[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: permissible lead in "lead-free" faucets

[Mike O'Brien]

Hi, Lawrence--

We installed one of the Moen bibbs on our new house, to be connected  
to an outdoor shower in the summer. I like that you can set the  
temperature and it's always the same when its turned on. Ours cost  
$60 and I have seen them on the web under $45.

Best,

Mike O'Brien


On Nov 14, 2006, at 5:48 AM, Lawrence Lile wrote:

>
>
>> The plumbing contractor working with my company showed up on the
> jobsite
> one morning about a month or six weeks ago, and was quite excited  
> about
> a new fixture Moen had brought out recently.
>  These are frost-free outside taps, the kind you can leave 'on' all
> winter in freezing zones, but with a difference. These new ones allow
> you to connect the tap to both the cold and hot water lines, just as
> many indoor fixtures are now capable of doing.
>
>
>
> For a while when we lived out in the woods we installed an outdoor  
> tub -
> just a standard cast iron tub, and used standard thru-wall hose  
> hydrants
> one plumbed hot and one plumbed cold.  Filling the tub in the  
> winter and
> peering out at the snow in a steaming bath was an amazing experience.
> We'd also fill it with cold water and jump in when it was hot.  Didn't
> seem to need $80 faucets at all.
>
> Lawrence Lile
>
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