[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: foot operated faucets

[Lawrence Lile]

Beware using a foot operated faucet with a tankless heater.  Tankless
heaters don't heat the first few seconds of water flow (either with an
intentional delay, or simple physics of getting the small heat exchanger
up to temp), so every time you turn them on you get a plug of cold
water.  Your client may find they have to "step on it" for a while in
order to get the water flowing well.  I have tended to modify my
dishwashing technique to use longer flows of hot water, rather than
short bursts, because of this tendency.  

 
 
Lawrence Lile, P.E., LEED AP

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[mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of David
Bergman
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 9:54 AM
To: Sacie Lambertson; GREENBUILDING at LISTSERV.REPP.ORG
Subject: [BULK] Re: [Greenbuilding] foot operated faucets
Importance: Low

At a client's request (she is a professional chef), we included one 
in her new home kitchen. The plumber, who had never installed one 
before, quipped that he'd soon be back to deactivate it because it 
was such a pain to use.

I like the idea from a water saving pt of view -- it's easier to 
activate the flow for short bursts since you don't have to put down 
what you're doing to turn the faucet off (and that's in addition to 
the sanitary advantages, which were my client's reason for getting it).

I'm waiting to get some "user feedback" to see if the plumber was right
or not.

David
DAVID BERGMAN ARCHITECT / FIRE & WATER LIGHTING + FURNITURE
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At 10:22 AM 2/8/2007, you wrote:
>Those foot operated faucets are common in commercial places where
>hands shouldn't touch the faucet handle, such as our local butcher
>shop.  I've used it; works very nicely.  Sacie Lambertson
>
> >Alan Abrams AIBD wrote:
> > > The coolest thing I've seen in kitchen remodeling lately is
> > > something a client suggested--a foot valve for the sink faucet.
How many
> > > btus saved, I dunno, but the point is being green may take a 
> little change
> > > here and there in our consumption habits.
> > >
> >Never heard of these before, so thanks for the edimification. Went
>
>
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