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Alfred M. Moen (27 December 1916 – 17 April 2001) was an American inventor and founder of Moen Incorporated.He invented the single-handed mixing faucet.In 1959 Fortune magazine listed the Moen "one-handle mixing faucet", along with inventions such as Henry Ford's Model T and Benjamin Franklin's Franklin stove, as one of the top 100 best-designed mass-produced products, the result of a survey ...
Moen also manufactures garbage disposals under its Anaheim Manufacturing Company subsidiary mainly under the Moen, Waste King, and Whirlaway names, as well as under other brand names such as Frigidaire, Kenmore, and others. Moen also produces a line of faucets and bath fixtures for the multifamily market under the Cleveland Faucet Group (CFG ...
Faucet is the most common term in the US, similar in use to "tap" in British English, e.g. "water faucet" (although the term "tap" is also used in the US). Spigot is used by professionals in the trade (such as plumbers), and typically refers to an outdoor fixture.
Each fixture usually has a characteristic means of connection. Normal plumbing practice is to install a valve on each water supply line before the fixture, and this is most commonly termed a stop or "service valve". The water supply to some fixtures is cold water only (such as water closets and urinals). Most fixtures also have a hot water supply.
Plumbing. A complex arrangement of rigid steel piping and stop valves regulate flow to various parts of the building, with an evident preference for right-angle pipe bends and orthogonal pipe routes. Plumbing is any system that conveys fluids for a wide range of applications.
Automatic faucets are water saving devices, helping save 70% of the water that would otherwise be unused and conserve as much as 3-5% of the water used by a standard household. Other benefits of automatic faucets are found in inhibiting the spread of germs which are known to thrive on faucet handles, as well as help prevent or mitigate scalding ...
The Grammy winner shares daughter Remy with wife Alexis Roderick. Billy Joel is celebrating his youngest daughter turning a year older! “Happy 7th birthday to our Remy Roo!” the "Piano Man ...
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries and two others were arrested Tuesday as part of a criminal investigation into the alleged sex trafficking of more than a dozen victims, according to ...