Like most smart devices, a smart faucet is a great source of convenience, significantly reducing the time spent waiting around in the kitchen. Most importantly, a smart faucet provides a greater sense of control over water usage in your home.
Here are the best smart faucets available now.
Q: What Is A Smart Faucet?
Smart faucets are sink faucets that are integrated with smart functionality. This means you can control said appliance with an app, motion control, or your voice. Keep in mind that it also depends on the faucet you choose.
Starting with the design, the Kohler Sensate Smart Kitchen Faucet comes in four finishes: matte black, oil-rubbed bronze, chrome, and a vibrant stainless steel; the latter fit just about any kitchen aesthetic, but the first two are quite striking in appearance. The finishes are clasped against smooth angles and a high-arch spout that not only looks stunning, but it also gives enough space to slide big pots and pans underneath.
Most important of all is how helpful having the Kohler Sensate Smart Kitchen Faucet installed in your home can be; for example, the sensor system is sensitive enough to keep track of water usage, including water leaks, and even release specific amounts of water with a single voice command. Ultimately, you’re saving money by having access to all that information with the Kohler Sensate Smart Kitchen Faucet installed in your home.
Not only is that incredibly convenient, but you’re also further reducing the amount of water wasted in your home and tightening up your water bill.
The Delta Faucet Essa VoiceIQ Kitchen Faucet also removes the need of having a container of hand soap on the counter with the addition of a hand soap dispenser. You no longer have to deal with a bottle of hand soap that somehow always manages to collect gunk at the bottom.
And when you’re children go to wash their hands, the TempSense LED will let them know if the water is hot, including a hand-wash feature that teaches children when to wash and rinse.
Best of all, the Moen 7185EVC Brantford Smart Faucet is a good listener; it can accept preset and custom voice commands via Alexa and Google Assistant, such as asking it to dispense enough water for a baby’s bottle at the proper temperature.
If you find voice technology too invasive, the Moen 7185EVC has a motion sensor—just wave your hand to start the faucet and again when you’re finished. And if the power goes out—don’t sweat it; the lever works the faucet manually.
When everyone’s finished with their meals, the Moen 7185EVC is particularly helpful at cleaning up. Simply pull down the end of the faucet to detach the sprayer and press the Power Boost button for 50 percent extra water pressure for those tough messes.
In fact, Moen’s proprietary app, the Moen Smart Water app streamlines so many tasks, right at your fingertips, whether it’s using presents or your very own custom commands.
What arguably steals the show is how consumer-friendly the Moen Sleek Touchless Kitchen Faucet is. For starters, due to its plastic and stainless steel construction, it’s highly resistant to rust and corrosion. Secondly, its intelligent flow control system makes the installation so easy you can do it yourself, no handyman required.
And it’s not done saving you money: the Moen Smart Water app keeps track of water usage, providing insight into your household’s habits.
More important than style is functionality, and the Kohler K-72218-WB-VS Sensate Kitchen Faucet has that in spades. If you obsess over wasted resources, you’ll love using the Kohler Konnect app that connects with this smart faucet. With a simple tap on your phone, you’ll be given a breakdown of your water usage as well as any potential leaks. It’s best to catch those leaks early before they turn into worse and more expensive problems.
Lastly, the Kohler K-72218-WB-VS Sensate Kitchen Faucet grants a measure of control and efficiency over dirty dishes. The ProMotion technology in the sprayer offers better control over the nozzle, while the Power Boost button increases water pressure to blast away food particles.
The Moen Sleek Smart Faucet also helps down on time spent in the kitchen. It significantly cuts down on the need to touch the sink considering it can be controlled with your voice and hands thanks to the motion sensor located at the top. Furthermore, a simple voice command—preset or custom—and the Moen Sleek Smart Faucet will dispense water for as long as you need it to at the appropriate temperature; it even responds to non-metric measurements.
And when it’s time for dish duty, the Power Booster button on the magnetic pull-down sprayer greater increases the water pressure to blast away the gunk.
One smart faucet may be controllable by motion or manually while another can be controlled with voice, app, lever, and motion. It’s important to not only pick the one that’s best for you but should also feature the technology you want.
Q: Do Smart Faucets Need Power?
Yes. No matter which model you choose, smart faucets need power to function.
Depending on the model, the appliance will feature one or both power options: AC or batteries. The former requires that an electrical outlet be located nearby, preferably underneath the sink; the latter requires batteries be replaced every now and then.
Q: Can I Still You My Sink Manually?
It depends on the smart faucet, though most will still have a physical lever to use if need be. It’s certainly a useful feature to have in case of a power outage, but ensure you’ve chosen a smart faucet that still functions without power; otherwise, you won’t be able to use your sink.
