Can’t Get Your Hands Off It

Amongst us, there are many that can attest to times where they have had difficulty turning on and off a tap for various reasons and those are the times we’ve wished for a touch-free faucet. With GROHE’s range of touch-free faucets, your wish has been granted.

In an increasingly technology-savvy world, most aspects of our lives too are constantly being upgraded so we can benefit from new ways of living or some would call it smart living. One of the advantages of smart living is going contactless where everything can be achieved by a swirl or wave and does not require users to touch a surface – a blessing as going contactless is a becoming a way of life for many people across the globe since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Covid-19, a pandemic that is plaguing many nations is a novel virus that could spread by touching an object or surface with virus present from an infected person and one of the ways to alleviate the risk of touching objects and surfaces unnecessarily is to go touch-free as much as possible even in our homes. From switches to door handles and kitchen appliances to faucets, our home is a place filled with surfaces that are touched by all and sundry but having a touch-free environment could ensure our home is a safe haven. Thanks to advancing technology, brands such as GROHE are unveiling touchless products.

One of the areas in a home that could do with some enhanced technology is the kitchen because not only is the kitchen a hands-on place but it also an area where cleanliness and hygiene is paramount, more so in the current climate. An essential part of the kitchen is your sink for it is where a majority of the action takes place – you use it to fill pots, clean your dishes, wash your hands, and for cooking but if your hands are full or dirty, turning on the tap is harder to achieve. This is where a touchless faucet comes in.

GROHE developed a choice of innovative solutions that let users control the flow of water without using their hands, making the kitchen more hygienic, convenient and instinctive to use. The fitting remains clean even if the user‘s hands are not and minimizes the risk of cross-contamination. The operation is simple and intuitive by touching with the forearm, wrist or with a light tap with the foot.

SmartControl Kitchen

SmartControl kitchen puts precise control at your fingertips. Instead of using a lever handle, you start and stop the water flow by pushing a button. To control the flow just turn the valve, that changes the water flow from steady to powerful stream. Water temperature can be adjusted by turning the valve at the tap’s body to the left or right. The pull-out spray head design gives you great flexibility. Available in three designs and 10 attractive finishes, it is a perfect model for your kitchen scheme

Zedra Touch

Put the sweeping, sensual power of water at the center of your kitchen with Zedra Touch. Zedra’s distinctive fluted swivel spout and beautifully tactile lever combine ergonomic design with visual flair. Equipped with GROHE’s EasyTouch technology, control the water flow with just one touch. Choose your touch function in the standard version with an integrated mixing unit or upgrade with an under-sink Grohtherm Micro thermostat for perfectly controlled warm water and no danger of scalding.

Minta Touch

Modern and minimal, the sensual curves and arcs of GROHE’s Minta range will never go out of fashion and sits perfectly in any contemporary kitchen. Featuring GROHE’s EasyTouch technology, Minta Touch additionally offers cleanliness and convenience. By letting you turn the water flow on and off with a touch of your arm, wrist or elbow, Minta Touch puts you in control. The EasyTouch technology allows users to turn the faucet on or off with just a touch the faucet with your wrist, elbow or just the fingertip. 

Essence FootControl

In the kitchen, as many individuals can relate, it is not uncommon for you to have your hands full and for all those times you’ve been in this situation and struggled to turn on the tap, you will be pleased to know that with GROHE’s FootControl faucet, you can turn on and off the faucet with a gentle tap of your foot on the base unit. Serving the dual purpose of leaving your hands free and your tap spotless at all times, two of GROHE’s most popular taps come with this innovative FootControl technology – the K7 and Essence or alternatively you can retro-fit the feature to any GROHE pull-out kitchen tap.

With GROHE’s many options of touchless faucets that are both functional and beautiful, your kitchen – be it in a residential or commercial unit – would definitely look sleek. These faucets can elevate the appearance of a kitchen from ordinary to extraordinary with the added benefit of giving users a hygienic experience.

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