Kitchen faucets date back to the ancient times and therefore have a long history of keeping water conveniently accessible for many homes.

The kitchen faucet is probably the most used feature in any kitchen. An average family is estimated to press the tap more than 40 times a day. That’s according to a report by KWC company. So it only makes sense that one should think of the kitchen faucet more thoughtfully, including how to choose the right one for your kitchen style, lifestyle and how to make it last through the years.

A typical faucet may last a decade or longer. The first to give out would be the finish while plastic and zinc give out in just five years. E hōʻoia ʻoe e hoʻolōʻihi i kāu kīʻaha kīhini ma ka mālama ʻana i ka pau a me ka hoʻohana ʻole ʻana i nā abrasives a i ʻole ammonia..

Ka Roma kahiko ma ka 1000 Ua hoʻohana ʻo BC i nā faucet kālā. In 1700 BC, ka Wahi Minoan o Knossos, paʻa i kahi paipu terra cotta e puhi ana i ka wai i loko o nā pūnāwai. I ke au waena, ʻO nā lumi kuke ke kikowaena o ka hale a ʻaneʻane puni nā mea a pau. In 1845, ʻO ka mīkini paʻi paʻa mua i hana ʻia e Gust a me Chimes.

In 1937, Ua hana kekahi kanaka i kapa ʻia ʻo Alfred Moen i kahi kīʻaha lima hoʻokahi e hui pū i ka wai anuanu a me ka wai wela ma mua o ka puka ʻana i ka "fixture." Ua hele mai ʻo ia me ka manaʻo ma hope o ke puhi ʻana i kona mau lima me kahi ʻāpana convectional faucet ʻelua, hookahi no ke anu a hookahi no ka wela. Ua manaʻo ʻo ia e loaʻa kahi ala e loaʻa ai kāu mea i makemake ai mai loko mai o kahi kō. Ua hele mai ʻo ia me ka manaʻo o ka hoʻomalu ʻana i ka mahana a me ka nui o ka wai i ka manawa like i loko o kahi ʻauʻau hoʻokahi. Ua hoʻomau ʻo ia i ka hoʻolālā ʻana i ka faucet mai 1940 i 1945 a laila kūʻai aku i kāna paipu lima hoʻokahi i loko 1947. Na 1959, ʻaneʻane kokoke i nā hale a pau nā paipu lima hoʻokahi.

In 1945, ʻO Landis H. ʻo Perry, i hana i ka pahu pōpō mua i hoʻohui i ka leo a me ka hui ʻana no kahi sila maʻalahi. Ua ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ke kō. Ua kūʻai aku ʻo Perry i kāna patent iā Alex Manoogian nāna, ma ka ʻaoʻao aʻe, i haku i ka Delta faucet ma 1954. Ua hui kēia faucet i nā manaʻo a ua paʻa ka faucet. In 1958, ua hōʻea nā kūʻai o Delta faucet $1 miliona.

I ka makahiki 1970, ʻO kahi disk i hana ʻia me ka keramika i hana ʻia e Wolvering Brass i kōkua i ka mālama ʻana i ka kahe wai. Mai ia manawa, ua loli ka disk i kekahi mau manawa e hoʻonui i ke kū'ē a me ka pono.

I kēia lā, loaʻa iā mākou ka hiki ke huki i nā ʻōpala a me nā kīʻaha uila i hana ʻia e nā hui like ʻole. ʻO ka ʻoiaʻiʻo o ka hiki ʻana mai o ka faucet kīhini i kēia mamao i ka manawa pōkole wale nō e hōʻike ana e hoʻomau ʻia ka ulu ʻana i ka wā e hiki mai ana.

Nā mea ʻike

• Wahi a Gale Research, “ʻO ka faucet kahi mea hana e hoʻopuka ai i ka wai mai kahi ʻōnaehana paipu. Hiki iā ia ke komo i kēia mau ʻāpana:puuwai, paʻa(s), lāʻau hāpai, pahu pahu, mea ea, keena huikau, a me na puka wai. Ke hoʻāla ʻia ka lima, wehe ka valve a hoʻomalu i ka hoʻoponopono kahe wai ma lalo o kekahi kūlana wai a i ʻole ka wela. Hana ʻia ke kino faucet i ke keleawe, ʻoiai ua hoʻohana pū ʻia ka zinc die-cast a me ka chrome-plated plastic. a hiki mai nā faucets i nā ʻano like ʻole, kala kala, a pau. Hiki i nā hoʻolālā Ergonomic ke komo i ka lōʻihi o ka spout a maʻalahi hoʻi i ka hana lima. ʻO ke ʻano o ka faucet a me kona hoʻopau ʻana e pili i ke kaʻina hana. ʻOi aku ka paʻakikī o kekahi mau hoʻolālā i ka mīkini a hana ʻia ma mua o nā mea ʻē aʻe. Hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia kahi kaʻina hana hoʻopau ʻokoʻa no ka loaʻa ʻana o kahi hiʻohiʻona ʻokoʻa. "
• Hana ʻia nā faucets e hoʻā a hoʻopau i ka wai, e hoʻomalu i ka mahana o ka wai a hāʻawi i kahi ala wikiwiki a maikaʻi e loaʻa ai ka wai ma ka lumi kuke.
• Hana ʻia nā faucets e mālama i ka manawa a me ka ikehu. ʻO ka haʻahaʻa o ke kahe wai, ʻoi aku ka nui o ka ikehu e hiki ai i ka faucet ke mālama.
• Wahi a Will Ford a me Kitchen Faucet Center, “I loko o ka hale i piha i ka 4 kanaka, pili ka wai faucet 18% ʻo ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka wai i ʻōlelo nui ʻia. I loko o ka makahiki, ka hoʻohana maʻamau o ka hale ma waena 6,600-9,750 mau galani wai i ka makahiki."
• Wahi a WaterSense, hiki ke hoʻopau ʻoi aku ka ʻoi aʻe ma mua o ka hoʻoheheʻe leaky faucet e kulu ana ma ka wikiwiki o hoʻokahi kulu i kekona 3,000 galani i ka makahiki. Hiki i kahi hale me nā halepaku wai i kapa ʻia ʻo WaterSense ke hoʻohana i kēlā wai e hoʻomaʻemaʻe no ʻeono mahina!
• Hoʻohana ka ʻohana ʻAmelika i ka awelika o 140 nā galani wai i ka lā.
• E like me ka lako paipu, “nā mea hoʻoheheʻe haʻahaʻa e mālama ana i ke kahe kahe ma lalo o ke kūlana federal o 2.2 gpm, ʻo ka hapa nui o nā kīʻaha o kou home e hoʻohana i ka wai liʻiliʻi. Akā hāʻawi ʻia i kā lākou hoʻohana koʻikoʻi, hiki iā lākou ke helu a hiki i 20% no ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka wai i loko o ka hale i kēlā me kēia lā. E huki ka ʻohana maʻamau i kēlā me kēia wahi mai ka 18-27 galani i ka lā mai kā lākou mau faucets, e hoʻopili ana i ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā kīʻaha mai ka holoi lima a hiki i ke kuke ʻana. E hoʻomanaʻo i nā faucets me ka ʻole o nā aerators - maʻamau i ka lumi kuke a i ʻole nā ​​kī holoi holoi - hiki ke loaʻa nā kahe kahe ma mua o 3 gpm, ka mea e pau ai ka wai.

Heluhelu

• Wahi a a 2014 Hōʻike Hoʻopono Aupuni,“40 mai 50 Manaʻo nā luna wai mokuʻāina i ka nele o ka wai ma lalo o nā kūlana maʻamau i kekahi mau wahi o kā lākou mokuʻāina i nā makahiki he ʻumi e hiki mai ana.
• Wahi a USA EPA, “ʻO ka hoʻopau ʻana i ka paipa i ka wā e palaki ana i kou mau niho hiki ke mālama 8 mau galani wai i ka la a, oiai e kahi ana, hiki ke hoola 10 mau galani wai no ke kohu. Ke manaʻo nei ʻoe e palaki i kou mau niho ʻelua i kēlā me kēia lā a kahi ʻoe 5 manawa o ka pule, hiki iā ʻoe ke mālama kokoke 5,700 galani i ka makahiki. ʻO ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana i kāu kōpaʻa e holo no ʻelima mau minuke aʻo ka holoi ʻana i nā kīʻaha hiki ke pau 10 nā galani wai a hoʻohana i ka ikehu e hiki ai ke hoʻohana i kahi ʻōpuʻu kukui 60-watt no 18 hola.”

Na Kumukuai

ʻOkoʻa nā kumukūʻai ma nā faucets. They can be determined through material, hoʻolālā, function, and mobility. It’s up to the consumer to decide which type would be the best fit for their home. Installation also comes into consideration when determining the price. Here is a brief example of how prices can vary:

“Many water providers give low-flow aerators out to their customers for free or you can purchase one at many home improvement stores for about $1-5.00 each.”