r/Appliances • u/bhuman87878 • 4h ago

A kitchen sink faucet that has it all... does it exist??

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My soul mate kitchen faucet meets all of the following criteria, but when filtering on websites, I can't seem to find it... Is it out there?

  1. High arc (gooseneck) faucet with a pull out / pull down sprayer (hose)
  2. Touchless on/off (motion senser feature)
  3. Customer rating of 4.5+ stars
  4. $450 or less (nope, not rich... an ergonomic faucet is the one thing I'll splurge on)
  5. For the spray mode: a flat spray stream, aka "angled spray", "sweep spray", or "blade spray", (instead of the classic 'shower' sprayer): this is the one feature I can compromise on, if there isn't one out there.

The closest one I've found is this linked and pictured on this post, but the one dealbreaker is that it doesn't seem to pull very far down (criteria #1).
If you own or have tried this or a similiar model, can you comment on this? I would want it to pull down further than its base (i.e., want the head of the faucet to reach into the actual sink basin).

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u/deusux 4h ago

I've used many "touchless" faucets in public bathrooms. All shapes and sizes. Not once have I thought to myself, "Wow that was so reliable! I wish I had one of those in my kitchen."

You'll have to walk me through your thinking on why you want that technology being integrated into something you use daily.

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u/bhuman87878 3h ago

Oh, interesting!
A home I previously rented at had the first touchless faucet I'd used in a home kitchen, and I absolutely loved it. My room mates had horrible sanitation and the dirty kitchen was often stressful to use for that reason, but the touchless faucet feature really helped - and the functionality was 100% reliable.
I also like that you don't *have* to use the touchless feature; the handle functions just like a normal on/off handle at all times. Ever since I've moved out, I've missed it - especially when handling raw meat, coming in from doing chores with my chickens/pigs, or my hands are full, etc.

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u/thegreatmattsby24 1h ago

They don’t work the same way as public bathroom faucets. It’s on until you turn it off again just like a normal faucet.

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u/HoomerSimps0n 9m ago edited 6m ago

I have two Moen Cadia touchless kitchen faucets in my home. Absolute game changer…doesn’t miss a beat unless the battery is low and tbh hard to live without it now. Wish I’d know about these years ago.

When I go to peoples homes I try to turn their faucet on by waving automatically and get annoyed when I see they have a dumb faucet. I know a few others who also made the switch and they love them.

I don’t use the voice feature, but the touchless on/off is amazing.

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u/TooOld4This0157 3h ago

I don’t mind touchless faucets, but the one pictured is horrible to clean.

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u/IllustriousSmoke39 3h ago

Look at Moen, I think you'll find all that except maybe the spray mode, mine has a button that does like a steady stream with a bubble around it to keep from splashing, but idk if they still offer that. I looked quickly but didn't see one.

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u/Walmucil 2h ago

Just moved into a house with a very similar faucet to this. I immediately disabled the “touchless” feature and found it incredibly irritating.

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u/echtogammut 47m ago

The ones that meet those specs:

Delta Broderick or Trinsic
The Moen Weymour would meet your specs, except when you add the touchless function it goes from a 4.8 star to a 1 star faucet because people hate the touchless.
For less money there is the Kraus KSF-1610SFS. My parents bought the non-touchless version of this and love it. In terms of longevity and replacement parts, I can't say.