"Worked great until his cat figured out waving its paw triggered water flow... Came home to a flooded countertop and one very confused kitty."
Haha, that's hilarious! Cats always seem to find a way to turn our clever ideas into chaos. I once tried installing a foot-operated faucet pedal in my kitchen—thought it'd be super convenient when my hands were messy from cooking. It worked great until my dog discovered it. Every time he lay down near the sink, he'd accidentally press it, and I'd have random bursts of water splashing everywhere. Eventually had to uninstall it because cleaning up puddles every day got old fast.
Speaking of faucets, has anyone else noticed how quickly those touchless sensors seem to get glitchy or overly sensitive after a while? Mine started randomly turning on whenever sunlight hit it at a certain angle. Ended up going back to a basic handle faucet—sometimes simple really is better. Curious if anyone else has had similar sensor issues or found a reliable fix...
"Mine started randomly turning on whenever sunlight hit it at a certain angle."
Yeah, that's actually pretty common with infrared sensors—they can get triggered by strong reflections or direct sunlight. Had a client whose faucet kept randomly activating because of shiny stainless steel appliances nearby. A quick fix is usually adjusting the sensor angle slightly downward or placing something matte nearby to reduce reflections. But honestly, sometimes simpler really is better... fewer headaches in the long run.
Huh, never thought sunlight could trigger faucets... kinda funny actually. Makes me wonder if that's why mine randomly goes off sometimes in the afternoon. Might try angling it down a bit like you suggested, but honestly, starting to think old-school manual faucets might save me some cash and confusion in the long run. Fancy tech isn't always worth the hassle, right?
Had a similar issue at a client's place once—sensor faucet kept randomly turning on in the afternoon. Took us forever to figure out it was sunlight reflecting off a chrome soap dispenser setting it off. Pretty funny looking back, but at the time it was driving everyone nuts. Adjusting the angle helped temporarily, but honestly, after a few callbacks, we swapped it out for a manual faucet. Problem solved, no more random water shows, and the client was happier overall.
Fancy tech is great when it works, but sometimes simpler really is better. If you're getting frustrated, going back to basics might save you headaches (and money) down the line.
"Fancy tech is great when it works, but sometimes simpler really is better."
Haha, true. When I moved into my first place, I thought sensor faucets were the coolest thing ever—until mine started randomly turning on at 2 AM. Took me a week of thinking my bathroom was haunted before realizing it was just the nightlight reflecting weirdly off the mirror. Felt pretty silly after that...
Ended up swapping it out myself for an old-school faucet. Less fancy, sure, but at least no more ghostly midnight water concerts. Makes me wonder though, are these sensors really that sensitive or did I just get unlucky? Either way, lesson learned: sometimes basic beats fancy tech.
