An automatic tap or (also hands-free taps, touch less faucet, electronic faucet, motion sensing faucet, sensor faucet, or infrared faucet) is a tap equipped with a proximity sensor and mechanism that opens its valve to allow water to flow in response to the presence of a hand or hands in close proximity. The automatic tap closes its valve again after a few seconds or when it no longer detects the presence of hands. Most automatic taps are battery powered and incorporate an active infrared senser that detects hand motion.
You’re probably here because you’ve used one. You place your hands under the spout, water starts instantly, and when you pull away it stops without a twist, press, or lever. In a home kitchen it feels tidy. In an office, café, or public washroom it feels normal. But a lot of people still wonder the […]
You notice the tap most when your hands are least usable. Raw chicken on your fingers. Coffee grounds everywhere. A shared office kitchenette where half the staff touch the same mixer before lunch. That’s usually when people start asking whether automatic sensor taps are worth fitting, or whether they’re just another shiny extra that looks […]