TotalPlumber

I installed one of these "touch sensor" faucets on a kitchen remodel recently. Installation went well, and worked as advertised.

Has anyone else had an experience with this faucet?

http://www.deltafaucet.com/newproduc...l?room=&filter


You position the lever handle where you want it, temperature wise, and touch the faucet spout or handle very lightly to turn off and on as needed.

Creepy. I can envision all kinds of mechanical problems with this. It takes 4 "C" batteries in a power pack attached to the cabinet wall. Won't work at all if batteries die. Grounding wires needed, customer needs to be careful what they sling up under the cabinet, ie. large bottles of cleaners/soaps, could knock loose the wires.

Any feedback?

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Dr Steevil

I'm with you on the envisioning of problems. To me its just a gimmick. For one thing, its a kitchen faucet. How many people use their kitchen faucets at "a set temperature". If that was so important, I'd say just install a mixing valve under the sink and run its outlet to both sides of a regular faucet.

And besides, just how lazy does one have to be to prefer just touching the spout vs positioning a lever or knob?

Now, the sensor ones you see in alot of commercial establishments make sense but for completely different reasons.

super plumber

I installed 1 about 2 1/2 years ago. No problems that I know of (knock on wood). Just 2 people in house (school teachers and the house is perfect), no kids to tear stuff up.

Ron

Nice concept, but don't look for me to sell it.

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M5Plumb

Definitely what I would consider a higher end option....

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Installed one last week. Delta Model 980T-SSSD-DST.

POS!

The installation went well but this thing has too many loose wires that are not protected or contained. The solenoid hangs freely from under the faucet waiting for the pullout hose too hook onto it.

Had to have the manufacturer rep come out after installation because the faucet was working intermittantly. He said the installation was as the instructions say it's supposed to be except the battery pack is supposed to be resting on the bottom of the cabinet and not attached, with the supplied velcro, to the back of the cabinet. This battery location is not in the instructions. Moving the battery pack to the shelf did solve the problem though.

I like to keep wires, solenoids and such, out of the way and not laying on the cabinet shelf. It only takes a slight bump and the faucet acts up.

Waste of money for a home owner. Nothing but trouble.

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TheMaster

Sorry but the battery pack location is suggested in the installation instructions. Did you read them completely before you installed the faucet? Sounds like you wasted the reps time....I bet he was pissed off

Bill

Never installed one yet, but hopefully soon.

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smellslike$tome

I installed one last fall. It had a happy enough ending because originally the ho didn't realize she was ordering a touch faucet.

Installed it and it worked except for the touch on the spout didn't work. You could touch operate the lever and it would work just fine but not on the spout. Called Delta, waited for a "tech", who promptly began reading their script and ultimately concluded that they would send a new solenoid. This was shortly before the holidays so the ho did not notify us that the parts had arrived until the first of the year. They reported that, in the interim, the faucet would spontaneously operate at times. Great, what if your not at home and there is a plate covering the drains? Anyway, I returned, swapped out the solenoid and it still did the same thing. She says, "you know what, I don't even care about the touch feature anyway. Can you disable it and make it work like a regular faucet?", "Yes ma'am I can!" Problem solved.

It's a piece of crap and I would not install it again without a signed hold harmless in the event the thing turns on in the middle of the night and floods their house.

GREENPLUM

I have never installed one, but the idea is solid. After butchering a chix it would be nice feature.