[Greenbuilding] foot operated faucets

[David Bergman]

The one we installed was from Tapmaster, www.tapmaster.ca/

The lead free point is interesting. I'd thought anything new would be 
lead free, but apparently that's not the case. Found this in a search 
just now:

"The national standard for certifying the "lead free" status of 
plumbing fixtures is National Sanitary Foundation (NSF) International 
Standard 61-Section 9. NSF provides catalogs and a computer web site 
listing approved "lead free" fixtures. NSF can be reached at 
1-800-NSF-MARK or <http://www.nsf.org>www.nsf.org. New faucets 
meeting the NSF 61 standard will have NSF 61/9 stamped on the new 
faucet's cardboard box.

"Note that the term "lead free" may be misleading since its legal 
definition allows a faucet to leach up to 11 parts per billion (ppb) 
of lead using a standard test protocol. The national action level for 
lead in drinking water is 15 ppb."  from the San Francisco Public 
Utilities Commission. California has a set of stricter standards - 5ppb.

David
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At 11:05 AM 2/9/2007, Reuben Deumling wrote:
>Can folks recommend any brand or model of these? I have been led to believe
>that there are also hip-operated versions (featuring a panel at the front of
>the sink).  Also, those I've encountered (on ebay) are (seem to me) very
>expensive. What price should one expect for the fixtures?
>
>Thanks.
>P.S. I can't wait for lead free versions...
>
>Reuben Deumling
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