Automatic Sensor Taps – Advantages & Maintenance

You must have obviously heard and might have experienced the working of sensor taps in shopping malls and hospitals. Today, their popularity has increased tremendously as they are known to save a lot of water and so is the demand for its suppliers & manufacturers. But for those who have no idea of what automatic sensor taps are, here is a brief introduction. Sensor taps are the automatic taps where the flow of water is induced only when your hands activate the fixture of the tap. The moment your hands are out of sight from the sensor that is fixed to the tap, flow of water is immediately stopped.

Here are some of the advantages of using sensor taps.

• The cost and the effort that goes in its maintenance can be considerably reduced.

• Like earlier said, they help in conservation of water. A normal tap releases 0.65 gallons of water per use, while the sensor tap releases only 0.20 gallons of water during the same time span.

• When the cost of energy, sewerage and maintenance is considered, the sensor taps decrease the usage of water and energy by 70%.

• When the long term benefits are measured, sensor taps amazingly saves huge amount on water bills.

• It offers protection from germs and bacteria as the user need not touch the tap before and after use.

• Disabled people who find it difficult to use manual taps can easily use the sensor taps.

• Desired temperature can be set by the user in the sensor taps by using the option of manual control.

• The use of sensor can be customized via remote control. But this facility enabling devices are sold separately.

• The sensor taps, unlike the general notion, are affordable and less expensive.

• Few sensor taps also have the option of auto flush.

• The technology used in the making of sensor taps is highly advanced which makes its use reliable and effective.

With all these amazing benefits, sensor taps are quickly making their way into homes too and are growing to become the most preferable type of taps.

Maintenance Requirements of Sensor Taps

The maintenance of automatic sensor taps depends on whether the tap runs on battery or hardwired. The hardwired electronics are tough to install and more expensive. But it needs minimum maintenance compared to the taps that are battery operated. Most of the battery operated automated systems use the standard batteries that are available at any store. You can also use rechargeable batteries.