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 ...

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.

Expensive repairs? Find a warranty to cover future costs. A leaky faucet may not seem like a plumbing emergency, but it can lead to shockingly high water bills. Paying a professional to repair it will ...

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, ...