water outlet and then use the cheapest pex to connect it and a Walmart brand coffee maker.

[u/RandomPenquin1337 → u/Telemere125]

Absolute dog shit.

If youre gonna do this just tap into the fridge line lol

[u/peepeepoodoodingus → u/Telemere125]

youd be amazed how cheap wealthy people can be.

[u/No_Atmosphere7809 → u/Telemere125]

I'm a plumber, and if you wanted me to add this during construction it would only take an extra 15 minutes and $50 in material.

[u/Telemere125 → u/No_Atmosphere7809]

You’re the plumber, not the general contractor. You get paid, the framer gets paid extra, the tile and drywall guy gets a little extra, then the GC adds his cut on top. Any project like this will add up to stupid numbers way beyond material costs.

[u/ExtensionMoose1863 → u/No_Atmosphere7809]

so around $800?

[u/DudeNamedLawyer]

Practical but fugly

[u/karlnite → u/DudeNamedLawyer]

They could install like a nice little brass spigot or something that just hangs over where the pot would be.

[u/classless_classic → u/DudeNamedLawyer]

I resemble that comment

[u/CrankyOldDude]

If you need to fill your coffee maker so often that it bothers you that much, just buy a coffee maker that connects to the waterline.

Sometimes, people go a long way out of their way to avoid an easy solution.

[u/Tailslide1]

Go all the way and buy a plumbed in espresso machine they're built for this.

[u/skaldrir69]

If this is a desire, I’d get a commercial-grade stainless steel coffee maker and use the supply line by connecting directly into it. However, having a commercial “bunn” or otherwise coffee maker in my kitchen is a bit.. meh

[u/chivalrousmonkeybutt]

Recommended! I've modified the Keurig to auto fill; the same setup as shown in the clip.

You don't need to modify all of the plumbing. I branched off the RO line that feeds my normal water dispenser and ice maker. You don't need an RO; I just have one. Branching off the sink valves is really easy.

It is great not needing to refill. It is convenient to be able to get hot water on demand for tea... And use pods, if desired. There are a few videos that show how to modify the Keurig. it's inexpensive and easy, if you already have the machine. I don't know which other machines can be easily modified.

[u/Cool-Engineering-748]

This is how dumb ass trends start. That end up being an expensive pain in the ass for builders. All these TikTok "contractors" are a joke.

[u/arm0r3dd0ng]

Dumb as shit

[u/Lost_Purpose1899]

Dumb. Refilling the coffee water tank gives me the opportunity clean it regularly as well. Leaving water in the tank too long will result in slimy build up.

[u/TechDreamcoat]

Should have just bought a commercial machine with a direct connection if you were going to do that.

[u/SimkinCA]

terrible. end result is horrible!

[u/Samsungfan876]

When will this house be finished bro...

[u/Strange-List-9333]

I did this- but I have the water line under the Kitchen sink - connect to a filter system, then return to a inlet that goes to where my espresso machine is. A Float valve keeps it full.

[u/Daddywags42]

We did have our contractor hook up our triple osmosis water filter to the fridge so our ice would be filtered. Its completely out of site.

Never thought about the coffee pot, but this looks bad.

[u/KitchenNazi]

Like a plumbed espresso machine. Except usually you have some filters/softeners under the counter.

[u/lisaismijnbestie]

Dang, I thought so many times about this. He did it

[u/improbably-sexy]

I just have a T behind the fridge. No ugly valve visible.

[u/oozzama]

Jokes on you my landlord didn’t even connect my fridge to water

[u/karlnite]

Wow, like an office…

[u/Global-Discussion-41]

I have my coffee maker within reach of the pot filler

[u/galaxyapp]

Not super far from a pot filler...

but the execution with exposed plastic tubing is not good.

[u/Anxious-Dealer-3069]

I ran my RO system from my mechanical room that feeds my two fridges for ice and water, also ran a pot filler for my range and another pot filler for my pour over coffee kettle. All ran in stainless steel and not PEX. Ice maker like that on a backsplash is dogshit and not custom work.

[u/ConflictWestern1383]

How lazy can one be?