The right dispenser valves are key in protecting beverage consumers according to Julius Ballanco in this month's Plumbing Primer.
One of the major adjustments I needed to make when I moved to the Midwest was relearning the term used for identifying a carbonated soft drink. In the Chicago area, the drink is referred to as "pop." (I always thought that pop was an expression for my father.) Out on the East Coast, I grew up calling these drinks soda.
Whether you drink soda or pop, have you ever thought about the water quality used to make these beverages? If it comes from a bottle or can, the quality of the beverage is regulated completely by the soft drink manufacturer. However, if it is from a drink dispenser, the water supply is an important part of the equation. Without adequate protection, that water can destroy the quality of the soft drink.