[PLUG-TALK] Way off topic - quarter turn faucets

[Denis Heidtmann]

Tomas, I have to say I disagree on two of your points.  One is that I have
never had a blocked toilet.  I have had a blocked sewer line, and a blocked
drain pipe (once since 1981).  Two, I prefer the two valve sink.  So we
disagree.

-Denis

On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 4:29 AM, Tomas K <tomas.kuchta.lists at gmail.com>
wrote:

> As you might know, I am not from around here. So, I am not familiar
> with plumbing brands around; beyond toilets seemingly designed to block
> and other high maintenance and unreliable unreliable plumbing items.
> That is, however, not the point here.
>
> What I mean to say is that I have not seen and used anything but
> ceramic lever type washbasin, bath or shower (including the ball
> service valves mentioned) for as far as I remember in my adult life.
> That would be, give or take 3-ish decades. I do not know the brands in
> my old land either - simply because all I have ever liked visually was
> ceramic and have never needed any service or replacement.
>
> Given my past experience, or the lack of experience with anything else,
> I would bet that the old Ikea store will most likely sell nothing else,
> than what you need, and for reasonable $$$ too. I would give them a
> visit and see if they have what you like and need.
>
> To be completely fair - I personally never got the point of
> British/Irish two tap system either. That is an engineering/sanitary
> "marvel" - where you need both hands and are never able to achieve the
> desired temperature. Those are probably the worst plumbing
> bathroom/kitchen invention right at the level of regularly blocking
> toilets and plungers.
>
> Good luck,
> Tomas
>
>
> On Tue, 2018-09-11 at 03:35 -0700, Russell Senior wrote:
> > > > > > > "Keith" == Keith Lofstrom <keithl at kl-ic.com> writes:
> >
> > Keith> ---- the ask: ----
> >
> > Keith> I would love to replace the "user valves" with something like
> > Keith> quarter turn valves as well.  Does anyone know of faucet
> > systems
> > Keith> that work like this?  I hope that the result will outlive me,
> > Keith> with close to zero maintenance.
> >
> > I have a lavatory sink with chicago faucets, ceramic cartridge, 1/4
> > turn.  I recently (about a year ago) got a kitchen faucet, also
> > chicago,
> > also with the same (or equivalent) ceramic 1/4-turn cartridge.
> >
> >
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