@phendrick@radi0j0hn my cats have fountains and constantly go past the sink to sit in the window. I can see them turning it on and then doing it intentionlly. and 3 minutes is waaaay to long
One of them will go upside down in a pitcher and dump it
About 6 months ago, I literally paid for a plumber to install what looks like this exact same faucet but WITHOUT the touch feature. They look identical. Except I paid $639. Seriously. I could just about die right now.
I had a name brand Faucet installed that was pretty reasonable. (Kohler $139.99). No sensor. The Plumber however killed me. I have never heard of this brand, and not sure of the reviews. Looks decent, but honestly, replacing faucets suck when you have a blood sucking Plumber like I did… LOL
@haydesigner@myjossi My concern, exactly. I spent over half an hour last night web-searching for parts for Dalmo DAKF5F, with no success. Also, no user/installation guide found. Plenty of search results for people trying to sell it though, usually as “influencers”, with links to Amazon as “associates” for the commission.
Funny thing is, though, the Amazon links no longer worked, Amazon videos on this product are still hosted there, generally posted by influencers/associates seeking a commission. I’d be very distrustful of those, since they only get a commission if someone buys through them. Expect any negative reviews under these conditions? A search there for the product itself was fruitless. Seems like Amazon sold this at least to 2020, but not now.
With the mineral content in the water here, I expect to have to replace washers / seals / cartridges / gaskets / etc. in my plumbing components every couple of years or so.
Even if this is easy to install, I don’t want to have to go to the expense and trouble do it with a new one every several years
IF ANY MEHTIZEN HAS THIS EXACT MODEL, WOULD YOU PLEASE POST ON WHAT THE GUIDE SAYS ABOUT PARTS AVAILABILITY!
Danco parts offers “universal” cartridges, but I have found that to be pretty iffy in the past. I’m sure, with enough work, replacement parts could be found somewhere, but my expected longevity is starting to get a little short to want to go to that trouble.
The linked installation video shows the sink out of the counter and on a roomy work table, not someone lying on their back under the sink trying to do all that while reaching though all the drain connections, and they don’t show the actual hookups.
Otherwise, the generally clumsiness is kind of endearing. Lesson learned - put the hose with the large white thingie on it through the holes first.
@stolicat@Techboy308 Decades ago, I used to jokingly calibrate job length in six-packs or cases. Thing was, I hated beer. (For the most part, I still do, and getting plotzed while doing something sweaty… just all the nope. Hell, just getting lit at all anymore is a big ole nope.)
This looks almost identical to one I recently installed. It’s made by the same company as BioBidet (obviates the need for a new name for the kitchen side of the business). My biggest gripe is that the supply line hoses are way shorter than typical kitchen faucets, meaning that if your supply lines come up out of the floor, or are just otherwise near the bottom, this won’t reach and you’ll have to get a set of extenders at your local big box hardware store.
Beyond that, it’s been fantastic. No more touching the faucet with contaminated/dirty hands.
@btwonder If you just leave it running it will shut off after a couple minutes. Typical use for us is waving your hand near the sensor to get the water flowing; do what’s needed (wash hands, fill pot, etc) then wave near sensor again to shut it off. You need to wave pretty close to the sensor to make it work so we really have no problems with unintended starts nor stops. I think that’s a far better approach for kitchen use than in bathrooms where you need to keep your hands near the sensor the whole time to keep water flowing.
I have one of these and can tell you that the biggest drawback is going to other similar looking faucets and just waiting for the water to turn on before realizing they’re not motion sensored.
Does this sink come with a sink or do I need to buy a sink for this sink? My sink has a leaky sink by the bottom of the sink where it meets the sink, so this sink would help. Sink.
I got one of these or something extremely similar in one of my IRKs last year. Haven’t hooked it up so I don’t have anything else to add. Have a wonderful day!
@tjamesturner Of you want to bore two holes in your sink or molded vanity top for the studs that are intended to fit through a kitchen sink’s usual valve ports, maybe. But depending on the design of the sink and countertop, the flange might hit something that you can’t move. Fixture spacing on kitchen and bathroom sinks is different. Usually, it won’t work.
@tjamesturner Correction: The ones I’ve installed similar to this had studs which went through what would otherwise be valve mounting holes on each side, but this one leaves those out. IF your bathroom sink’s faucet mounting area is big enough for this flange, or you want to do some surgery or hardware questing to make the flange conform or to delete it, you might make it work. On my sink, it would be a no-go.
@phendrick it’s hard to come here everyday and give it to you how you like it, but i’ll try to rectify that going forward. i think my head’s just in the wrong place right now.
@Brasssong I have one similar . Love it. You wave your hand in front to turn the water on/off. Then you can pull the nozzle & house down for targeted cleaning. Mine automatically turns on/off when you pull the nozzle down
I just need a new faucet, no touch less needed. I think it would scare my cats. I guess I could leave it on a dribble in case they trigger it. I want them to stay hydrated.
As someone who’s life was ruined by a touchless sink, please don’t. Everytime I I try to use a sink outside of home I wait for it to just work. Then at home the damn thing never works when I actually need a touchless sink. It shuts off when I’m trying to keep it on due to the sensor, it turns on when I don’t need it. Nothing is as it should be. My wife and kids left me, and it all started with this damn touchless faucet.
Holy crap, that was the fastest faucet install I’ve ever done. Took me a sec to figure out wax on/wax off but now I’m ready to become a faucet fu master.
This thing was great for a couple months, but now the hot water pressure is almost zero. Cold is still fine, other faucets in the house are still fine. I think a valve in it broke, so now I have to go spend a ton of money on something else. Hugely disappointed.
Specs
Product: Dalmo Brushed Nickel Touchless Kitchen Faucet with Pull Down Sprayer
Model: USAKKOVN1006108
Condition: New
Fast Installation:
What’s Included?
Price Comparison
$99.99 at Walmart
$99.99 (for similar) at Amazon
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Thursday, May 19 - Monday, May 23
Cats = no sale. They’d soon have too much fun with it.
@radi0j0hn Hunh! My cats want to have nothing to do with running (or spraying) water.
@phendrick @radi0j0hn my cats have fountains and constantly go past the sink to sit in the window. I can see them turning it on and then doing it intentionlly. and 3 minutes is waaaay to long
One of them will go upside down in a pitcher and dump it
I get a sinking feeling just considering this.
About 6 months ago, I literally paid for a plumber to install what looks like this exact same faucet but WITHOUT the touch feature. They look identical. Except I paid $639. Seriously. I could just about die right now.
This site is all washed up
“Dalmo” just has that “let’s throw some letters together to create a brand for the American market” feel to it.
@awk With an added touch of “Let’s see if we can make them think that this was actually supposed to be at IKEA.”
Why does the write-up keep calling this a sink?? It’s a faucet, Meh.
@TimW Came here to say this.
@TimW seriously! I kept saying to myself this is a FAUCET not a sink!
@nicoled @TimW @PooltoyWolf
This is a sink:
This is a faucet:
@nicoled @stolicat @TimW Did you know Farrah Fawcett played a faucet in The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars? Let that sink in.
@nicoled @PooltoyWolf @TimW
After yesterday’s deal Meh is all, “I heard you like water and shiny things. Check this out.”
I had a name brand Faucet installed that was pretty reasonable. (Kohler $139.99). No sensor. The Plumber however killed me. I have never heard of this brand, and not sure of the reviews. Looks decent, but honestly, replacing faucets suck when you have a blood sucking Plumber like I did… LOL
@Mandamm Yup. See my comment above. Same.exact.experience. Ugh. Sorry you had to deal with it as well.
In all honesty, if you’re even the least bit handy, it’s not hard to replace a faucet. (Other than it being uncomfortable under a sink.)
@haydesigner true, replacing a faucet is easy, but my concern with this is if there are replacement cartridges available if it starts to leak.
@haydesigner @myjossi My concern, exactly. I spent over half an hour last night web-searching for parts for Dalmo DAKF5F, with no success. Also, no user/installation guide found. Plenty of search results for people trying to sell it though, usually as “influencers”, with links to Amazon as “associates” for the commission.
Funny thing is, though, the Amazon links no longer worked, Amazon videos on this product are still hosted there, generally posted by influencers/associates seeking a commission. I’d be very distrustful of those, since they only get a commission if someone buys through them. Expect any negative reviews under these conditions? A search there for the product itself was fruitless. Seems like Amazon sold this at least to 2020, but not now.
With the mineral content in the water here, I expect to have to replace washers / seals / cartridges / gaskets / etc. in my plumbing components every couple of years or so.
Even if this is easy to install, I don’t want to have to go to the expense and trouble do it with a new one every several years
IF ANY MEHTIZEN HAS THIS EXACT MODEL, WOULD YOU PLEASE POST ON WHAT THE GUIDE SAYS ABOUT PARTS AVAILABILITY!
Danco parts offers “universal” cartridges, but I have found that to be pretty iffy in the past. I’m sure, with enough work, replacement parts could be found somewhere, but my expected longevity is starting to get a little short to want to go to that trouble.
@haydesigner If I, a girl with no fixer-upper experience, can replace a garbage disposal (2 actually), you guys can replace a faucet.
@haydesigner @lisagd Ooh, looks like a little reverse sexism.
@haydesigner @phendrick Nah, think of it as a challenge extended.
I had to double check the URL. Nope, not HGTV. But, it does sorta look cool.
The linked installation video shows the sink out of the counter and on a roomy work table, not someone lying on their back under the sink trying to do all that while reaching though all the drain connections, and they don’t show the actual hookups.
Otherwise, the generally clumsiness is kind of endearing. Lesson learned - put the hose with the large white thingie on it through the holes first.
@stolicat That’s exactly what I came here to say. This looks like what we call at our house a “five hour job”.
@stolicat @Techboy308 Decades ago, I used to jokingly calibrate job length in six-packs or cases. Thing was, I hated beer. (For the most part, I still do, and getting plotzed while doing something sweaty… just all the nope. Hell, just getting lit at all anymore is a big ole nope.)
@stolicat where is this linked installation video?
@beej25m the link is in the write-up, about 2/3 down. Here it is directly:
https://www.amazon.com/vdp/46e90b34a0054b17ba73c4d51754a17f
This looks almost identical to one I recently installed. It’s made by the same company as BioBidet (obviates the need for a new name for the kitchen side of the business). My biggest gripe is that the supply line hoses are way shorter than typical kitchen faucets, meaning that if your supply lines come up out of the floor, or are just otherwise near the bottom, this won’t reach and you’ll have to get a set of extenders at your local big box hardware store.
Beyond that, it’s been fantastic. No more touching the faucet with contaminated/dirty hands.
@jester747 does it really run for three minutes after activation? Seems like a lot of water wasted.
@btwonder If you just leave it running it will shut off after a couple minutes. Typical use for us is waving your hand near the sensor to get the water flowing; do what’s needed (wash hands, fill pot, etc) then wave near sensor again to shut it off. You need to wave pretty close to the sensor to make it work so we really have no problems with unintended starts nor stops. I think that’s a far better approach for kitchen use than in bathrooms where you need to keep your hands near the sensor the whole time to keep water flowing.
Does the touchless feature need an electrical connection? Or does it use batteries? What kind?
@kostia from the specs section up there
@Ignorant @kostia www.LetMeReadThatForYou.smh.com
Yep, I missed that line. Sorry for being so ignorant.
I have one of these and can tell you that the biggest drawback is going to other similar looking faucets and just waiting for the water to turn on before realizing they’re not motion sensored.
@sudynim LOL waving your hands around the thing like a madman!
I’d like to pull the trigger on this “sink”. But I also need a faucet. Any of those for sale?
Does this sink come with a sink or do I need to buy a sink for this sink? My sink has a leaky sink by the bottom of the sink where it meets the sink, so this sink would help. Sink.
I got one of these or something extremely similar in one of my IRKs last year. Haven’t hooked it up so I don’t have anything else to add.
Have a wonderful day! 
you think I could install this in my bathroom?
@tjamesturner Of you want to bore two holes in your sink or molded vanity top for the studs that are intended to fit through a kitchen sink’s usual valve ports, maybe. But depending on the design of the sink and countertop, the flange might hit something that you can’t move. Fixture spacing on kitchen and bathroom sinks is different. Usually, it won’t work.
@tjamesturner Correction: The ones I’ve installed similar to this had studs which went through what would otherwise be valve mounting holes on each side, but this one leaves those out. IF your bathroom sink’s faucet mounting area is big enough for this flange, or you want to do some surgery or hardware questing to make the flange conform or to delete it, you might make it work. On my sink, it would be a no-go.
@tjamesturner Walmart page says one or three hole installation.
@lichen @tjamesturner What, no dirty jokes to follow this?
@phendrick it’s hard to come here everyday and give it to you how you like it, but i’ll try to rectify that going forward. i think my head’s just in the wrong place right now.
Captain Hook on the last slide made me laugh out loud
I’m with the “it’s not a sink, it’s a faucet” crowd. Come join us.
What if I actually wanted a sink and not a faucet? Should they expect a bunch of returns? Sinks are cool too!
That writeup sinks.
@werehatrack Yeah…gave me a sinking feeling
/giphy radiant-lying-cord
/buy
@lichen It worked! Your order number is: designed-cozy-swordfish
/image designed cozy swordfish
@mediocrebot That fish sure does look cozy.
It says no touch but to pull it down I have to touch it so I’m ready confused
@Brasssong I have one similar . Love it. You wave your hand in front to turn the water on/off. Then you can pull the nozzle & house down for targeted cleaning. Mine automatically turns on/off when you pull the nozzle down
Touchless pull down? Is that almost like my last girlfriend who was touchless pull out?
@Brasssong HEY…I think I dated that girl too
What is if I just want to rinse my hands?
@chienfou You wave near the sensor again and it stops. It’s wave on, wave off. Not like bathrooms.
@jester747
Thanks. I was hoping that was the case, but it was totally unclear
IS NO A SINK YE DAFTY MOONFRUIT
@swade2569
I’m going to steal that insult, I love it.
I just need a new faucet, no touch less needed. I think it would scare my cats. I guess I could leave it on a dribble in case they trigger it. I want them to stay hydrated.
/giphy intelligent-faceted-viper
Anyone know the height on this “sink”?
https://g.co/kgs/MfjpRu
As someone who’s life was ruined by a touchless sink, please don’t. Everytime I I try to use a sink outside of home I wait for it to just work. Then at home the damn thing never works when I actually need a touchless sink. It shuts off when I’m trying to keep it on due to the sensor, it turns on when I don’t need it. Nothing is as it should be. My wife and kids left me, and it all started with this damn touchless faucet.
Holy crap, that was the fastest faucet install I’ve ever done. Took me a sec to figure out wax on/wax off but now I’m ready to become a faucet fu master.
@VenkuSkirata What’s the secret for getting the touchless to work? I haven’t figured it out haha
@DJ the sensor works as an on/off switch. Wave for water, wave to stop.
@VenkuSkirata do you have to leave the water handle on or something?
@DJ oh. Yes. Open it to your preferred default pressure and then just use the sensor.
This thing was great for a couple months, but now the hot water pressure is almost zero. Cold is still fine, other faucets in the house are still fine. I think a valve in it broke, so now I have to go spend a ton of money on something else. Hugely disappointed.
@evanallan This does have a 90 day warranty with meh, so contact support to see what can be done.
https://meh.com/support
@narfcake will do, thanks!