How to Install a Touchless Kitchen Faucet | Ask This Old House

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Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner install a new, no-touch kitchen faucet. (See below for a shopping list, tools, and steps.)
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Shopping List for How to Install a Touchless Kitchen Faucet:
- Touchless kitchen faucet
- Small bucket, used to collect water
Tools List for How to Install a Touchless Kitchen Faucet:
- Basin wrench, for disconnecting water-supply lines from sink
- Screwdriver
- Cordless drill
Steps for How to Install a Touchless Kitchen Faucet:
1. Close the hot- and cold-water shutoff valves underneath the sink.
2. Use a basin wrench to disconnect both water-supply lines from the underside of the sink.
3. Twist off the hand sprayer from the spray hose, then pry off the retainer clip with a narrow screwdriver or a pocketknife.
4. Pull the sprayer base off of the spray hose, then push the hose down through the sink deck and into the cabinet below.
5. Drain the water from the spray hose into a bucket.
6. Pull out and discard the old faucet.
7. Place the new faucet's mounting plate and gasket onto the sink deck.
8. Set the faucet in place by feeding its hoses and data cable down through the hole in the mounting plate.
9. From below, slide the ends of the hoses and cable through the support bar and mounting washer.
10. Thread on the hex nut and tighten with the supplied wrench to lock the faucet to the sink.
11. Feed the soap dispenser through the old hand-sprayer hole in the sink deck, then tighten the mounting nut from below.
12. Push the retractable spray hose into the gooseneck faucet and down into the cabinet.
13. Fasten the battery-powered control box to the inside of the cabinet with two screws.
14. Plug the water-supply lines, power line, and data cable into the push-to-connect fittings along the top and bottom of the control box.
15. Install the control-box battery, then adjust the water-temperature setting.
16. Snap the counterbalance weight onto the hose that's connected to the retractable faucet spray head.
17. Open the shutoff valves, then test the faucet.
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@nutz4gunz457 8 лет назад

The faucet is the least of that kitchens problems

@breadisgood805 5 лет назад

Nutz4Gunz45 it’s so flipping small

@modernwize 4 года назад

lol

@brodyfiorito5685 4 года назад

Timmy C and old

@isaac24 4 года назад

Old and small are fine with me!

@bobsum1745 3 года назад

Tell it your wife, and we'll see.

@mkirefu 7 лет назад

The home owner forgot to put the soap despencer gasket on. Can't get good help these days

@Guillotines_For_Globalists 6 лет назад

I saw it. What a bastard!

@juanrf2122 5 лет назад

And when he pushed the hose down it went all the way in l guess he had to do it again 😂😂

@MarioDragon 8 лет назад

The wife hates the shining faucet but is fine with that hideous stove

@angelabenschop1463 8 лет назад

+MarioDragon And those fucking ugly cabinets.

@jacobsladderpa 8 лет назад

in their defense, its a very tidy space. A young family with children might not prioritize having a fabulous kitchen. I have for more respect for this than the bourgeois home depot granite/stainless/mediocre stock cabinet kitchens of suburban sprawl usa.

@angelabenschop1463 8 лет назад

Rob Marchetti That on the other hand is true.

@mshelton26 7 лет назад

MarioDra

@afh7689 6 лет назад

Who said she was fine with it? A new stove is not cheap. If it ain't broke and you don't have the money in your budget, it's there until it's broke and/or you have the money for a replacement.

@williamskrainski8407 5 лет назад

"On second thought.....can you just fix the old faucet?..."

@JohnDoe-sr5tx 5 лет назад

2:02 made me spit out my cereal 😂😂

@juniorsworld3771 4 года назад

Lol

@walex19 4 года назад

Lmaoooo

@e1e0n 2 года назад

Do not buy if you in Canada. Warranty are just 1 year and problem started after one year, after 2 years it started opening valve by itself. $700 faucet should last at least 10 years. Power supply should be provided and not batteries option which work only 1 month. I just checked how much is it (power adapter) and it's $150 !!!! Seriously? My worst experience with faucet.

@atsipan 5 лет назад

I think Richard is more excited about that faucet than the homeowner.

@williamskrainski8407 5 лет назад

It's not costing him a thousand dollars....why not..

@ej1749 5 лет назад

william skrainski chill they where around 300 dollars

@notafanboy250 4 года назад

@@ej1749 lol

@andycheung1337 6 месяцев назад

@4:39 So freaking funny when Richard said you dizzy yet. Lmao

@notafanboy250 4 года назад

1:41: "...has a spring loaded jaw..." *pushes it back with his finger to make it return*

@rtenewsontwo 3 года назад

That's what the weight is for.

@flat-earther 2 года назад

Haha I noticed too, it should have a spring, his must have worn out.

@Guillotines_For_Globalists 8 лет назад

A mechanical show that actually doesn't revolve around interpersonal relationships and drama? Holy cow!

@Guillotines_For_Globalists 6 лет назад

I concur.

@captaintruth3219 Год назад

Wonder how that monstrosity is working 7 years later. Rube Goldberg would be proud.🤪

@10--50 5 лет назад

As someone who's done this a few times, getting that camera angle 6:26 with proper lighting and focus is just impressive

@notafanboy250 4 года назад

I had the same thought.

@postskeetclarity 4 года назад

They have model built for these shots at the studio.

@sarahmathias9463 4 года назад

"i'd like something that'd match the look of the room" let me go back into the '50s to get that

@bg147 4 года назад

I have a 50s kitchen and this is not the 50s. I would say the 90s and contractor quality.

@vincent-leroymclopezki5919 4 года назад

Got something in avocado?

@bg147 4 года назад

@@vincent-leroymclopezki5919 Oster Fondue pot.

@bigdaddystovepipe2559 2 года назад

Imagine living in a country that turning on your faucet manually is too much work!?!?!

@jessegamingtv2146 8 лет назад

What do you think of the new faucet? My wife will love it *wife comes home* I HATE IT! *guy comes back*

@Iwillnotbepushed 4 года назад

As a 33 year plumber I have bought that tee shirt. I do not pick faucets for clients anymore.

@soydelrancho 6 лет назад

The wife will like something a little bit bigger!! :)

@bearing_aficionado 5 лет назад

Looks like a bunch of B.S. just for water.

@JcP3737 4 года назад

I had a customer who's cat learned to turn on of those on years ago. They said the cat would have running water all the time and ran up their water bill a little

@BurtBowers 5 лет назад

Have no idea why people are still using football shaped shut off valves, I went through out entire house replaced them with quarter turn valves work great not having to worry bout them freezing up & leaking..

@christopherortiz8713 4 года назад

Old timer.. 👍

@flat-earther 2 года назад

At least you can rebuild those valves if they leak by just changing a gasket unlike quarter turn valves you have to replace entire valve which not everyone knows how especially if it's soldered.

@wolfpackflt670 6 лет назад

Yeah I could see my cat figuring out how to make the water come out and all night long you would hear the faucet going from on to off

@akshaybholee3263 4 года назад

before going to bed just unplug the battery its simple.

@Shadow_wo1f05 4 года назад

akshay bholee or keep the cat in the cage

@mr_tom_1_0 3 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_M0zoimguqQ.html

@jirikaspar238 7 лет назад

This seems terribly over-engineered to me.

@eri_techguru5824 2 года назад

What a beautiful way of teaching. Thank you. 😊

@ericstefko4852 5 лет назад

Oh my cats would love that type of faucet

@Dmiller7239 3 года назад

Kitchen faucet that needs plugged in? No thanks I can turn it on myself

@yzhang8629 5 лет назад

With such a long and complicated system, it will take forever for hot water to come

@andreyyaromich8277 4 года назад

Fuert Neigt it’s preset temp for only when you use the motion, it bypasses when you open lever manually, and it will go to max hot temp from the water heater

@davidburkholder7360 2 года назад

Easy to install, the explanation makes this video excellent!

@ssn7836 2 года назад

Love this show , I remember growing up watching it in Chicago on Saturdays on channel 11

@counkev 8 лет назад

never knew that these were so complicated

@SKRUBL0RD 4 года назад

everything in life is complicated until you learn how it works

@johnnyv5995 4 года назад

Been using this faucet for 3years, worked well until a few weeks ago when the water would automatically turn itself On/Off! Replaced the batteries, same issue. 'Reset' the control box, same issue. Called Moen, and they are sending me a new control box, no questions asked about proof of purchase or any other b.s. Also, the 3 hole cover plate coating is already pretty worn out. Overall for the $120 I spent and service received from Moen I am satisfied, the touchless On/Off is a great feature(when it works) when you have your hands covered in food guck :)

@davidg8032 2 года назад

Moen has GREAT customer service!!!

@mkdsk101 2 года назад

You have a link for this faucet?

@jaysonchilds4676 4 года назад

That is the kink of crap you put in when selling your house.

@jeffreyrichardson 5 лет назад

Handled faucets are better.

@oddsums3185 8 лет назад

They would be better off with a full renovation. What an ugly kitchen.

@alvinar.thrush6686 5 лет назад

Wow I’m so thankful that you included the wiring (so to speak) of the control box. It got me real confused the other day, when I was reading about touchless kitchen faucet on this healthykitchen101 kitchen website. One question though, is that if the faucet is in touchless mode, you can only change the water temp on the box which is in the under-cabinet? That sounds kind of exhausting, doesn’t it? Hope I’m wrong about this. Anyway, thanks for the video. You’re a live-saver.

@notafanboy250 4 года назад

You could find your perfect temperature and not have to worry about it...not too different from the regular way. The only problem is when the water in your hot water line gets cold and you have to wait. I guess that's where that top sensor would come into play so you could just let it run for a bit waiting for the hot water to catch up. I don't know...I'm not a big fan of these sensors seeing how I hate them when I go to public bathrooms.

@flavorus8473 4 года назад

I think that's the default temperature for when you use the touchless. You can manually adjust it as well.

@ColeOrton 7 лет назад

that "special wrench" is the greatest tool ever made!

@banditorules9163 6 лет назад

Cole Orton There are even better ones than that.

@TheWormzerjr 5 лет назад

they got something for everything. You should check out the lives size plastic sex dolls on amazon for less than 100 dollars.

@pippimaxim 4 года назад

@@TheWormzerjr Sex dolls HAHAHAHAHAH

@Fusiongearz 6 лет назад

mdf cabinets are the worst, any sign of water on them and they get ruined

@johnstraley9057 5 лет назад

YIKES! A fair amount of overly complicated components just waiting to break down. But I get it. I call it gimmick marketing. Different and not necessarily better.

@andreyyaromich8277 4 года назад

A lot of accessibly residential homes have touch less faucets for people that have limited/ no use of their hands

@notafanboy250 4 года назад

Can we get Richard a new basin wrench? My god....

@biglos2897 6 лет назад

It's not worth buying, this faucet has at least 4 small aerators that easily get clogged and lose water pressure

@CPxWilly617 5 лет назад

How do you unplug the water connections from the control panel? Can’t seem to get it off

@chuckgates1171 4 года назад

I replaced mine and week later the handle broke off Made in china junk.

@e.l.norton 4 года назад

Take something simple that works and unnecessarily complicate it.

@paulcollins9397 5 лет назад

Rube Goldberg would be proud!

@ChErRyaVe20pK 6 лет назад

It wouldve been funny if he said at 2:47 "now pull that faucet straight up and out and make sure you dont drop it on my balls". 😂

@rawbacon 4 года назад

Technology is great once it's perfected, this kind of thing just seems like more trouble than it's worth. Anyone old enough to remember the old power windows and locks knows what happened after a few years. I'll wait at least 20 more years or in my case likely never get a motion faucet.

@rtherapy60 3 года назад

You'd think by now it would be voice activated.

@ishunyu 2 года назад

@@rtherapy60 there are haha

@xgum 2 года назад

that faucet already infuriates me. 5:00 see how the dangling head has no part to keep it taught to the arm of the faucet? that is BAD engineering.

@BenSigmaChi 5 лет назад

Thank you! Your video helped a ton with my install. Almost didn’t attempt it.

@Prince-ep8pv 8 лет назад

I love how these guys just get on to it !

@cuarajhyrojayju4397 Год назад

I like easy, beautiful non complicated faucets installation This faucet is way complicated if it breaks it will cost lots of $$$ to repair

@RandomJayne 5 месяцев назад

What if the top sensor was buggy and detected you turning the water on, then didn't detect you trying to turn it off, or you just walked out of the room and forgot to shut it off? Does the top sensor keep the water turned on indefinitely or will it eventually automatically shut off? Can you manually move the handle into the "on" position and then back to "off" to override the sensor?

@praphullachandra5893 7 лет назад

So do the home owners pay for the repair/equipment? Or does the show cover it? Because it seems like in a lot of cases, the people are going for the most expensive option they can...

@cloudstrifeification 5 лет назад

Nice install! No thanks to that faucet as it is just another way of over complicating something as simple as a faucet.

@stemofthefly 3 года назад

Totally agree! All this instead of just moving a lever handle?!!

@coreybessasparis8895 5 лет назад

We looked for how to install a hands free faucet not how to uninstall a leaking faucet

@ryan.y4895 5 лет назад

The biggest problem isn't the faucet, The whole kitchen is one.

@jeffreyrichardson 5 лет назад

richard trethewey master plumber newbury worms way brewery

@tectorama 5 лет назад

Very clever tap, and one that plumbers love. It will keep them busy for years, coming back to fix it. It won't be long though before the householder has it taken out.

@andreyyaromich8277 4 года назад

I think when the batteries die for the 10th time, homeowners give up and just use the faucet by flipping the handle

@akshaybholee3263 4 года назад

@@andreyyaromich8277 you know there is another one which is connected to ac power socket directly. you don't have to care for the battery

@andreyyaromich8277 4 года назад

akshay bholee true, but when people look to replace a faucet they’re not looking to spend 1000$ for such a complicated job, Home Depot does a good job selling, but all the labour comes after which homeowners don’t expect

@lebronjameslol3521 3 года назад

This man has no cats lol His water bill would be 1000 bucks if he did

@mr.dahliaking.202 5 лет назад

hoses, hoses everywhere, wires, wires everywhere, does it have a battery? Or does it have the mains? Do I like the stuff I see? Do I like medusa? Medusa just appeared on me, Cabinet is now medusa

@aaronbays4 5 лет назад

That faucet is like putting $3,000 worth of wheels/tires on an old junky Buick worth $1500 lol. Faucet is WAY nicer than the rest of the ugly kitchen. Although some white paint and knobs on the cabinets would help A LOT and not be all that expensive to do.

@DTSupstateNY 2 года назад

Yeah your wife’s going to love it until you get the bill

@jonahjameson9071 Год назад

Things like a friggin computer

@xgum 2 года назад

shouldnt all wrenches be basin wrenches...? they seem so much more intuitive, you dont need as much lateral space to turn a bolt.

@jessegamingtv2146 8 лет назад

Best way to pass time in class

@Nachocheese86 5 лет назад

@7:04 you had one job

@RS..1 5 лет назад

Is that a mulan reference during the avalanche scene with the bow and arrow

@bussaner 5 лет назад

Funny how the dishwashers pipe doesn't have a valve. In Finland it's required. Also we don't have that electric box anymore. Everything is inside the tap. www.oras.com/fi/tuotteet/oras-optima/product/2729F/

@vicentevillacorta101 5 лет назад

TERRIBLE instead of showing how the connections are done under the sink you guys try to fit both and we "This old house "followers miss the whole thing bad camera man today!

@samsngdevice5103 4 года назад

Make sure the wedding dress is white. The dish washer should always match the stove and refrigerator. 50 years later: The silver kitchen will match her silver hair. Beautiful.

@alesito85 2 года назад

Any tips on disconnecting hoses from the control box? I have Atlas Neo Sensor faucet and I can't pull the hoses out of the sockets no matter how hard I try (by hand).

@mikeblank7165 4 года назад

Thanks for the good video. Your & my future Nightmare is predicted at 8:30 "That SHOULD shut off". In the future, as I leave my house for an important meeting, and I am running late, That faucet decides not to shut off.

@mkdsk101 2 года назад

Do you have the links for all of these items used in the video?

@OmarGarcia-bi7jq 4 года назад

She likes a little bit bigger ...

@petertomas3665 4 года назад

So his wife should treat him very nice at night after instalation of this not cheap faucet just as a sign of appriciation !!

@porkchop1343 4 года назад

Nope nope nope..don’t like it.

@softmetals3702 3 года назад

that typical customer hugging your legs while trying to work drives me nuts.

@louishollandjr 4 года назад

Do they make Battery operated faucet for Bathrooms sink's?

@darylfitz4189 4 года назад

So you need power to have water. The technocratic world of “genius” junk. No thanks.

@ricklee827 4 года назад

Looks like they have hard water wait till they find out how much it cost to fix that touchless faucet.

@peterlafayette5595 6 лет назад

You don't need that. 450.bucks? Your not a doctor going into surgery.

@bmbott123 4 года назад

Homeowner doesn't know how to change a faucet .. wow

@EnriqueGarcia25 4 года назад

It doesn't come with that "special" wrench. After trying to loosen the nut with my wrench, I gave up and went to the hardware store to look for one. Hope I can find one.

@andreyyaromich8277 4 года назад

He probably means to say new faucets come with an install wrench to tighten the faucet up. (Sometimes) You still need basin wrench or sometimes it’s so rusted out I just break if the top end of the faucet and send down a 1 3/8” step drill to just plow it all out quickly

@robertf6344 Год назад

Can I control that with my smartphone ?

@venividivici4253 4 года назад

Anyone watched TOH as a kid?

@mattsprayberry0 5 лет назад

Let's play a game every time Richard says good drink a beer

@teccec 8 лет назад

I'd put that faucet in a kitchen makeover of our house before we sold it. Have wished I could justify spending the money on the places I've lived in since. I loved that you could need to wash dirty hands or rinse off a dirty dish and only need to reach under the faucet head. It worked great for the 6-months or so that we had access to it before we moved out of the house.

@JMcRay 3 года назад

my faucet is squealing! Why??????

@flat-earther 2 года назад

Did you figure out why?

@justayoutuber1906 Год назад

stop telling funny jokes

@frankromero4892 4 года назад

Excellence on Richard's behalf !!!

@JO-jq5cp 6 лет назад

5:12 I don't have a water right seal on my plate and so the whole thing moves when I turn on and off my water. How can I secure it in place and make a water right seal? I'm going to check underneath for any loose screws.

@iDR0PFATKiDz 6 лет назад

Jesse call a professional

@juniorsworld3771 4 года назад

That tool is cool when the nut wants to come lose

@patrickwhitehead7584 6 лет назад

Holy smokes! I didn't know I needed this until now. Home depot opens in 10 minutes. See ya!

@dvader3000 5 лет назад

She wanted something bigger.

@demarco767 4 года назад

how long do the batteries last?

@rapidoplumbingworks360reid3 5 лет назад

Hey Richard, I'm Richard too. I'm a Jamaican living in Jamaica and I love this skill so I went ahead and did level one (basic plumbing) with the city and guilds. Now I'm certified and still want to continue until I get my diploma but I have to put in some work in the meantime to pay for those classes. So I get a few jobs here and there but most of the time I have to watch your videos to resolve the problems because I am not familiar with most of the plumbing fittings by name and looks. How can I learn more about these before going on the job?

@brendanwilson4876 4 года назад

Richard Reid Keep watching this channel and other plumbing help videos on RU-vid.

@bricelewis7869 2 года назад

When you use the motion sensor portion of this faucet how does it know when to use hot or cold water?

@injustifiiable 2 года назад

5:04 you set it at that middle box

@XzTS-Roostro 8 лет назад

Moen MotionSense VS Masco's Delta Touch₂O

@Cypher791 Год назад

🚰😐

@raymorales6822 3 года назад

8:20

@reviewshub2555 5 лет назад

Most informative and helpful video

@conqwiztadore2213 4 года назад

Freakin want that... Now....

@adamguymon7096 5 лет назад

It would be nice to not only wave your hands over it but it would be nice if you could speak to it and tell it what you want it to do? For example lets say you want the water to be hot all you have to do is say "Turn water to hot 5". The water would have 10 spots on the hot and 10 spots on the cold. The faucet could be set so you could speak to it and let it know much water you want. For example you would just say "Drizzle Low Med High" etc. By giving your faucet the ability to be connected to a smart home device you can set it up so to know who is using it. When you vs someone else speaks it will recognize your voice and will set the temperature plus if you need to wash Vegetables the water will turn cold or when you want to wash something that requires hot water you just speak it into your faucet and/or you can connect it to your Alexa Dot or your Google Home etc. You could tell the faucet to turn off after you had to leave the room for something that couldn't wait. I think this would be nice. The only other thing I saw that I didn't like is the Battery is located near the back and if someone is in a wheelchair this would be near to impossible for the person to be able to change or charge this battery near the back out of reach. The battery is nice for back up but having the ability to have a continues power source or a way to mount the battery near the front so anyone can change the battery. Other than that I loved that faucet. It would be nice if the hose had a retractable spring so you can pull the hose out to where you want it and it would stay or you could pull it all the way out and let it retract on it's own.