Drip Automatic faucet dripper to prevent frozen pipes
$400 million Yearly damages from frozen and burst pipes
Standard faucet controls Solenoid Valve Hot Input Drip bypass Cold Input
Customer Needs & Specifications Prevents Saves Water Easy Install Seems like regular Freezing faucet
Key Questions - How efficiently can Drip use water? - How does Drip fit into a faucet?
Freezing Experiment Ball Valves Copper Tubing Dry Ice Pump (water supply) (pipe near exterior wall) (faucet in house)
Results Infrequent Spurt Frequent Spurt Full Stream Volume/Drip Trickle Near-Constant Drip Infrequent Drip Drip Frequency
Integration Mockup Drip Bypass Solenoid Valve Front View Rear View
Going Forward - Determine optimal flow conditions - Further research on installation requirements - Interview users for cosmetic and operational preferences
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