What the heck do you call those hands-free (foot operated) sinks? You know, the big circular ones with the faucet in the middle... you step on a rubber-padded button or a metal bar to operate it. A co worker is taking a design class and just asked what you'd call one, and where to find a pic. Google's not helping (though maybe my keywords aren't appropriate).

Thanks!

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Knee pedal hand sink..Google that. PlumbingSupply.com they got pitchas.

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That's what I as finding, but not quite what I have in mind. This is a big, circular sink, waist-high, with a soap dispenser in the middle. The controls are all foot-actuated. I didn't see that on the plumbingsupply.com site, unless I missed it. Thanks though!

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Maybe it's custom made?

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No, I have seen them on a number of occasions. Some grade schools have them (well, junior versions anyway), which makes perfect sense. We also have them at my Guard unit in the hangar, where aircraft maintenance can leave one's hands pretty nasty -- it's nice to have those foot-controls. I have seen them in other hangars, too, when TDY to other bases and even other countries. The French had one installed in their hangar bathroom in Istres when we were there even!

This is going to drive me nuts!

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1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

Check out Sweets website (McGraw Hill Building Services) and see if there is something there your friend can use. It may require a subscription. I'm not sure. That's what I use.

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Thanks -- I started to establish an account but they're asking for my right leg and rights to my firstborn to do so and access a search. That's an interesting site, however. I'll refer my friend to it.

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1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

Awww, man! That was a sink? Well, that explains all the funny looks I was getting...


(You might try "communal sink" when you're searching.)

LOL... I'll try that search. Thanks!

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1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

If your friend is in school, maybe the school has access to Sweets. It IS very expensive. It's our company's primary mode of getting construction plans and specs and tracking projects.

They also have tons of other useful stuff which may even include draing blocks and stuff like that. I guess that's really what your friend is looking for.

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Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Check out this Google image search on "foot operated sink OR faucet"...

Look into laboratory supplies

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Good search idea! One picture there shows the sort of thing that came to mind when I read csmc1's first couple of posts in the thread:

http://static.flickr.com/49/143566687_938939c01b_m.jpg.

I dunno why I didn't think of that -- that's exactly what we have in most of the restrooms around here at Lockheed. It's pretty wasteful, though, because it's usually only one person using it at a time.

Yeah, I saw that one yesterday, too, but it looks to be a picture of a derelict sink. Not something to use when submitting a project proposal! I need to find out what that's called and who makes it! We have almost the exact same thing (heck, it might be THE same thing) at my Air National Guard unit in the hangar. I'll check it out next time I drill.

Anyway, that pic is the closest to what we're looking for. Google image didn't come up with anything else (one other flickr image of another derelict sink) after eons of searching yesterday.

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1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)