Our home came with an instant hot 24 years ago. I've been through 3; living beachside is tough on appliances. I use this every day. Tea, oatmeal, head start for boiling water for pasta, cleaning, filling steam mop, blanching vegetables and many other uses. I will not be without one, I love the look too, my first one was more functional, now more styles are available. My son had one installed in his home after growing up with such a useful appliance. My neighbor also installed one.