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Just a touch away, Delta Touch2O faucets
Submitted by DonHester on Mon, 07/28/2014 - 07:18.
Just a touch away, Delta Touch2O faucets East Wenatchee Home Inspections
Lets start with a lyric from a famous classic rock band
“Nothing much, is all I know and it's alright, oh yes Light as a feather, and just a touch away”
Deep Purple
During a recent home inspection I came across several of Delta’s touch faucets, the brand name is ToucH2O. This model was from their pre March 2011 series. These units are battery operated and should not be connected to any power source other than batteries.
Needless to say the one on this inspection was not functioning due to no batteries installed.
Here is the faucet, you will notice it has a mounting bracket / spout insulating element at the base below the faucet spout and control handle. Obviously you need the spout to be insulated from conductive surfaces.
In this photo below you may notice that one of the base insulators will have a red LED light on it showing that the faucet is working. (No red light on mine)
Read more: http://www.deltafaucet.com/pdf/productdocuments/Model_980T-MI-preMarch2011-63440RevB_15727.pdf
There is also a Hands-Free option if the model is a Touch2O.xt faucet. This faucet has a sensor that senses your presence within 4” and automatically shuts off within seconds once you remove your hands.
Read more: http://www.deltafaucet.com/smart-solutions/touch2oxt.html#ixzz38lwKDHQ3
These device may become more commonplace as we have seen in commercial applications. It would of been fun to actually try this device but I was a “Touch Away”.
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