More reach, more height in the galley sink
Issue 36 : May/Jun 2004
I love the foot pumps in my galley. Not only do they provide precise control over water consumption, they allow the use of both hands while water is being metered out. Unfortunately, the Whale sink spigots that came with the pumps were just too short to get a good-sized pot or pan underneath. Not only were they not high enough, they didn’t reach very far out toward the middle of the sink.
To solve the clearance and reach problems, I replaced the tubing. After a little telephone research, I found an industrial supplier of tubing who could supply me with the same diameter in stainless. I took it to a metalworking shop and had them bend it into a gentle curve. I installed the seal from the old tubing (a cork seal with a hole in it) and had the end of the tube flared so that it would not pull out of the body of the spigot. The tubing cost about $20, and the machinist charged me about $30 to bend and flare the tubes.
The spigots work very well and have an elegant look.
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