the flow stopper

I have had this idea bouncing around in my head for the past 10+ years. The idea is relatively simple and exists in certain, more industrial environments.

My idea is to have a product that would enable the user to stop the flow of water at the sink by activating a foot pedal. This would then maintain the user’s pressure and temperature settings.

For a product design and development course I am fleshing out this idea a little bit. We toyed with making an entire faucet and including an electronic thermostat to monitor water temperature and also a computer to tally the number of gallons used.

Below is a picture of six different variations of the product. The first five of which would be entire faucets.

Product Selection Brochure

If you wish you can select your top two choices taking into consideration functionality and price.

I will update this post with our final selection.

Thanks for reading.

UPDATE:

We decided to go forward with the add-on and we are calling it the Flow Stopper. We are also lowering the MSRP to around $100. This product should have the largest market and the least competition of any of the other products. Internally, there would be two valves attached to either one or two solenoid(s) whichever is more cost effective. It may be initially cheaper to purchase two separate valve/solenoid combos than it is to develop a single solenoid/double valve system. Keep your eye out for the infomercial.

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