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A foot pedal faucet is the biggest optimization I need to make. It's like giving yourself a third arm in many situations.
by xnx 10mo ago
A foot pedal faucet is the biggest optimization I need to make. It's like giving yourself a third arm in many situations.
- esafak 10mo agoI use a touch-sensitive faucet. Either way, this is a big upgrade given how often one uses a faucet.
- gazook89 10mo agoI so desperately want this, I think about it about 5 times a week and probably mention it to my wife as often. But in my old small house I doubt I could ever get one set up. Much better than a touch less one.
- tptacek 10mo agoIt's just a standard plumbing fitting, and it engages with the plumbing below your actual faucet. Space shouldn't be an issue?
- xnx 10mo agoI bought an one that attaches to the source line to the faucet, but I'm nervous to install it for risk of leaks.
- frantathefranta 10mo agoTeflon tape is your friend when plumbing things together.
- xnx 10mo agoDefinitely. I'm more worried about the valve in the pedal being faulty and leaking.
- throwway120385 10mo agoNot always. It only works with FIP/MIP connections. If it's a compression fitting you're just wasting money.
- XorNot 10mo agoCompression fittings first question is "can you use a shark bite push fit instead?" Second thing is, get a small amount of food safe grease and put it on the copper ferrule to make the connection: took me far too long to learn that.
- tptacek 10mo agoCan't recommend a foot pedal faucet enough. They're not expensive!
- joshuaheard 10mo agoKohler makes a touchless faucet. You wave your hand under the faucet and it turns on and off. I've had one for years, and it's great in the kitchen. Most commercial lavatories have the same technology.
- dpark 10mo agoI’ve got a friend with one of these. He has not been super happy with it. He mentioned installing the foot pedal next time instead.
- ______ 10mo agoI got it and absolutely love it. Takes a bit of getting used to of course, but after being in my kitchen I expect all taps to work like this. The biggest downside is that visitors will be confused why the water doesn’t run (the physical tap is always left open but there is a “virtual” tap controlled by the sensor is not.
- lkbm 10mo agoOh wow, I've never even heard of these. Now I want one, though my daughter is within months of being able to crawl, so maybe I'd better skip it for now.
- mattmaroon 10mo agoAlso vastly superior for sanitation. Commercial hand washing sinks use them for that reason.