Gellchom convinced me over 5 years ago to buy a Tapmaster. She's been on my "A" list ever since :) At the time, water conservation wasn't a priority to me. I read that it did conserve water and later when I installed mine, could see that it did but I was much more impressed with the wonderful convenience of it all, followed by the reduced crossed contamination. Five years later I'm five years older and wiser. I'm more aware our water supply and the need to treat it like the valuable resource it is. Can I see a difference in our water BILL?? No, but I know I'm wasting less. I too was skeptical about my actual need to adjust the water temp and pressure but sure enough, I found that I REALLY don't need to adjust near as often as I thought I did. That is SO not an issue :) In the kitchen, the Tapmaster is like having a third hand. It has become such a "part of me" that I'm not even aware of thinking "I need to turn on the water". It's just on when I need it and off when I don't...like magic. Even tho it takes less than a day to "get it", it was probably a couple months when it dawned on me that operating the Tapmaster had become completely automatic...integrated into my subconscious thought process. Yeah, I tend to go on a bit (g) but thats just how much I love this product. We just put one in our newly remodeled master bath. Have to say, it's not as convenient (to me) in the bathroom as it is in the kitchen. Don't get me wrong, I'm still glad I put one in the bathroom but I find that I have to adjust the water more in there than in the kitchen. It's only been installed a couple of weeks. I'm finding what works and what doesn't. Today I decided that when I'm washing my face, I'll just set it to "manual" (normal tap operation). Tara, I think most people are afraid of accidentally bumping the cabinet door and activating the water when they don't intend to. Perhaps they make a cabinet door model for those that just can't use the toekick model?? Their ts/cs is very friendly. Give them a call :) mommycooks, it doesn't matter. The Tapmaster can be just as easily installed in existing plumbing/cabinets as new construction. Monica

We just purchased one. See my previous thread called "To Tapmaster or not to Tapmaster" Lots of good info.

My Sea Pearl had bluish tones that turned greenish once in my home. Will they give you a sample? My stoneyard did not so I took a chance. Did you see the chart Karin_MT made up? Maybe you could go by her description of the various levels of quartzite. Will they let you do a water absorption test? The crystalline quartzite is easy to spot. Look at the names on the right, find one in your stoneyard and look for the grains, cross bedding, crystalline structure to see which one comes closest to looking like your stone. You might try either lemon juice or vinegar on a small paper towel in a zipper bag or maybe you could use an extra small empty hand sanitizer bottle. Don't ask...don't tell??? Don't forget to test it in different spots on the stone, not just one spot. Same with the glass test...use different spots. Read this article that Karin wrote about telling white stones apart. https://usenaturalstone.org/telling-white-stones-apart/ https://usenaturalstone.org/how-to-be-your-own-stone-sleuth/ And this one is excellent. https://usenaturalstone.org/properties-of-quartzite/

I hope they are not passé! I still wear this fabulous Bonnie Kashin in the spring. It’s just the right weight. My mother wore it in the 1960s. I had the lining replaced, it had really deteriorated, and the tailor at the leather clothier loved it. Mom had had the sleeves shortened a bit. Sigh. I’m not sure what to do about that, the tailor had some suggestions but we agreed they wouldn’t enhance the jacket. I just make sure I’m not wearing long sleeves under it. Or maybe I should get some long gloves. hmm, it looks a little dumpy on the hanger, but trust me, it’s great and I get so many compliments when I wear it. It has a belt, but I don’t use it. I also have this pink coat of my mother’s. It’s actually got a very cute shape, with the kind of empire then A-line. But it‘s a bit snug in my shoulders and when I tried it on just now, I realize it’s really better on someone 20-40 years younger than I am.