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a tiny throttle controlling water that traveled hundreds of miles to die in your sink
means a valved spout that controls the flow of water from a pipe, as at a sink or tub.
from From Old French 'fausset,' a peg or bung for stopping the hole in a barrel, likely from 'fausser,' meaning to breach or damage — the spigot being something you drove into the cask. The sense traveled from plugging a wine barrel to releasing tap water, a tidy reversal: once the thing that held liquid in, now the thing that lets it out.
- drip math
- One drip per second wastes 3,000 gallons yearly
- name origin
- From Old French fausser, meaning to break in
- high vs low
- Water pressure decides if it whispers or roars
- single handle
- Mixes hot and cold with one wrist flick
kohler forte — best-selling kitchen faucet in north america with pull-down spray, millions installed since 1990s
moen 7594 — single-handle bathroom faucet, one of the most common residential fixtures in us homes
grohe concetto — european design leader, installed in luxury homes and hotels worldwide since 2005