https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-...360-story.html

Mr. Moen's scare led to a faucet.

On 12/30/2020 10:05 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-...360-story.html
>
> Mr. Moen's scare led to a faucet.

Interesting! I have to wonder why the Moen faucet in my second bathroom
is the old fashioned type with separate handles for hot and cold. (The
ones in the main bathroom sinks are single handle faucets.) The two
handle faucet looks nice but it's not nearly as easy to get the right
combo of hot and cold water.

Jill

On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 9:32:07 AM UTC-6, wrote:
>
> On 12/30/2020 10:05 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >
> > https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-...360-story.html
> >
> > Mr. Moen's scare led to a faucet.
>
> Interesting! I have to wonder why the Moen faucet in my second bathroom
> is the old fashioned type with separate handles for hot and cold. (The
> ones in the main bathroom sinks are single handle faucets.) The two
> handle faucet looks nice but it's not nearly as easy to get the right
> combo of hot and cold water.
>
> Jill
>
Yes, that was interesting! I'd never given it a thought of who invented the single
handle faucet but I'm glad they did.

As to why your second bathroom has the separate handles is maybe the main
bathroom had been updated to the single handle faucet? If the second bathroom
was not used that much they probably didn't see the need to upgrade or spend
the extra cash.

On 12/30/2020 11:10 AM, wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 9:32:07 AM UTC-6, wrote:
>>
>> On 12/30/2020 10:05 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>> https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-...360-story.html
>>>
>>> Mr. Moen's scare led to a faucet.
>>
>> Interesting! I have to wonder why the Moen faucet in my second bathroom
>> is the old fashioned type with separate handles for hot and cold. (The
>> ones in the main bathroom sinks are single handle faucets.) The two
>> handle faucet looks nice but it's not nearly as easy to get the right
>> combo of hot and cold water.
>>
>> Jill
>>
> Yes, that was interesting! I'd never given it a thought of who invented the single
> handle faucet but I'm glad they did.
>
> As to why your second bathroom has the separate handles is maybe the main
> bathroom had been updated to the single handle faucet? If the second bathroom
> was not used that much they probably didn't see the need to upgrade or spend
> the extra cash.
>
My parents built the house in 1987 and I doubt they gave it a second
thought. Neither bathroom has ever been updated.

Jill

On 12/30/2020 10:32 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/30/2020 10:05 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>> https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-...360-story.html
>>
>> Mr. Moen's scare led to a faucet.
>
> Interesting!Â* I have to wonder why the Moen faucet in my second bathroom
> is the old fashioned type with separate handles for hot and cold.Â* (The
> ones in the main bathroom sinks are single handle faucets.)Â* The two
> handle faucet looks nice but it's not nearly as easy to get the right
> combo of hot and cold water.
>
> Jill

I like the single handle in the kitchen but the bathrooms are separate.
Mostly is is style driven I guess and Moen will make what sells.

On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 6:33:35 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 12/30/2020 10:32 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> > On 12/30/2020 10:05 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >>
> >> https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-...360-story.html
> >>
> >> Mr. Moen's scare led to a faucet.
> >
> > Interesting! I have to wonder why the Moen faucet in my second bathroom
> > is the old fashioned type with separate handles for hot and cold. (The
> > ones in the main bathroom sinks are single handle faucets.) The two
> > handle faucet looks nice but it's not nearly as easy to get the right
> > combo of hot and cold water.
> >
> > Jill
> I like the single handle in the kitchen but the bathrooms are separate.
> Mostly is is style driven I guess and Moen will make what sells.
Our bathroom has the separate hot and cold valves. The British used to have separate hot and cold faucets in their bathrooms and they liked it that way! To get warm water, you have to move your hands quickly between the water streams. It's a lot of fun.
https://www.kbauthority.com/water-cr...-included.html

On 30/12/2020 18:33, dsi1 wrote:

> Our bathroom has the separate hot and cold valves. The British used to have separate hot and cold faucets in their bathrooms and they liked it that way! To get warm water, you have to move your hands quickly between the water streams. It's a lot of fun.
> https://www.kbauthority.com/water-cr...-included.html
>
'Used to'? They are still far too common. Our new bathroom/shower room
has single lever taps, but the original bathroom has the two separate
ones, widely spaced.

Next time you visit the UK, take note of the fact that sink stoppers are
provided. The idea is that you put the stopper in place, then turn on
the taps to wash your hands in the the water in the basin, rather than
flipflopping your hands between the taps...

On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 18:40:07 +0000, S Viemeister
> wrote:

>On 30/12/2020 18:33, dsi1 wrote:
>
>> Our bathroom has the separate hot and cold valves. The British used to have separate hot and cold faucets in their bathrooms and they liked it that way! To get warm water, you have to move your hands quickly between the water streams. It's a lot of fun.
>> https://www.kbauthority.com/water-cr...-included.html
>>
>'Used to'? They are still far too common. Our new bathroom/shower room
>has single lever taps, but the original bathroom has the two separate
>ones, widely spaced.
>
>Next time you visit the UK, take note of the fact that sink stoppers are
>provided. The idea is that you put the stopper in place, then turn on
>the taps to wash your hands in the the water in the basin, rather than
>flipflopping your hands between the taps...

Lol, I'd never have thought of that (seriously).

On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 8:40:14 AM UTC-10, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 30/12/2020 18:33, dsi1 wrote:
>
> > Our bathroom has the separate hot and cold valves. The British used to have separate hot and cold faucets in their bathrooms and they liked it that way! To get warm water, you have to move your hands quickly between the water streams. It's a lot of fun.
> > https://www.kbauthority.com/water-cr...-included.html
> >
> 'Used to'? They are still far too common. Our new bathroom/shower room
> has single lever taps, but the original bathroom has the two separate
> ones, widely spaced.
>
> Next time you visit the UK, take note of the fact that sink stoppers are
> provided. The idea is that you put the stopper in place, then turn on
> the taps to wash your hands in the the water in the basin, rather than
> flipflopping your hands between the taps...
My guess is that double faucets are still common in the UK but these days the single mixer has pretty much taken over on new builds. You tip about filling the basin is a good one but I'm in too much of a hurry to do something like that.

On 12/30/2020 1:33 PM, dsi1 wrote:

>> I like the single handle in the kitchen but the bathrooms are separate.
>> Mostly is is style driven I guess and Moen will make what sells.
> Our bathroom has the separate hot and cold valves. The British used to have separate hot and cold faucets in their bathrooms and they liked it that way! To get warm water, you have to move your hands quickly between the water streams. It's a lot of fun.
> https://www.kbauthority.com/water-cr...-included.html
>

My grandparents was like that until a remodel in the 1960s. It was
quite common years ago. it was mostly a PITA using them unless you just
wanted cold water. The hot was too hot to be used alone to wash.

On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 9:54:01 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 12/30/2020 1:33 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
> >> I like the single handle in the kitchen but the bathrooms are separate..
> >> Mostly is is style driven I guess and Moen will make what sells.
> > Our bathroom has the separate hot and cold valves. The British used to have separate hot and cold faucets in their bathrooms and they liked it that way! To get warm water, you have to move your hands quickly between the water streams. It's a lot of fun.
> > https://www.kbauthority.com/water-cr...-included.html
> >
> My grandparents was like that until a remodel in the 1960s. It was
> quite common years ago. it was mostly a PITA using them unless you just
> wanted cold water. The hot was too hot to be used alone to wash.
The cold water on the mainland gets pretty cold. I thought it was great that people got really cold water out of their taps. We have to add ice to our water to get water that cold. If you wanted to wash your face with separate hot and cold faucets, you'd pretty have to use the basin to mix up the hot and cold. Well, that's what I figure anyway.

On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 1:54:01 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> On 12/30/2020 1:33 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
> > Our bathroom has the separate hot and cold valves. The British used to have separate hot and cold faucets in their bathrooms and they liked it that way! To get warm water, you have to move your hands quickly between the water streams. It's a lot of fun.
> > https://www.kbauthority.com/water-cr...-included.html
> >
> My grandparents was like that until a remodel in the 1960s. It was
> quite common years ago. it was mostly a PITA using them unless you just
> wanted cold water. The hot was too hot to be used alone to wash.
>
When I was a kid our bathroom faucet was the two-handle version. But like
S Viemeister stated, we just put the stopper in the sink instead of flip-flopping
between the two faucets.

On 2020-12-30 1:33 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 6:33:35 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski
Moen's scare led to a faucet.
>>>
>>> Interesting! I have to wonder why the Moen faucet in my second
>>> bathroom is the old fashioned type with separate handles for hot
>>> and cold. (The ones in the main bathroom sinks are single handle
>>> faucets.) The two handle faucet looks nice but it's not nearly as
>>> easy to get the right combo of hot and cold water.
>>>
>>> Jill
>> I like the single handle in the kitchen but the bathrooms are
>> separate. Mostly is is style driven I guess and Moen will make what
>> sells.
> Our bathroom has the separate hot and cold valves. The British used
> to have separate hot and cold faucets in their bathrooms and they
> liked it that way! To get warm water, you have to move your hands
> quickly between the water streams. It's a lot of fun.
> https://www.kbauthority.com/water-cr...-included.html
>



I don't mind the faucets with separate knobs for hot and cold. What I
don't like at the basins where there is a hot tap and a separate cold tap.

On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 9:54:41 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2020-12-30 1:33 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
> > On Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 6:33:35 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski
> Moen's scare led to a faucet.
> >>>
> >>> Interesting! I have to wonder why the Moen faucet in my second
> >>> bathroom is the old fashioned type with separate handles for hot
> >>> and cold. (The ones in the main bathroom sinks are single handle
> >>> faucets.) The two handle faucet looks nice but it's not nearly as
> >>> easy to get the right combo of hot and cold water.
> >>>
> >>> Jill
> >> I like the single handle in the kitchen but the bathrooms are
> >> separate. Mostly is is style driven I guess and Moen will make what
> >> sells.
> > Our bathroom has the separate hot and cold valves. The British used
> > to have separate hot and cold faucets in their bathrooms and they
> > liked it that way! To get warm water, you have to move your hands
> > quickly between the water streams. It's a lot of fun.
> > https://www.kbauthority.com/water-cr...-included.html
> >
> I don't mind the faucets with separate knobs for hot and cold. What I
> don't like at the basins where there is a hot tap and a separate cold tap.
Modern plumbing is totally awesome!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATjMxH3-e4Y&t=127

On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 11:33:27 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 12/30/2020 10:32 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 12/30/2020 10:05 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>> https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-...360-story.html
>>>
>>> Mr. Moen's scare led to a faucet.
>>
>> Interesting!* I have to wonder why the Moen faucet in my second bathroom
>> is the old fashioned type with separate handles for hot and cold.* (The
>> ones in the main bathroom sinks are single handle faucets.)* The two
>> handle faucet looks nice but it's not nearly as easy to get the right
>> combo of hot and cold water.
>>
>> Jill

Companies that make faucets make many styles and still make the old
fashioned styles but with modern technology. The one my plumber said
to stay away from is American Standard, used to be the best America
offered but now made in China and is a hunka junk. He recommended
Kohler so thats what we bought, been going strong for nearly 20 years
now. We put one in each bathroom, one all chrome, the other with
brass trim. It's single lever and very easy to obtain the desired
water temperature.

>I like the single handle in the kitchen but the bathrooms are separate.
>Mostly is is style driven I guess and Moen will make what sells.

They all make what sells. Some like the old fashioned look of
seperate faucets... I find them a pain to adjust water temperture.

Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Dec 2020 11:33:27 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 12/30/2020 10:32 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 12/30/2020 10:05 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-...360-story.html
>>>>
>>>> Mr. Moen's scare led to a faucet.
>>>
>>> Interesting!* I have to wonder why the Moen faucet in my second bathroom
>>> is the old fashioned type with separate handles for hot and cold.* (The
>>> ones in the main bathroom sinks are single handle faucets.)* The two
>>> handle faucet looks nice but it's not nearly as easy to get the right
>>> combo of hot and cold water.
>>>
>>> Jill
>
> Companies that make faucets make many styles and still make the old
> fashioned styles but with modern technology. The one my plumber said
> to stay away from is American Standard, used to be the best America
> offered but now made in China and is a hunka junk. He recommended
> Kohler so thats what we bought, been going strong for nearly 20 years
> now. We put one in each bathroom, one all chrome, the other with
> brass trim. It's single lever and very easy to obtain the desired
> water temperature.
>

Ahh yes Popeye. Kohler is the finest in the universe! And yoose
plumber is almost as smart as yoose.