Tap
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Taps are either gravity fed, or use a power system to draw water through the tap. Gravity system taps usually have a water storage tank higher than the sink/bath that is filled from the mains water supply. As the mains water supply comes into a property under pressure, the water is able to be pushed into the storage tank ready for someone to open a tap and thus allows the water to run downwards into the basin.
It is believed to be the Romans who first invented the tap, and it had what was effectively a thread that was unscrewed to allow liquid to pass.
| Tap in other languages:- |
| Cebuano: | gripo |
| Chinese: | lóngtóu 龙头 |
| French: | m robinet |
| German: | m wasserhahn |
| Greek: | f βρύση |
| Indonesian: | keran |
| Italian: | m rubinetto |
| Japanese: | jaguchi 蛇口 |
| Nederlands: | c tap, c kraan |
| Norwegian: | m kran |
| Polish: | m kran |
| Portuguese: | f torneira |
| Spanish: | f llave, m grifo |
| Swedish: | c kran |
| Tagalog: | tapikin |
| Turkish: | musluk |