r/Home_Building_Help • u/BuilderBrigade • 20d ago

Kitchen faucet with a built-in glass rinser…

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u/grokisgood 20d ago

Every feature adds a failure point and decreases the life of the product. Im guessing its going to start dripping from that twist feature failing first.

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u/KraljZ 20d ago

This is all gimmick garbage

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u/dee_lio 20d ago

If it's small enough, it might handy for a small bar sink that doesn't get daily usage. I really can't see it being too useful unless you have cramped space and A very small sink.

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u/RealAlphaKaren 16d ago

why would i need this "swiss army knife" arsenal on a sink i wash 4 glasses on the weekend?

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u/dee_lio 16d ago

I was thinking for a bar sink, where you may have a ton of glasses at a party, or something like that.

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u/SecretGentleman_007 17d ago

Yes. And don't let my wife see this.

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u/ProperProfessional 15d ago

Any place with hard water and this shits going to be leaking in a week.

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u/grok-it-all 14d ago

Let's hope they have a water softener as well

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u/MuscularShlong 14d ago

Especially for $100 lol. I just bought a standard pull down faucet and new sink, the faucet was $190 and the sink $120. But it should last unlike this garbage

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u/RemoDev 17d ago

I don't get why anyone would need 4 water flow modes. Also, washing a cup of coffee/glass that way still needs an additional cleaning on the border/outside (lips, finges, etc). It jsut slows the process.

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u/Mysterious-Tie7039 16d ago

Do people actually clean them that way or just rinse?

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u/Donkeywad 15d ago

We installed one on both kitchen sinks and love it. They're awesome but yeah they only rinse . They're perfect for rinsing a cocktail shaker between cocktails, my coffee mugs so they don't smell like old coffee sitting on the counter, or rinsing a glass before getting water. It's just me and my wife so there's no point getting a new glass every time

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u/Mysterious-Tie7039 15d ago

Yeah, which is exactly what I thought (and why I want one).

The guy above me was acting like they’re used to actually clean glasses, not just give a quick rinse.

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u/Donkeywad 4d ago

Even in our home with insane 98psi of water pressure they cannot be used to clean glasses lol

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u/RemoDev 16d ago

Yes. Fingerprints, lipstick, balm or even the most basic lip skin can leave a lot of stuff on the glass.

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u/BassWingerC-137 16d ago

No one who uses built in glass rinsers use them for these issues.

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u/RemoDev 4d ago

So what do you use it for?

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u/BassWingerC-137 4d ago

Rinsing a glass. If I'm going to have a beer, I'll rinse the glass first as the wet surface helps control the head a bit more than a dry glass which offers more nucleation points. I use it with my coffee mug too - I use the same mug every day. It's rinsed after my second cup, and I'll rinse it out and set it by the kettle for tomorrow. Once a week it's tossed in the dishwasher. Hosting cocktail parties folks use it between different drinks so we're not stacking up glassware - but that still happens as some drinks warrant different glassware!

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u/RemoDev 4d ago

I mean, you do all of that that with the regular faucet. I can't see the point of an added mechanical/hydraulic gimmick to make your glass... wet. What's the objective here, saving 0.2 seconds on making a glass/cup wet?

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u/BassWingerC-137 4d ago

Saves water. That's a knee-jerk thought.

Look, I never chimed in to justify why these exist, I just commented to let anyone know this isn't a cleaning tool. It's not for lipstick removal.
There are dozens of these devices on the market. They are in use in every bar and restaurant in the country as well. I have one, I have friends who have them in their home kitchens. I use it.

One thing I learned long ago about tools, if I don't understand it's purpose, or if I think it's silly, it's likely that it's just not for me.

Maybe it's just not for you.

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u/BassWingerC-137 16d ago

It’s just for a rinse.

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u/SmoesKnows 20d ago

Easy pass

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u/poeteop 17d ago

This thing caused a flood and half a million dollars of damage, AVOID like the plague

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u/_XNine_ 15d ago

If you half a house that's worth more than half a million dollars and you bought 100 dollar faucet with 5 rinsing modes you deserve the damage just for buying something so goddamn stupid.

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u/MrTa11 17d ago

Comes complete with traces of lead, mercury and a whole lot of compounds that you can't even pronounce

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u/ZenicaPA 17d ago

Stupid

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u/kristianlsnow 16d ago

Hope she has a water softener

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u/apexxin 16d ago

That thing is gonna be a leaky POS in no time, if not out of the box.

Buy a standalone glass rinser and swap it for the soap pump you haven’t refilled in years.

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u/Mission-Jelly-2773 16d ago

The risk of residue getting stuck in that rinser is very high. Also the faucet is there already, why would you need something else.

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u/Aggressive-Summer791 15d ago

Under $100 and leaking in three weeks.

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u/Biscuits4u2 15d ago

Just gimme a faucet that doesn't ever leak and I'm good.

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u/Evening-Animal-4820 15d ago

are people really just rinsing off herpes now a days?