COVID-19 has added some interesting discussions to our daily life. I received a phone call regarding the amount of water used to wash our hands for 20 seconds. It is fascinating how everyone now understands that 20 seconds is required for proper handwashing.
The question was, “Is a public faucet discharging 0.5 gpm enough water to properly wash your hands in 20 sec-onds?” The follow up to that was, “Do you realize that the plumbing codes classify employee-only lavatory faucets as public faucets?”