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DerbyDad03
Dec 8, 2012, 11:30:41 PM12/8/12
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About 6 months ago I installed a new kitchen faucet. The unit has 4
features, the first 3 of which I was looking for:
1 - Tall neck for filling large pots
2 - Pull out faucet
3 - Built in sprayer
4 - A pause button
The spray-no spray button is on the pull out portion of the faucet as is
the pause button. You have to hold the pause button to pause the water. I
figured I'd wait and see if I found the pause button useful.
Well, here it is 6 months later and I have yet to find a need for the pause
button.
Can any of you think of a reason to need a pause button - specifically one
that you have to hold it in to use - on a kitchen faucet?
I can see one possible reason: perhaps to fill a pot that is not in the
sink once the water has been turned on. However, the pull out feature isn't
long enough that you can't simply turn the faucet on with the handle.
That's almost easier than pulling the faucet out, locating the pause
button, holding it in, etc., etc.
features, the first 3 of which I was looking for:
1 - Tall neck for filling large pots
2 - Pull out faucet
3 - Built in sprayer
4 - A pause button
The spray-no spray button is on the pull out portion of the faucet as is
the pause button. You have to hold the pause button to pause the water. I
figured I'd wait and see if I found the pause button useful.
Well, here it is 6 months later and I have yet to find a need for the pause
button.
Can any of you think of a reason to need a pause button - specifically one
that you have to hold it in to use - on a kitchen faucet?
I can see one possible reason: perhaps to fill a pot that is not in the
sink once the water has been turned on. However, the pull out feature isn't
long enough that you can't simply turn the faucet on with the handle.
That's almost easier than pulling the faucet out, locating the pause
button, holding it in, etc., etc.
Ed Pawlowski
Dec 9, 2012, 12:28:34 AM12/9/12
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On Sun, 9 Dec 2012 04:30:41 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
>About 6 months ago I installed a new kitchen faucet. The unit has 4
>features, the first 3 of which I was looking for:
>
>1 - Tall neck for filling large pots
>2 - Pull out faucet
>3 - Built in sprayer
>4 - A pause button
>
>The spray-no spray button is on the pull out portion of the faucet as is
>the pause button. You have to hold the pause button to pause the water. I
>figured I'd wait and see if I found the pause button useful.
>
>Well, here it is 6 months later and I have yet to find a need for the pause
>button.
>
>Can any of you think of a reason to need a pause button - specifically one
>that you have to hold it in to use - on a kitchen faucet?
I have (and sometimes use) one on the shower. You can stop the water
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
>About 6 months ago I installed a new kitchen faucet. The unit has 4
>features, the first 3 of which I was looking for:
>
>1 - Tall neck for filling large pots
>2 - Pull out faucet
>3 - Built in sprayer
>4 - A pause button
>
>The spray-no spray button is on the pull out portion of the faucet as is
>the pause button. You have to hold the pause button to pause the water. I
>figured I'd wait and see if I found the pause button useful.
>
>Well, here it is 6 months later and I have yet to find a need for the pause
>button.
>
>Can any of you think of a reason to need a pause button - specifically one
>that you have to hold it in to use - on a kitchen faucet?
flow without turning the faucet off, thus maintain the same
temperature mix.
Probably the same idea on the sprayer if you are rinsing dishes and
don't need the water flowing for a few seconds here and there. Saves
money on water and heating water.
DerbyDad03
Dec 9, 2012, 2:33:28 AM12/9/12
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water? Do you have to hold a button to pause the shower?
Can you think of a reason why you would want to pause the water at the
kitchen sink, knowing that you'll only have one hand available and can't
move more than an arm's length from the sink?
Han
Dec 9, 2012, 7:05:27 AM12/9/12
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DerbyDad03 <teama...@eznet.net> wrote in
news:273284502376730805.690...@nntp.aioe.org:
I have 2 Brita filter decanters on the kitchen counter. A pause button
would be very helpful to fill both reservoirs, as I often have to do.
Now I have to put a lid down, turn off the water, move the faucet, turn
on the water, you get it. Not enough of bother to go out and buy a new
faucet, but now I know of the feature ...
--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid
news:273284502376730805.690...@nntp.aioe.org:
would be very helpful to fill both reservoirs, as I often have to do.
Now I have to put a lid down, turn off the water, move the faucet, turn
on the water, you get it. Not enough of bother to go out and buy a new
faucet, but now I know of the feature ...
--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid
Pete C.
Dec 9, 2012, 7:23:38 AM12/9/12
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have finished rinsing a dish as you are placing it in the drying rack
and grabbing the next soapy one to rinse. In theory if you got in the
habit of using it you could cut your rinse water consumption by perhaps
50%. That could equate to several gallons per load of dishes. Conserving
water is never a bad thing.
Ed Pawlowski
Dec 9, 2012, 7:24:38 AM12/9/12
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On Sun, 9 Dec 2012 07:33:28 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
>Did you notice that I said that you have to *hold* the button to pause the
>water?
Yes
<teama...@eznet.net> wrote:
>Did you notice that I said that you have to *hold* the button to pause the
>water?
>Do you have to hold a button to pause the shower?
>Can you think of a reason why you would want to pause the water at the
>kitchen sink, knowing that you'll only have one hand available and can't
>move more than an arm's length from the sink?
HeyBub
Dec 9, 2012, 7:45:32 AM12/9/12
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DerbyDad03 wrote:
> About 6 months ago I installed a new kitchen faucet. The unit has 4
> features, the first 3 of which I was looking for:
>
> 1 - Tall neck for filling large pots
> 2 - Pull out faucet
> 3 - Built in sprayer
> 4 - A pause button
>
> The spray-no spray button is on the pull out portion of the faucet as
> is the pause button. You have to hold the pause button to pause the
> water. I figured I'd wait and see if I found the pause button useful.
>
> Well, here it is 6 months later and I have yet to find a need for the
> pause button.
>
> Can any of you think of a reason to need a pause button -
> specifically one that you have to hold it in to use - on a kitchen
> faucet?
>
What's even scarier is that people buy the same faucet as you BECAUSE it has
> About 6 months ago I installed a new kitchen faucet. The unit has 4
> features, the first 3 of which I was looking for:
>
> 1 - Tall neck for filling large pots
> 2 - Pull out faucet
> 3 - Built in sprayer
> 4 - A pause button
>
> The spray-no spray button is on the pull out portion of the faucet as
> is the pause button. You have to hold the pause button to pause the
> water. I figured I'd wait and see if I found the pause button useful.
>
> Well, here it is 6 months later and I have yet to find a need for the
> pause button.
>
> Can any of you think of a reason to need a pause button -
> specifically one that you have to hold it in to use - on a kitchen
> faucet?
>
a "pause" button !
Jim Elbrecht
Dec 9, 2012, 8:37:00 AM12/9/12
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Han <nob...@nospam.not> wrote:
-snip-
these--
http://www.amazon.com/3M-Filtrete-Under-Sink-Filtration-3US-PS01/dp/B001DVW0PI/
$40 - no pitcher- change filter every 6 months- works as well as
[better than?] the Brita, IMO.
Jim
-snip-
>I have 2 Brita filter decanters on the kitchen counter. A pause button
>would be very helpful to fill both reservoirs, as I often have to do.
>Now I have to put a lid down, turn off the water, move the faucet, turn
>on the water, you get it. Not enough of bother to go out and buy a new
>faucet, but now I know of the feature ...
I mucked around with Brita for several years before I got one of
>would be very helpful to fill both reservoirs, as I often have to do.
>Now I have to put a lid down, turn off the water, move the faucet, turn
>on the water, you get it. Not enough of bother to go out and buy a new
>faucet, but now I know of the feature ...
these--
http://www.amazon.com/3M-Filtrete-Under-Sink-Filtration-3US-PS01/dp/B001DVW0PI/
$40 - no pitcher- change filter every 6 months- works as well as
[better than?] the Brita, IMO.
Jim
Pat
Dec 9, 2012, 9:14:34 AM12/9/12
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both sinks. When switching from one sink to the other it would be
nice to stop the water for a second as the granite between the sinks
is crossed. Not a big deal, but I bet I would use it.
Han
Dec 9, 2012, 9:58:38 AM12/9/12
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Jim Elbrecht <elbr...@email.com> wrote in
news:jh49c8llij8n5b70f...@4ax.com:
Thanks, Jim. On my wishlist. But I still have a lot of Brita filters to
use up ...
news:jh49c8llij8n5b70f...@4ax.com:
use up ...
Tegger
Dec 9, 2012, 11:19:51 AM12/9/12
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"HeyBub" <hey...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in
news:OLKdnXTVSe4hGlnN...@earthlink.com:
>
>
> What's even scarier is that people buy the same faucet as you BECAUSE
> it has a "pause" button !
>
>
And then you have toasters with a "cancel" button. It's too much trouble
just to push the lever back up again, like in the old days?
--
Tegger
news:OLKdnXTVSe4hGlnN...@earthlink.com:
>
>
> What's even scarier is that people buy the same faucet as you BECAUSE
> it has a "pause" button !
>
>
just to push the lever back up again, like in the old days?
--
Tegger
nestork
Dec 9, 2012, 11:58:02 AM12/9/12
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DerbyDad03;2975136 Wrote:
>
> Can any of you think of a reason to need a pause button - specifically
> one that you have to hold it in to use - on a kitchen faucet?
Phone up the faucet manufacturer's 1-800 Customer Service phone number
and they'll tell you what the reason for having that feature is.
If I had to guess at a reason for that feature, I'd be inclined to guess
that restaurants might need that kind of feature to fill a tray of
glasses (say) with water without getting water all over the sides of the
glasses or onto the tray so the bottoms would be wet.
It's just a guess, but it's my best guess.
You don't need to read the rest.
Not everything has to have a practical purpose for it's existance. If
you can give me one solid reason to have a decorated tree in your house
at Christmas, I'll eat my hat.
When I read the user's manual for some of the new products I buy, I
often see features that strike me as not having any obvious purpose.
For example, on the new stoves I purchased about a ten years ago, there
was a feature that allowed the user to set the stove oven to heat at an
extremely low temperature (just above room temperature) for up to 72
hours before the oven would bake or broil at it's normal temperature.
And, just like you, I presumed this was for people who wanted the oven
to bake or roast supper for them while they were at work. But this
feature allowed the user to set the oven to come on a full 72 hours in
advance, and included a feature to over-ride that control so that you
could use the oven within the 72 hours, but it would still come on up to
72 hours after having been initially set. Obviously a feature meant for
someone who couldn't make up his mind(?) That didn't make any sense to
me at all, so I phoned up Frigidaire.
It turns out that orthodox Jews believe that causing a spark on the
Sabbath is a sin. That's because in the old days, they used to start
their stove fires with flint, and cooking is women's work, and no one is
allowed to work on the Sabath. So, in the old days, Orthodox Jews would
keep a candle (or two) burning all night so that the fire from it could
be used to start their wood stoves on the Sabath. Since it's possible
for a spark to occur within the oven control when you turn the oven on,
Orthodox Jews needed a way of turning the oven on prior to the Sabath so
as not to cause a spark on that day. Hence the feature. The wife could
set the time the oven should come on up to 3 days in advance to bake or
broil the Sabbath meal, but still use the oven normally until the
midnight before the Sabbath.
The manufacturers of products get requests for features like this from
different groups that apparantly have no obvious purpose to you or I,
but do to someone else.
--
nestork
Doug
Dec 9, 2012, 6:47:27 PM12/9/12
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On Sun, 09 Dec 2012 08:37:00 -0500, Jim Elbrecht <elbr...@email.com>
wrote:
Jim, does this have any kinda bypass switch? I ask because there
would be times I don't want / need filtered water.
wrote:
would be times I don't want / need filtered water.
gregz
Dec 9, 2012, 6:56:47 PM12/9/12
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hole in stainless steel ?
Greg
DerbyDad03
Dec 9, 2012, 7:33:54 PM12/9/12
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SMS
Dec 9, 2012, 7:40:59 PM12/9/12
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On 12/8/2012 11:33 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> Can you think of a reason why you would want to pause the water at the
> kitchen sink, knowing that you'll only have one hand available and can't
> move more than an arm's length from the sink?
Sure. You're washing a pot and holding a sponge in one hand and the
> Can you think of a reason why you would want to pause the water at the
> kitchen sink, knowing that you'll only have one hand available and can't
> move more than an arm's length from the sink?
sprayer in the other hand. You want to stop the water to scrub without
putting the sprayer back and turning off the tap.
SMS
Dec 9, 2012, 7:47:01 PM12/9/12
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under-sink reverse osmosis system. The Brita pitchers do almost nothing.
The 3M system you mention is a bit better but it's only a single stage
filter.
<https://www.wattspremier.com/products.php?product=Watts-Premier-531411--RO-PURE-RO%252d4-Reverse-Osmosis-System>
sells at Costco for about $150 when it's on sale. The same system with a
three stage filter but without the r-o is also available if you don't
like the idea of a tank.
The Daring Dufas
Dec 9, 2012, 8:07:34 PM12/9/12
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when you press the pause button? ^_^
TDD
DerbyDad03
Dec 9, 2012, 8:13:24 PM12/9/12
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nestork <nestork...@diybanter.com> wrote:
> DerbyDad03;2975136 Wrote:
>>
>> Can any of you think of a reason to need a pause button - specifically
>> one that you have to hold it in to use - on a kitchen faucet?
>
> Derby Dad:
>
> Phone up the faucet manufacturer's 1-800 Customer Service phone number
> and they'll tell you what the reason for having that feature is.
>
...snip...
> DerbyDad03;2975136 Wrote:
>>
>> Can any of you think of a reason to need a pause button - specifically
>> one that you have to hold it in to use - on a kitchen faucet?
>
> Derby Dad:
>
> Phone up the faucet manufacturer's 1-800 Customer Service phone number
> and they'll tell you what the reason for having that feature is.
>
>
> You don't need to read the rest.
>
> Not everything has to have a practical purpose for it's existance. If
> you can give me one solid reason to have a decorated tree in your house
> at Christmas, I'll eat my hat.
Stop by next weekend when the girls will be home from college. Bring your
> Not everything has to have a practical purpose for it's existance. If
> you can give me one solid reason to have a decorated tree in your house
> at Christmas, I'll eat my hat.
hat, and some seasoning if you like. Spend the day with us as we head over
to a Christmas tree farm, cut down a tree and bring it home to decorate,
just like we've doing for 20-something years. You can wash your cap down
with some home made hot chocolate that my wife will be making.
When the girls were home for Thanksgiving they made sure we put the
Christmas tree hunt on the calendar for the first weekend they were home.
If after the spending the day with us, you don't think that two socially
active college students wanting to spend the day with their family
decorating a Christmas tree is a "solid reason" to have one in the house, I
promise to feel sorry for you.
>
> When I read the user's manual for some of the new products I buy, I
> often see features that strike me as not having any obvious purpose.
>
a house at Christmas.
Stormin Mormon
Dec 9, 2012, 8:43:46 PM12/9/12
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Maybe the faucet designer used to work for the Tivo and
DVR industry? Does the OP facuet have fast forward, also?
Christopher A. Young
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DVR industry? Does the OP facuet have fast forward, also?
Christopher A. Young
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Jim Elbrecht
Dec 9, 2012, 9:00:07 PM12/9/12
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On Sun, 09 Dec 2012 17:47:27 -0600, Doug <do...@noemailaddress.com>
wrote:
Nope. I put it on the cold side, so if you really didn't *want*
filtered water you could use hot.
Jim
wrote:
filtered water you could use hot.
Jim
gregz
Dec 9, 2012, 9:48:37 PM12/9/12
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don't need filtered water to clean my dishes.
Greg
DerbyDad03
Dec 9, 2012, 10:25:40 PM12/9/12
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my other hand. It tends to prevent it from sliding around the sink. It's
really hard to hold the pot if I'm holding the faucet and pressing the
pause button.
Bob F
Dec 9, 2012, 10:49:29 PM12/9/12
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DerbyDad03 wrote:
> Can you think of a reason why you would want to pause the water at the
> kitchen sink, knowing that you'll only have one hand available and
> can't move more than an arm's length from the sink?
You want to spray water into one pot on the counter, then another?
> Can you think of a reason why you would want to pause the water at the
> kitchen sink, knowing that you'll only have one hand available and
> can't move more than an arm's length from the sink?
Without getting it all over the counter.
Wes Groleau
Dec 10, 2012, 1:07:52 AM12/10/12
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On 12-09-2012 19:33, DerbyDad03 wrote:
worked well for me.
--
Wes Groleau
“Lewis's case for the existence of God is fallacious.”
"You mean like circular reasoning?”
“He believes in God. Therefore, he's fallacious."
> gregz <ze...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> I was looking at a filter and extra cold water tap, but how would I cut a
>> hole in stainless steel ?
>
>> I was looking at a filter and extra cold water tap, but how would I cut a
>> hole in stainless steel ?
>
> Use a bi-metal hole saw.
http://zenstoves.net/Supplies/KnockoutPunch.jpg
worked well for me.
--
Wes Groleau
“Lewis's case for the existence of God is fallacious.”
"You mean like circular reasoning?”
“He believes in God. Therefore, he's fallacious."
DerbyDad03
Dec 10, 2012, 12:58:09 PM12/10/12
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checked) that a cheap bi-metal hole saw for a single hole project is
probably cheaper than a Greenlee-style punch.
I do know that punches are really easy to use...we used to use them
all the time to punch holes in computer racks.
Maybe renting a set of punches for a few hours is even cheaper than
buying a hole saw. Once again, haven't checked.
DerbyDad03
Dec 10, 2012, 1:04:49 PM12/10/12
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fact that I only need one hand to fill a pot, it's really not all that
hard to move the lever to "off" then "on" to move from one pot to the
next.
Besides, I really don't think it would spill much water in the split
second it takes to move from pot to pot even with the water running.
Put the pots right next to each other.
All I really know is that in the six months I've had it, I've never
found a need to use it, but maybe that's just me.
Wes Groleau
Dec 10, 2012, 11:23:08 PM12/10/12
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On 12-10-2012 12:58, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> On Dec 10, 1:07 am, Wes Groleau <Groleau+n...@FreeShell.org> wrote:
>> http://zenstoves.net/Supplies/KnockoutPunch.jpg
>> worked well for me.
> On Dec 10, 1:07 am, Wes Groleau <Groleau+n...@FreeShell.org> wrote:
>> http://zenstoves.net/Supplies/KnockoutPunch.jpg
>> worked well for me.
> That was going to be my other suggestion, but I think (haven"t
> checked) that a cheap bi-metal hole saw for a single hole project is
> probably cheaper than a Greenlee-style punch.
>
> I do know that punches are really easy to use...we used to use them
> all the time to punch holes in computer racks.
>
> Maybe renting a set of punches for a few hours is even cheaper than
> buying a hole saw. Once again, haven't checked.
I don't recall where I got it, but I didn't rent it
> checked) that a cheap bi-metal hole saw for a single hole project is
> probably cheaper than a Greenlee-style punch.
>
> I do know that punches are really easy to use...we used to use them
> all the time to punch holes in computer racks.
>
> Maybe renting a set of punches for a few hours is even cheaper than
> buying a hole saw. Once again, haven't checked.
and I didn't spend much.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_157844-72068-7211BB-1/2_0__?productId=3173415
is thirty dollars, but I don't like the style. The first picture I
cited, with the curves instead of points, is what I used.
--
Wes Groleau
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/rulings/pants-fire/
kate....@oregonstate.edu
Jul 22, 2016, 1:16:39 AM7/22/16
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On Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 8:30:41 PM UTC-8, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> About 6 months ago I installed a new kitchen faucet. The unit has 4
> features, the first 3 of which I was looking for:
>
> 1 - Tall neck for filling large pots
> 2 - Pull out faucet
> 3 - Built in sprayer
> 4 - A pause button
>
> The spray-no spray button is on the pull out portion of the faucet as is
> the pause button. You have to hold the pause button to pause the water. I
> figured I'd wait and see if I found the pause button useful.
>
> Well, here it is 6 months later and I have yet to find a need for the pause
> button.
>
> About 6 months ago I installed a new kitchen faucet. The unit has 4
> features, the first 3 of which I was looking for:
>
> 1 - Tall neck for filling large pots
> 2 - Pull out faucet
> 3 - Built in sprayer
> 4 - A pause button
>
> The spray-no spray button is on the pull out portion of the faucet as is
> the pause button. You have to hold the pause button to pause the water. I
> figured I'd wait and see if I found the pause button useful.
>
> Well, here it is 6 months later and I have yet to find a need for the pause
> button.
>
> Can any of you think of a reason to need a pause button - specifically one
> that you have to hold it in to use - on a kitchen faucet?
>
> that you have to hold it in to use - on a kitchen faucet?
>
> I can see one possible reason: perhaps to fill a pot that is not in the
> sink once the water has been turned on. However, the pull out feature isn't
> long enough that you can't simply turn the faucet on with the handle.
> That's almost easier than pulling the faucet out, locating the pause
> button, holding it in, etc., etc.
I use mine to water my plants. They are on a shelf behind the sink. Very convenient! Also filling buckets, etc.
> sink once the water has been turned on. However, the pull out feature isn't
> long enough that you can't simply turn the faucet on with the handle.
> That's almost easier than pulling the faucet out, locating the pause
> button, holding it in, etc., etc.
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