On Jan 18, 10:02*am, Home Guy wrote:
*My idea to extend the touch-control surface
to the actual sink itself (assuming it's stainless steel) would make it
trivial to activate the switch regardless what you're doing with your
hands.

That is completely retarded. People lean their forearms on the edge of
the sink while washing dishes. People inadverdently touch the sink
when reaching for the next dish to wash. People touch the sink when
they lean over it to look out the kitchen window. People touch the
sink when they put dishes in after a meal (but aren't necessarily
going to wash them RIGHT NOW). Now every time any of those happen, the
water goes on, or off... That would get VERY annoying in short order.

Here's a very common scenario: The sink is full of dishes. The faucet
is aimed at a plate on the top of the stack. Someone pulls in the
driveway. You go up to the kitchen window to see who it is. You lean
ahead to get a better look, placing your hands on the edge of the sink
for stability. BLAMMO! The faucet comes on, and water goes EVERYWHERE!

Yeah, that's real ergonomic. Did you even think about this?

I highly doubt that that someone has the dexterity with their feet to be
able to modulate the hot and cold pedals with enough precision to give
them the desired water temperature.

If they don't have the dexterity to do that, then they don't have the
dexterity to stand.

Foot pedal controls have been used in commercial kitchens for decades.
They seem to work fine there.

Sorry, I think a touch-control is more ergonomic, certainly less
expensive and faster to install, more durable and requires less
maintainence.

Touch-control faucets are a GIMMICK, nothing more. They offer nothing
but a way to separate more money from your wallet. A foot pedal
control offers far better ergonomics no matter how far you shove your
fingers in your ears and scream LA-LA-LA-LA-LA. Unless you hand-wash
dishes for a living, though, it's not worth the expense. Many homes
have automatic dish washers these days, and those that don't probably
can't afford a fancy $350 touch control faucet anyway.