Metering Faucets - Industrial Asset Moves Into Mainstream Home Bathroom Design

We have all used them at some time but probably did not even know what to call them or why they were developed. Metering faucets - a bathroom faucet that when activated gives a flow of temperate water for a measured length of time. They are a common sight in public washrooms as a water-saving device with the added feature that they cannot be left running to eventually overflow the sink.

It took a few decades but top end manufacturers like Kohler, Grohe and Moen recognized the need for metering faucets for home use and recently developed attractive yet functional water-saving metering faucets. Easier on the budget, metering faucets work well in guest bathrooms or the kids bathroom where taps can lead to a mess or left open.

The same manufacturers have taken metering faucets one-step farther with the hands-free function. An infrared or motion detector turns on the water flow for as long as the movement continues and, like the original metering bathroom faucets, the water temperature is pre-set to whatever the preference or use.

A hands-free metering faucet may seem like a strange addition to a home but they are catching on quickly as homeowners and designers begin to recognize the added advantage of a constantly clean and hygienic bathroom sink area.

Metering faucets are ideal partners for vessel sinks that do not have an overflow built in. Normally these sinks are installed with a grid drain so that if a faucet is left on, they will not overflow but in a shallow bathroom vessel sink, a metering faucet is a guarantee well worth the investment. Metering faucets – no longer a boring institutional standard but a beautifully redesigned with your home in mind.