Touch Kitchen Faucets

Yes, if your hands are often full or messy while you cook. A tap with your wrist starts the water, so you are not grabbing the lever with dough on your fingers, and the lever still sets temperature and flow the usual way. Our touch kitchen faucets pair that with a pull-down sprayer and run on four AA batteries (not included) in a box under the sink.

A capacitive sensor reads the small electrical charge of your hand when you tap the spout or body, and each tap starts or stops the water. It tells a deliberate tap from a hand resting on the faucet, and the lever still sets temperature and flow. The sensor runs on a battery box under the sink, so no wiring is needed.

It depends on how you want to control the water. A touch faucet starts only when you tap it, which gives predictable control, while a touchless faucet starts when a motion sensor detects movement and can react to motion you did not intend. Our touch vs touchless guide compares both in detail.

Our touch kitchen faucets need a single hole in a countertop up to 1.5 inches thick and standard 3/8-inch compression connections. The touch sensor plugs into a battery box under the sink with a low-voltage connector, so there is no outlet or electrician involved. A deck plate is not included, so if your sink has three holes, order one in a matching finish.

Yes. When the batteries run out, our touch kitchen faucets switch to manual mode and the lever works like a standard faucet, and fresh batteries bring touch back. If you'd rather skip touch altogether, the included quick connect fitting runs the faucet fully manual.

Our touch kitchen faucets stand about 16 to 18 inches tall overall, with a spout height of 8 to 9.25 inches and a reach of about 8.6 inches. That clears most stockpots in a standard sink, and the pull-down spray head reaches the rest of the basin. Each listing shows the exact height, spout height, and reach.