Patent ID: 7000637

Claim:
A system for dispensing only cold water unless hot water is desired, comprising: a faucet having a handle and a water outlet; a first, mixing valve that is actuated by the handle and that is configured to regulate the amount of hot and cold water dispensed at the outlet, the mixing valve having a hot water inlet, and a cold water inlet in fluid communication with the faucet outlet; a hot water conduit in fluid communication with the hot water inlet of the mixing valve; a cold water conduit in fluid communication with the cold water inlet of the mixing valve; a second, control valve disposed between the hot water conduit and the hot water inlet, the control valve having a hot water inlet, a cold water inlet, and an outlet in fluid connection with the hot water inlet of the mixing valve; and a cold water bypass leading from the cold water conduit to the cold water inlet of the control valve.