Non-contact faucets for kitchen and bathroom

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Non-contact faucets for kitchen and bathroom

Previously, a non-contact faucet could only be found in public places. But now they began to appear in urban apartments.

This miracle of technology allows you not to twist or move the lever every time, achieving the optimum pressure of water and temperature.

As soon as you bring your hands under the tap - the mixer will start to work and the water will immediately pour at a predetermined temperature.

Contents:

  • Principle of operation of
  • Advantages and features of
  • Where to buy and how much does it cost?

Principle of operation of

There are no usual valves or levers on the non-contact faucet for the kitchen. You just have to bring your hands under the tap, the water will begin to pour itself.

This is due to an infrared sensor or photocell. Infrared senses the warmth of the human body, and with a photocell - reads the hands brought to it and opens the water.

The shut-off valve, which is controlled by the sensor, when you hold hands in front of it, opens and starts to leak water.

If necessary, the head and temperature of the water can be adjusted with a small outer lever or a screw hidden under the body.

All non-contact models of mixers are electrical appliances, they require power.

Some models are powered by a battery that lasts a few years.

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There are models that work from a regular network, via an adapter. Occasionally you can see very expensive mixers with batteries.

Which model is better: it is considered safer with batteries, since where there is water, there is dampness, and electricity does not like dampness.

Operating modes for contactless faucets for the sink are also different.

Some models work in such a way that water flows all the time while the hands are in the range of the sensor, in other models, the inclusion occurs for a short period of time.

You can find a non-contact washbasin mixer with protection against overfilling with sink water.

If the sensor responds to an object that has been under a stream for a long time, it automatically closes the water.

Very popular combined models, when the contactless and lever mixers, are combined with each other.

Advantages and features of

Touchless contactless faucets are very convenient.

They allow:

  • Save water, as they turn on for a few seconds, and water flows only when it is needed. You will never forget to turn it off. As soon as you remove your hand from the sensor, the valve closes;
  • Maintain hygiene, you do not need to touch the handles, so your hands will not get dirty again. Very like many housewives like these cranes in the kitchen;
  • Maintain a constant temperature of water. You can adjust the water temperature with a metal rod or the water in it is heated to the desired temperature with a thermostat. Some products change the temperature of water "on the fly", this requires moving your hands in different directions;
  • Sensory mixers are easy to install in old holes.

You can buy non-contact shower faucets, equipped with a spout and a shower head. In recent years, mixers with jet lights have gained popularity.

In some models there is simply a single-color lamp, its LEDs have built-in LEDs, others have a special system that changes the color of the water flow depending on the temperature change.

If there is cold water, its color is blue, the closer to hot, the redder the color of the water.

Many people wonder which is better to buy a touchscreen non-contact faucet.

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They are produced by many famous brands, these are:

  • Kopfgescheit - these mixers have impeccable quality and maximum price availability;
  • HANSGROHE - the German concern is the producer of these contactless faucets, which is the leader in the production of sanitary ware;
  • HANSA - mixers of this company have many different functions;
  • ORAS ELECTRA - their release is handled by a Finnish company. They are reliable and modern.

There is no particular difference between branded mixers, so when choosing them, you can rely only on your own taste. All of them give a guarantee period of not less than five years.

You can also buy a non-contact faucet from Chinese manufacturers. Usually their cost is much lower.

Where to buy and how much is it?

The average price of a non-contact faucet from leading manufacturers starts from 15 thousand rubles.

This equipment does not differ in design.

Typically, the sensor mixers are installed in public places, but many want to have them at home, here, not the least role is played by considerations of prestige.

You can buy non-contact faucets for the sink in any store where plumbing is sold. Sometimes you can see contactless faucets at a price of 3 thousand rubles.

These are Chinese models, they do not have a long warranty and are inferior in quality. Models of Russian manufacturers have an average cost of about 6 thousand rubles.

It is not necessary to install a sensor mixer in the bathroom, as it is not practical to pour water into the bath, you have to disconnect the sensor function.

Basically this clever technique is installed in hospitals, catering and other enterprises.

The most modern models of such equipment are equipped with consoles for setting the necessary parameters.

The more solutions the mixer performs, the higher the price for it.

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