Smart home dwellers invariably have a manual backup plan in case their automation tech temporarily fails. Moen doesn’t think that’s necessary: the Smart Faucet with Motion Control the company is ...

2001-04-21 04:00:00 PDT Destin, Fla.-- Alfred M. Moen, who was inspired to build a better faucet after nearly burning his hands trying to wash them, died Tuesday at his home in Destin. He was 86. Mr.

He was born Dec. 27, 1916, in Seattle, Wash. He formerly lived in the Lorain County area and had been a resident of Destin, Fla., for 20 years. Moen Headed the Moen company’s research and development ...