Ready Hot RH-100-F570-CH Hot Water Dispenser System, Includes Chrome Single Lever Faucet

This is my first foray into instant hot water dispensers. We like a clean, uncluttered counter top in the kitchen, and often left our electric kettle sitting out. Got tired of it, so started looking for a good deal on Amazon. I was a little concerned about the quality of this item, due to the 2 poor reviews vs 1 positive one. Well, I figured I couldn't lose buying it from Amazon, so I took the plunge. Boy oh boy am I glad I did.First of all, if you've been looking at this type of unit, you know they aren't cheap. For roughly $200 usually you only get a tank, and can spend another $200 for the faucet. Ouch, that's a lot a cash. For $207 with the tank AND faucet, this is the best deal going. I happen to really like the way the faucet looks, as it more-or-less matches our sink faucet, but of course, that's a matter of opinion.The installation was pretty much a breeze, once I figured out what I was doing. It came with almost everything I needed, with the exception of a sufficient length of polyethylene tubing and a method to attach the cold water supply to the unit. I bought a length of 1/4" poly tubing from HD, and an adapt-a-valve to tie it in. Oh, and if you didn't already know, it just plugs in to a standard 3-prong outlet, it's not hardwired. So you need to run an outlet under your sink (GFCI please).Anyway, I used the supplied poly tube for the hot supply, and the HD poly tubing for cold (don't know if the HD stuff is rated for high temperatures). Including extending a circuit under my sink, grand total it took me an hour and a half. Once I was certain there were no leaks, I plugged it in, and 20 minutes later I had hot water. Easy-peasy.Oh yeah, the method of securing the faucet to the counter is pure genius. There's a hinged washer you drop through the hole in the counter, then pull tight with the attached plastic lanyard thingy. Put the base on the counter then run the screws down and through the washer. Bam, that's it. No crawling under your sink with a wrench and cussing loud enough for the neighbors to hear.The only downside I see, and I'm sure this applies to all of them, is it's huge. I doubt it's any larger than the others, but I wasn't expecting it to take up so much space. It took a little effort to find just the right spot and angle to make it work, but ultimately it was fine. Just thought I should mention it if you have a cramped space to deal with.I've attached a couple of pictures, in particular pics of the proper adapter you need to attach to your cold water tap. Hopefully it will make sense. In the meantime,Official Seal of Approval applied.

First, in regards to the installation, the product does not come with what is needed to connect it to the cold water feed line, so you have to buy that yourself. I went to Lowes and had someone help me and even he couldn't find a connector that would work. I ended up having to buy two different connectors to get it to work.In case anyone needs a tip: A typical T-connector for the cold water has a 3/8" male compression connector to go the 1/4" tube provided by the RH-100. So I had to buy a 3/8" female compression to a 1/4" male compression and then a 1/4" female compression to 1/4" outer diameter SharkBite connector.The second problem was that after install it just would not heat. I followed the instructions on filling the tank before powering it on, then let it sit for 30 minutes to heat up, but it was always room temperature. Then, I followed their FAQ and turned the knob fully clockwise and counter-clockwise 3-4 times (I did it like 6-7) and then left it on the max setting for over 60 minutes and it still was room temperature.I have an open support case with the manufacturer, so we will see how well they deal with this.

Wow - just a couple weeks before my 1x year anniversary with this dispenser and it started leaking. Noticed a high pitch sound coming from the housing and noticed a nice line of white crud along the plastic tank housing seal- and water in the cabinet. Replacement tanks are a bit pricey so it might go out with the baby water…. Unfortunate short life span for $170.

I've used hot water dispensers for years. We put in a basement apartment and bought this. It's a different brand from what we've used before, but it works just as well. Someone asked me recently why we wanted this. I guess once you get used to having it, you want to have it! We use it for more than just hot drinks. When cooking, if something asks for water that you're going to heat anyway, we use this and it's ready quicker. Coffee makers these days have hot water features, but this is quicker, and hotter.

It was just too big. I bought it to replace a broken insinkerator hot water tap but this one is much larger, both the tap is taller and the water reservoir is bigger so would not fit unless I relocate my pipes so I returned it and bought the more expensive insinkerator just due to the size. Otherwise I expect I would have been fine with this one.