[Tagging] Is it man_made=water_tap?

Georg georg2016 at nurfuerspam.de
Tue Sep 27 12:47:40 UTC 2022


Dear all,

Mateusz wrote Tue Sep 27 2022 12:46:54 GMT+0200


> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clickable_water_tap.jpg
>
> You need to push button to activate (rather than turn handle)
>
> Is adding man_made=water_tap to it correct?

IMHO yes.

The OSM wiki explicitly lists several examples with push  button taps.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tap_(valve) tells
> A tap (also spigot or faucet: see usage variations) is a
> valve controlling the release of a liquid or gas.

This definition applies not only to screw-down but also to push button taps.

The further text describes different types of taps. Amongst them:

> The term tap is widely used to describe the valve used to
> dispense draft beer from a keg, whether gravity feed or pressurized.

If a pull-type tap is so widely called tap, a push-type does IMHO
qualify too, as it is only inverted direction of movement.

Regards,
Georg



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