[Tagging] Apparently bubblers emitting jet of water on buton press are water taps

[Warin]

On 29/10/22 10:23, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
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>> On 29 Oct 2022, at 00:42, Graeme Fitzpatrick <graemefitz1 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Is the water in your "drinking fountains" chilled, or is it just the natural temperature of the water coming out?
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> there are a few “machines” that distribute chilled and carbon dioxide enriched water for a few pennies and where you fill bottles you bring, but these are relatively rare and are not considered drinking fountains, they’re an alternative. Speaking of drinking fountains, these are either fed by a spring or from the public water network.
> Particularly in the summer, and if the fountain hasn’t been used for some time, you’ll have to let it flow until it gets to the network temperature, because the first water would be quite warm and unsafe to drink.


Best practice is to first operate the bubbler to let some water out 
unimpeded so;

the flow rate and trajectory can be judged

any dirt/bugs are cleaned out

the temperature can start to stabilize