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  2. Low-flow fixtures - Wikipedia

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    Faucets that meet energy efficiency standards for WaterSense mustn’t use more than 1.5 gpm, a 32% decrease in flow rate over the federal requirement. [10] Reduced flow faucets often make use of flow restrictors or faucet aerators to reduce the flowrate of the water. Using a faucet with an aerator results in an average 42% reduction in water ...

  3. Automatic faucet - Wikipedia

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    An automatic faucet or tap (also hands-free faucet, touchless faucet, electronic faucet, motion-sensing faucet, sensor faucet, or infrared faucet) is a faucet equipped with a proximity sensor and mechanism that opens its valve to allow water to flow in response to the presence of a user's hands in close proximity. The faucet closes its valve ...

  4. Delta Faucet Company - Wikipedia

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    Delta Faucet Company [1] is an American manufacturer of plumbing fixtures and plumbing materials. It is a subsidiary of Masco Corporation . It manufactures and markets faucets , kitchen sinks , bath/shower fixtures, and toilets under the Delta, Kraus, Peerless, and Brizo [ 2 ] brand names.

  5. Tap (valve) - Wikipedia

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    Tap generally refers to a keg or barrel tap, though also commonly refers to a faucet that supplies either hot or cold water and not both. [citation needed] It also appears as a descriptor in "tap water" (i.e. water purified for domestic use). A single temperature tap is commonly found in a commercial or public restroom where the temperature of ...

  6. Shower - Wikipedia

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    Shower handsets/bidet shower: Hand-set shower-faucets are connected by a flexible hose, and can also be mounted and used like a fixed shower-head. Ceiling-mounted faucets: Ceiling-mounted shower-faucets are typically rain-drop shower-heads mounted in the ceiling of the shower. Water rains down, at low or medium pressure, using gravity to shower ...

  7. Febreze - Wikipedia

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    Febreze is an American brand of household odor eliminators manufactured by Procter & Gamble. It is sold in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. It is sold in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

  8. Thermostatic mixing valve - Wikipedia

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    The storage of water at high temperature removes one possible breeding ground for Legionella; the use of a thermostat, rather than a static mixing valve, provides increased safety against scalding, and increased user comfort, because the hot-water temperature remains constant. [1] Many TMVs use a wax thermostat for regulation. They also shut ...

  9. Faucet aerator - Wikipedia

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    An aerator can: [2] Prevent splashing; Shape the water stream coming out of the faucet spout, to produce a straight and evenly pressured stream; Conserve water and reduce energy costs; Reduce faucet noise; Increase perceived water pressure (often used in homes with low water pressure); sometimes described as a pressure regulator or flow regulator