American Standard Metering Pillar Tap Faucet With Extended Spout 0.5 gpm/1.9 Lpf - AMS-1340119

The 1340119 is a self-closing metering faucet: push the handle, water runs, and the faucet shuts itself off automatically. It leaves the factory set to a maximum of 0.09 gallon per activation, so each push delivers a fixed volume rather than running until someone turns it off. That is the behavior you want in a public restroom where handles get left open.

A pillar tap is a single-hole, single-supply faucet, so the 1340119 serves one temperature line on its own. If you need tempered water at the fixture, American Standard offers a mixing valve as a separate item, along with an optional grid drain and deck plates. None of those come with the faucet.

Flow is 0.5 gpm (1.9 Lpf) through a pressure-compensating vandal-resistant multi-laminar spray outlet. Pressure-compensating means the 0.5 gpm holds steady as building supply pressure varies, so you get the same delivery on the top floor as in the basement. Combined with the 0.09 gallon per-push limit, that keeps water use per handwash low in high-traffic restrooms.

Not by itself. The 1340119 mounts in a single hole, so a lavatory drilled 4-inch centerset or 8-inch widespread needs a deck plate to cover the unused holes. American Standard sells deck plates separately for exactly that. Order one with the faucet if the existing deck is not single-hole.

It is built for that. The body is cast brass, the spray outlet is the vandal-resistant type, and there is no aerator screen to unscrew and walk off with. For a facility standardizing across many openings, the metering action also removes the most common failure mode in public restrooms, which is a handle left running.

The extended spout reaches farther out over the bowl than a standard metering tap, which matters on deeper or wall-hung lavatories and on multi-user wash fountains where a short spout puts the stream against the back of the basin. If your existing tap drops water too close to the rim, the extended-spout version is the fix.

A metering tap like the 1340119 is mechanical: the user pushes, a measured 0.09 gallon runs, it closes itself. No power, no batteries, no solenoid or sensor to fail or get fouled. A sensor faucet is hands-free and better where touch-free hygiene is the driver, but it adds a power source and electronics to maintain. For MRO-heavy facilities that want the fewest service calls, metering is the simpler path.

Chrome is the finish, ordered as American Standard 1340119.002. There is one configuration, so the only thing left to decide is whether you also need the grid drain, mixing valve or deck plate, each of which is a separate order.