I’m revisiting the kitchen I initially did 5 years ago. I’m adding some features and changing some things as well.
One of the things I was considering was adding foot pedal control for the faucet tap. I like the idea of water savings as well as letting the kids easily turn on the water to rinse their dishes. I was wondering if anyone had any helpfull information for residential application?
I was looking at Chicagofaucetsshoppe.com and they had Chicago Faucets – 625-RCF
as well as Component Hardware – K25-1000
Any opinions on these products, or a recomendation on a different supplier?
Also, any advice on the faucet itself? I would be replacing our exising one with one that has the sprayerhead built in, but I would still like a hand control too.
My existing sink has 3 holes in the center, and another hole to the side. I can put in soap or a garbage switch there.
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Any advice on plumbing in the extra contols? It looks like manufactures like to put proprietary fittings from the valves to the pull out sprayers. I woul dthink I coulf just cut a T into the sprayer line to runn the foot controls from. Would a check valve be needed?
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There was an article in the paper about a teenage boy who had invented a better one.
The reason It was better was because you just put an electric valve in you supply lines under the sink.
So the controls just had electric running over to the valves.
This one is electric. http://www.footfaucet.net/how_it_works.htm
Will Rogers
Edited 4/27/2009 1:45 pm ET by popawheelie
I saw that, and it looks cool. I'd rather keep it a little simpler though, and adding a new power toy to the sink seems like you're begging for a breakdown in 4 years.
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No problem. It just seemed like a simpler installation.
One thing I have seen with valves that for foot controls. Leaks can happen where the plunger enters the valve.
It's kind of like a leaky faucet. But the faucet is over the sink so it just goes down the drain.
When there is a valve out at the front of your cabinet you can't have any leaks. There's nothing to catch it.
Even a small leak at the back of your cabinet isn't that bad because it is back there.
But at the front it has to be no leaks at all.
I know that if I nstalled one of these and had even a little leak when it was used, I'd be pretty upset. "There are three kinds of men: The one that learns by reading, the few who learn by observation and the rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves."Will Rogers
I'm planning to do the same with the house I'm planning to build. I've concluded that the faucet spout must be a separate unit from the control valve so that the water lines, H&C, can go through the foot control first and then to the control valve using a combination of Tees. That way you can either use the foot valve or the hand control valve to get the desired water flow.
I am currently having my first experience with a built-in detergrent dispenser - it's a pain! I like to put in just a dab after filling the sticky pot, etc. - & the built-in does not allow that - the short spout makes you put it in first, & then you get an ocean of bubbles! Use it for hand cream instead.
Good to know - never thought of that!
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dentist has one, electric, you bump/push a small panel with your knee, I want to put one in the shop sink ..
Edited 4/28/2009 8:10 am ET by wane
This is a bit off-subject, but you say, "I like the idea of water savings as well as letting the kids easily turn on the water to rinse their dishes."
If you have a dishwasher, rinsing is wasteful, and actually leads to loads coming out dirty. The detergents need food to act on to work right.
Ever try to wash a dish that has been out in the back yard for a few days, or a plate that's been under a potted plant? You have to hand wash these. Likewise, you often have to hand wash dishes that have been rinsed before being loaded into the dishwasher.
Check a few owner's manuals some time. They'll tell you, "Scrape, don't rinse."
AitchKay
Not off topic at all!
OK, you lost me here. How does dried hard calcified crud compare to rinsing the remanents of salad and potatoes off your plate?
On a related note, there are some things I've found that pretty much have to be hand washed no matter what: Instant Oatmeal (I'm pretty sure I could patch concrete with this stuff), melted parmesian or motzerella cheese, and coffee at the bottom of a mug will always leave a ring unless wiped. I use Electrosol tabs, BTW.
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I don't have the same problem with coffee -- maybe you use cream? -- but I agree about cheese, and especially oatmeal of any kind. It's the exception to the no-rinse rule. Total immersion until it's soft!I don't have a clue about the chemistry of it, but what I meant about that plate from the back yard was that it, too, had had the crucial food component (whatever that is) rinsed away, leaving just the non-washable crud.Maybe someone who knows the science will weigh in, and explain it all to us...AitchKay
I've done a few of these in restaurant applications. One pedal and a mixing valve for water that is always the same temperature though. You may find it difficult to control temps with two separate pedals.
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That's OK actually. Most of the time I just want either very hot water or very cold water.
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THe thing i was thinking about your statement about the kids was....
If they are big enough to keep their foot on the pedal and the plate under the faucet then they should be big enough to reach the handle and turn it off when they are done. ;-)
You'd think that, until you actually see a kid who is quite capable in other respects try to navigate a dirty sink piled with dishes... without breaking anything.
Did your kids come out 5' tall at birth? :)
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