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Pros and Cons of Touchless Water Faucets

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Almost everywhere you go, you see a touchless water faucet. These types of faucets started in public bathrooms and have now started to become popular in residential bathrooms and kitchens. If you have been considering performing a renovation in your bathroom or kitchen, you may want to think about incorporating a touchless water faucet. However, you may wonder whether it is worth it. To determine whether this is the case, you must first weigh the pros and cons of touchless water faucets, especially in the home.

Pros of Touchless Water Faucets

One of the main benefits of touchless faucets in your home is that they help you conserve water. With touch water faucets, the water will run until you turn the faucet off. However, with touchless faucets, the water will turn on and off when you move your hands underneath it. Plus, touchless faucets are generally leaf-proof, so you will conserve water that way as well. Another big benefit of touchless water faucets is that they are more sterile. Water faucets are one of the dirtiest things that you touch, and they can be hard to keep clean. However, with a touchless option, it will remain more sanitized and cleaner in general.

A great thing about touchless water faucets is that they are incredibly easy to operate. So, whether your child is just learning how to wash their own hands or you have arthritis, anyone can use a touchless faucet with ease. Finally, the majority of touchless water faucets come with pre-fixed water temperature and flow settings, which means that you do not have to adjust them to get the temperature and water flow just right before you can wash your hands.

Cons of Touchless Water Faucets

One of the biggest drawbacks to touchless water faucets is the price you will pay upfront. When compared to touch faucets, touchless faucets are more expensive. However, when you consider the money you will be saving on water conservation, it may be worth it to you. Another disadvantage to touchless faucets is potential power issues. Some touchless faucets are powered by batteries, but if yours is not, then it will not work if you have a power outage.

While touchless faucets do come with pre-set settings for flow and temperature, these settings can be changed. Usually, this can be done with a remote control. Alternatively, there may be areas on the faucet that you have to touch to make the change. While this may not be difficult for some people, it may be frustrating for others who do not understand how to do it. Another drawback is the malfunctioning of the sensor that makes the touchless water faucet work. In a public restroom, you can always go to another faucet, but in your home, you only have one faucet, which makes it frustrating.

If you believe that the pros outweigh the cons and would like to have a touchless faucet installed in your home, contact a plumber near you.


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