Tæppa
[[Image:Wasserhahn.jpg|thumb|Tæppa]]

'''Tæppa''' is [[duru]] tō wealdenne þǣre forlǣtunge sumes [[wǣt]]es oþþe [[ǣðm]]es.  <!--þone gangfor controlling the release of a [[liquid]] or [[gas]]. In [[British English]] the word is used for any everyday type of valve, particularly the fittings on bathtubs and sinks that would be called [[faucet]]s elsewhere. In [[American English]] the usage is sometimes more specialised, with the term '''tap''' restricted to uses such as '''beer taps''' and the word "faucet" used for cold water outlets; although some Americans use "tap" in the broader sense as well.-->

== Wætertæppan ==
[[Image:Water spigot.jpg|thumb|Wæteres tæppa]]
Wæter for [[bæþ|baðum]], [[mundlēow]]um, and trogum cann gegearwod bēon mid syndrigum hātum and ċealdum tæppum; þis is gemǣne in þǣm [[Geāned Cynerīce]], syndriglīċe in bæþrūmum. In cyċenum, ēac [[Geānedu Rīcu American]], and in fela ōðra steda sind ''mixendtæppan'' gebrocen on stale þæs wordes. Þes is ānga, mænigfealdra tæppa, þæs handle ūp and niðer āstīgþ tō wealdenne þā andefne wæterflōwnesse and of ānre sīdan tō ōðerre sīdan tō wealdenne þǣre hǣte þæs wæteres (gedōn mid mixunge þæs hātan wæteres mid þǣm ċealdum wætere ætsamne). Þā nīwostan ansīene dōþ swā mid ingesettum [[hǣtsearu|hǣtsearwe]].

<!--If separate taps are fitted, it may not be immediately clear which tap is hot and which is cold. The hot tap generally has a red indicator and/or be labeled H or Hot.  The cold tap tends to have a blue or green indicator and/or be labeled C or Cold.  (Note that the [[French language|French]] for 'hot' is ''chaud'', which starts with a 'C'.)  Mixer taps may have a red-blue stripe or arrows indicating which side will give hot and which cold.  

In some countries there is a 'standard' arrangement of hot/cold taps: for example in the [[United States]] the hot tap is generally on the left. This convention applies in the UK too, but many installations exist where it has been ignored.

== Beer Taps ==

While in other contexts, depending on location, a "tap" may be a "faucet", "valve" or "spigot", the use of '''"tap"''' for beer is almost universal. This may be because the word was originally coined for the wooden valve in traditional barrels. A "beer tap" now may be one of several items:

; Pressure-dispense bar tap : Almost universally in modern times, bulk beer is supplied in [[keg]]s that are served with the aid of external pressure. In a normal bar dispense system, this pressure comes from a cylinder of [[carbon dioxide]] (or occasionally [[nitrogen]]) which forces the beer out of the keg and up a narrow tube to the bar. At the end of this tube is a valve built into a fixture (usually somewhat decorative) on the bar. This is the beer tap, and opening it with a small lever causes beer, pushed by the gas from the cylinder, to flow into the glass.
; Portable keg tap : Sometimes, beer kegs designed to be connected to the above system are instead used on their own, perhaps at a party or outdoor event. In this case, a self-contained portable tap is required that allows beer to be served straight from the keg. Because the keg system uses pressure to force the beer up and out of the keg, these taps must have a means of supplying it. The typical "picnic tap" uses a hand pump to push air into the keg; this will cause the beer to spoil faster but is perfectly acceptable when it will be consumed in a short time. Portable taps with small CO<sub>2</sub> cylinders are also available.
[[Image:ServingAle.png|thumb|right|Serving ale "by gravity" through a cask tap, at a [[real ale festival]].]]
; Cask beer tap : Beer brewed and served in the traditional way (typically [[real ale]]) does not use artificial gas. Taps for cask beer are simple on-off valves that are hammered into the end of the cask (see [[keystone (cask)|keystone]] for details). When beer is served directly from the cask ("by gravity"), as at beer festivals and some pubs, it simply flows out of the tap and into the glass. When the cask is stored in the cellar and served from the bar, as in most pubs, the beer line is screwed onto the tap and the beer is sucked through it by a hand-operated low-pressure pump on the bar. The taps used are the same, and in beer-line setups the first pint is often poured from the cask as for "gravity", for tasting, before the line is connected. Cask beer taps can be brass (now discouraged for fear of lead contamination), stainless steel (good, but expensive), plastic (acceptable, and cheaper), and wood (to be avoided if possible).

== Gas Taps ==
[[Image:Gas_taps.jpg|thumb|Gas taps]]
Although a gas tap may be a valve that releases any gas, the word is most commonly used to refer to taps that control the flow of [[natural gas]] in the home (for gas fires) or in [[school]] [[science]] [[laboratory|laboratories]] (for [[Bunsen burner]]s).-->

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Tæppa is duru tō wealdenne þǣre forlǣtunge sumes wǣtes oþþe ǣðmes.  

 Wætertæppan 
thumb|Wæteres tæppa
Wæter for baðum, mundlēowum, and trogum cann gegearwod bēon mid syndrigum hātum and ċealdum tæppum; þis is gemǣne in þǣm Geāned Cynerīce, syndriglīċe in bæþrūmum. In cyċenum, ēac Geānedu Rīcu American, and in fela ōðra steda sind mixendtæppan gebrocen on stale þæs wordes. Þes is ānga, mænigfealdra tæppa, þæs handle ūp and niðer āstīgþ tō wealdenne þā andefne wæterflōwnesse and of ānre sīdan tō ōðerre sīdan tō wealdenne þǣre hǣte þæs wæteres (gedōn mid mixunge þæs hātan wæteres mid þǣm ċealdum wætere ætsamne). Þā nīwostan ansīene dōþ swā mid ingesettum hǣtsearwe.

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