I am (was?) considering getting a touchless faucet for the kitchen sink. Moen has a faucet that we like the looks of. We watched a few videos and the feature that I liked was the control box that allowed you set the temperature of the water when the faucet was activated by the touchless sensor. SWMBO and I thought that setting the temp to warm would be good for washing hands, which is probably the time that we would not want to touch the faucet. Meat juices, sticky messes, etc. Well, it turns out that the adjustable control box was only used on the first generation of Moen's touchless faucets and no longer available. The water will be at whatever temperature the handle was last left at. To adjust the temperature once it is turned on via the touchless sensor, you have to....wait for it....*touch* the handle. So, without that feature, I'm not sure a touchless faucet is worth the extra money, other than for the novelty. I'm looking for opinions from those have tried them or opted not to get one for a specific reason.

If you have the extra money go for it and let us know the results.

oIn on Fri, 11 Sep 2020 18:15:02 +0000, Shirley wrote:I wouldn' t touch them.

Are Touchless Faucets Worth The Cost?

Mar 06, 2017 Last reply: 5 years ago 23 Replies

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clare 9 years ago

It ONLY applies if you need enough water to get hot water to the faucet, obviously

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DerbyDad03 9 years ago

I guess I'm not "most people". Rarely do I need cold as possible and I certainly don't need hot as possible in a hands free situation. Warm to wash hands is where I would like my hands free operation to reside. Starting at pipe-temperature and increasing to the warm setting as hot water becomes available is the reason I wish the temp control was still available.

Anything other than hands free, such as filling a pot or the dishpan, is where I would use the handle.

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Shirley 5 years ago

Watch for the one, described as resembling the silencer on a sniper rifle, that they said was so simple to install a housewife could do it. They didn’t mention whether a trained monkey could.

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micky 5 years ago

I wouldn' t touch them.

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