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From: Home Guy on 18 Jan 2010 19:50
I can't believe the numb nuts around here.

mkirsch1(a)rochester.rr.com wrote:

> That is completely retarded. People lean their forearms on the
> edge of the sink while washing dishes.

Maybe short people do. Short people who have metal-edged counter tops I
guess. Look - clearly if extending the touch-active surface to the sink
itself is problematic, then don't do it. That still leaves the spout
and the faucet control as the touch surface.

> > I highly doubt that that someone has the dexterity with their
> > feet to be able to modulate the hot and cold pedals with enough
> > precision to give them the desired water temperature.
>
> If they don't have the dexterity to do that, then they don't have
> the dexterity to stand. Foot pedal controls have been used in
> commercial kitchens for decades.

And hospitals, prisons, nursing homes. And that's where they'll stay.

> Touch-control faucets are a GIMMICK, nothing more. They offer
> nothing but a way to separate more money from your wallet.

At a cost of a few hundred dollars minimum, and require additional
carpentry work to install, foot pedals are more expensive. And I still
say that they are more cumbersome to use. You want the water to keep
flowing? Keep your foot on the pedal. You want to walk away and keep
the water flowing? Sorry, can't do it.

> Many homes have automatic dish washers these days, and those
> that don't probably can't afford a fancy $350 touch control
> faucet anyway.

Have you seen the prices for kitchen faucets with built-in pull-down
heads? And you can get this one with touch-control for $320 at home
depot?

You must own a foot-pedal store to be so passionate about this.
From: Home Guy on 18 Jan 2010 20:04
krw wrote:

> > I can't honestly understand why a mechanical (or even electrical)
> > foot-operated switch would be preferred over a conveinently-
> > positioned hand-operated touch control when it comes to turning
> > your kitchen faucet on or off.
>
> Think about cleaning a paint roller. Doctors don't touch
> *anything* with their hands after they've scrubbed (other than
> gloves). The same theory applies to any hand-washing sink.
> I'd expect to see more foot controls, given the H1N1 paranoia.

Truth is that metallic surfaces tend to kill a lot of bacteria and
viruses. So there's no point putting a lot of effort into selling foot
pedals on the belief that you're increasing kitchen hygiene.

To compare the average kitchen sink area to that of a surgical scub sink
is absurd.

Even if one of Delta's selling points for a touch-control faucet is
hygiene related, I don't put any stock in it.
From: krw on 18 Jan 2010 21:02
On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:04:00 -0500, Home Guy <Home(a)Guy.com> wrote:

>krw wrote:
>
>> > I can't honestly understand why a mechanical (or even electrical)
>> > foot-operated switch would be preferred over a conveinently-
>> > positioned hand-operated touch control when it comes to turning
>> > your kitchen faucet on or off.
>>
>> Think about cleaning a paint roller. Doctors don't touch
>> *anything* with their hands after they've scrubbed (other than
>> gloves). The same theory applies to any hand-washing sink.
>> I'd expect to see more foot controls, given the H1N1 paranoia.
>
>Truth is that metallic surfaces tend to kill a lot of bacteria and
>viruses. So there's no point putting a lot of effort into selling foot
>pedals on the belief that you're increasing kitchen hygiene.

Sure there is a point in selling hygiene.

>To compare the average kitchen sink area to that of a surgical scub sink
>is absurd.

Not so much. Think about chicken preparation.

>Even if one of Delta's selling points for a touch-control faucet is
>hygiene related, I don't put any stock in it.

You may not, but their market may. That's the whole point of
marketing (I did note the H1N1 *paranoia*).
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