The elusive угаалтуур
December 5, 2013 8:21 AM Subscribe
What is the proper English name for, and where might I find for purchase, a plastic over-sink water-rationing reservoir that looks like this?
I saw these in rural Mongolia, but cannot for the life of me find more information on the internet.
It's a very simple device; you just fill the reservoir and then push up on the little white thing to release a small trickle of water when you need it.
Apparently they are called either "угаалтуур" or "тосгуур" in Mongolian, but a Google Image Search does not yield any relevant results.
Hopefully this is a really easy question for someone here; thanks!
I saw these in rural Mongolia, but cannot for the life of me find more information on the internet.
It's a very simple device; you just fill the reservoir and then push up on the little white thing to release a small trickle of water when you need it.
Apparently they are called either "угаалтуур" or "тосгуур" in Mongolian, but a Google Image Search does not yield any relevant results.
Hopefully this is a really easy question for someone here; thanks!
We had one of these on our dacha. Let me surf the Russian web and see if I can get an answer.
posted by griphus at 8:30 AM on December 5, 2013
posted by griphus at 8:30 AM on December 5, 2013
Okay, so in Russian it is called a Rukomojnik/Рукомойник, literally transalted as "hand-washer" but also as "water-dispenser." It seems to exist in Germany as well as a "handwascher."
The closest English thing I can find are camping hand washers, but they operate more like drink dispensers than the pump kind you're looking for.
posted by griphus at 8:49 AM on December 5, 2013 [1 favorite]
The closest English thing I can find are camping hand washers, but they operate more like drink dispensers than the pump kind you're looking for.
posted by griphus at 8:49 AM on December 5, 2013 [1 favorite]
All I can find are DIY tippy tap solutions.
CDC source.
The closest constructed bit I could find was a Tafflo Valve which is a self closing valve.
Here are directions to make one of cloth, wood, and a bit of plastic for the valve. Looks like I'll have a hurricane project for the kids!
posted by tilde at 1:12 PM on April 16, 2014
CDC source.
The closest constructed bit I could find was a Tafflo Valve which is a self closing valve.
Here are directions to make one of cloth, wood, and a bit of plastic for the valve. Looks like I'll have a hurricane project for the kids!
posted by tilde at 1:12 PM on April 16, 2014
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Found this using the search terms push sink water reservoir.
posted by tilde at 8:29 AM on December 5, 2013 [1 favorite]