Hee! Oh, trust me, I have personally expanded the language of Bad Word to whole new heights in this. Whole new heights. Or would that be depths? Take yer pick.
On the reach of faucets: Mine would indeed clear the sink entirely if rotated to the left, as nothing blocks it. To the right, however, it would catch on both the sprayer and the filtered-water spigot. And it was pushed to the right... so why was the stream of water still able to hit the countertop?
Swivel spout. That did it. A necessary mechanism with a wide (depth-wise, back to front) sink configuration. In this case, as Very Bad Luck would have it, though, it merely functioned to extend how far a full-blast stream of water could go. Doubtless some water did flow down into the sink--but most went sideways and over the counters.
Seriously, test your faucet at every possible angle and every possible volume of flow. Find out if it would push the stopper-basket down far enough to impede draining, too, while you're at it, as it would not necessarily be only if it could be pushed completely away from the sink that it could cause a flood. And then, for just that laaaaast little bit of peace of mind, considering how much you travel? Got two words for you:
"Bungee cord." They make little bitty mini-ones, in various lengths. Wrapped and secured properly, faucet-to-spout, they render the question moot. That joystick ain't goin' nowhere! Promise. I could send you photos..... *grins*
I'm going to replace the faucet anyway, in all this reconstruction. I may find it inconvenient in the long run to have to turn two twist-style faucets, especially when I need a certain water temperature; I'm sure I'll get the hang of that, though. But no CAT will. Of that I am also sure.
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Date: 2006-07-29 05:50 pm (UTC)On the reach of faucets: Mine would indeed clear the sink entirely if rotated to the left, as nothing blocks it. To the right, however, it would catch on both the sprayer and the filtered-water spigot. And it was pushed to the right... so why was the stream of water still able to hit the countertop?
Swivel spout. That did it. A necessary mechanism with a wide (depth-wise, back to front) sink configuration. In this case, as Very Bad Luck would have it, though, it merely functioned to extend how far a full-blast stream of water could go. Doubtless some water did flow down into the sink--but most went sideways and over the counters.
Seriously, test your faucet at every possible angle and every possible volume of flow. Find out if it would push the stopper-basket down far enough to impede draining, too, while you're at it, as it would not necessarily be only if it could be pushed completely away from the sink that it could cause a flood. And then, for just that laaaaast little bit of peace of mind, considering how much you travel? Got two words for you:
"Bungee cord." They make little bitty mini-ones, in various lengths. Wrapped and secured properly, faucet-to-spout, they render the question moot. That joystick ain't goin' nowhere! Promise. I could send you photos..... *grins*
I'm going to replace the faucet anyway, in all this reconstruction. I may find it inconvenient in the long run to have to turn two twist-style faucets, especially when I need a certain water temperature; I'm sure I'll get the hang of that, though. But no CAT will. Of that I am also sure.
I think.....