Comment on This automatic faucet that need the hands to be between the wall and the water to turn on.

• darkdemize@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I think typically they only turn on when they actively detect something near the sensor. Once they no longer detect the object, they shut off.

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  • Tetsuo@jlai.lu ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I don’t think so.

    If they only relied on the sensor it would constantly turn on and off which is something I have never seen on that kind of faucets. I think there is always a delay before shutting down but sometimes that delay is set so low that it feels like you need to constantly activate the sensor.

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    • LazaroFilm@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      This one does that, it stays on only when I move my hands.

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    • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Which is exactly what I see all the time.

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    • pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The sensors can be calibrated so only objects within a certain range set it off.

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  • LazaroFilm@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s how this one works. If I stop rubbing my hands the water stops. It detects motion, not proximity.

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