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Should You Get a Touchless Faucet?

Wouldn’t you like to have a fancy faucet in your house that runs and shuts on its own? You can have that with touchless faucets. They’re brilliant gadgets you can replace your conventional faucets with. 

Touchless faucets offer an innovative alternative to traditional faucets by minimizing the action required to turn to tap on and off. They use sensors, mostly infrared, to detect motion in the sink. These sensors blast infrared light, and when your hand reflects the infrared light back to the sensor, the faucet turns on.

Benefits of Touchless Faucets

Touchless faucets offer an array of benefits, too. They can make your experience better, and also make your water usage more efficient. Here are some of the benefits you can reap with touchless faucets in your house.

Water Conservation

Touchless faucets are designed to have a low flow rate, and since they are electronically controlled, they prevent leakage. Additionally, they control the flow of water on their own and shut off after a set interval, so you don’t have to even think about turning the faucet off. It does it on its own. This means that you can save a ton of water in the long run. This is not only good for your utility bills but also for the environment. 

Hygiene and Cleanliness

Similarly, touchless faucets also improve the overall hygiene around your sink. This is especially useful during the COVID-19 pandemic, as it can help you wash your hands without touching your faucet and sink!

Since they don’t require you to physically interact with the faucet to turn it over, they also stay much cleaner during your daily chores. As a result, they also won’t fade or stain over time due to regular touching with soap and dirt.

Convenience

Lastly, it is just convenient in many ways. Maybe your hands are too occupied to turn the faucet over, or your hands are too dirty. You no longer have to worry about wasting water while brushing your teeth!

This is a terrific benefit for you if you or your family member has trouble manipulating or touching a conventional faucet. Touchless faucets can make it so much easier for them as they only have to wave their hands under the faucet for it to turn over.

Downsides of Touchless Faucets

Although touchless faucets have many benefits, they do come with one downside: electricity. They run on electricity, so they need a constant source of electricity to run. You can either choose to run them on batteries or AC power, it depends on your preference.

Touchless faucets are great, and they should be in everyone’s home. It can make your chores so much easier. If you want to discover the benefits of touchless faucets, contact Pentech Plumbing in Ottawa. We have experience and knowledge to help you choose the best touchless faucet for your home.