Which Moen faucet is best? Up until 1937, all kitchen, bathroom and shower faucets had two handles. One controlled the flow of the hot water and the other controlled the flow of the cold. In 1937, Al ...

Alfred M. Moen, who was inspired to build a better faucet after nearly burning his hands trying to wash them, died Tuesday at his home in Destin, Fla. He was 86. Moen invented a single-handle faucet, ...

Cartridge faucets use up-and-down motion to regulate water flow and left-right motion to control temperature, their makers say. A faucet with two handles turning 90 degrees can be a cartridge faucet.

We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Home. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Choosing a bathroom sink faucet used to be an afterthought. Somewhere towards ...