Speaking of plumbing quirks, has anyone else noticed their touch faucet randomly turning on during thunderstorms? Happened to me twice now...wonder if lightning or static electricity could trigger the sensor somehow.
Had something similar happen, but I'm not convinced it's lightning or static. When we first moved into our place, the faucet would randomly turn itself on at weird times—storm or no storm. Turned out, it was just overly sensitive wiring reacting to slight vibrations in the countertop or even humidity changes. Had a plumber tweak the sensor sensitivity and haven't had issues since. Maybe check the sensitivity settings before blaming the thunderstorms?
Had a similar issue with our kitchen faucet a while back. It would randomly activate, sometimes even in the middle of the night—pretty unsettling. Initially thought it was faulty wiring or something electrical, but after some troubleshooting, realized it was actually the sensor picking up reflections from shiny objects nearby. Adjusted the sensor angle slightly and moved a few things around on the countertop... problem solved. Definitely worth checking sensor placement and surroundings before assuming it's weather-related.
Had a similar issue with our kitchen faucet a while back.
Had something similar happen during an install once. Customer swore the faucet had a mind of its own, blamed everything from ghosts to electrical faults. Turned out their stainless steel toaster was reflecting just enough to trigger the sensor randomly... moved it a bit and problem vanished. Sensors can be finicky for sure.
Had a tenant call me up once, convinced their faucet was possessed or something. Water kept randomly turning on and off, driving them nuts. I figured it was probably a sensor issue, but when I went over to check it out, I noticed they'd installed one of those shiny, polished metal soap dispensers right next to the faucet. Turns out the dispenser was reflecting just enough light back into the sensor to trigger it intermittently.
Turned out their stainless steel toaster was reflecting just enough to trigger the sensor randomly...
Exactly this. People underestimate how sensitive these infrared sensors can be. Even minor reflections or shifting sunlight can cause erratic behavior. I always advise tenants now to keep reflective items away from sensor faucets or at least test placements carefully. Personally, I'm still partial to manual faucets—less fancy tech means fewer headaches down the road, in my experience.
