Single-handle mixer tap
Grifo mezclador monomando
- Date
- 1937 (producido desde 1947) · confidence medium
- Place
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Credited to
- Alfred M. Moen
- Field
- Tools
⚠️ Disputed: the sources disagree.
What it is
A tap with a single lever that regulates flow and the mix of hot and cold water at the same time. Moen devised it after being scalded in the shower by a two-handle tap.
Earlier lever mixers by other inventors existed; Moen's story and the 1937 date come from company tradition and are poorly documented.
What it led to
- simple temperature control in kitchens and bathrooms
- ceramic cartridges and thermostatic taps
- fewer domestic scalds