Kitchen Faucets: How Lazy Can You Get?
 

Lately I've been seeing ads on TV for Delta brand kitchen faucets that
you talk to using your Alexa device:

https://www.deltafaucet.com/VoiceIQ

A quick ad on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdKgJQQC7Pw

I've given this some thought. I simply cannot imagine a scenario where
I'd need to tell the kitchen faucet to turn on and off by itself from
across the room. A "feature", apparently, is you can tell it to
dispense a specific amount of water. "Alexa, tell Delta faucet to
dispense 1 cup." Problem with that is you already have to have the
recepticle (measuring cup, dog bowl, etc.) in the sink under the faucet.
I don't see this voice activated thing as a time saving feature. If I
have to walk to the kitchen sink to put a measuring cup under the
faucet, surely I could just turn it on and fill the cup while I'm
standing there.

Your thoughts?

Jill

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On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 17:47:25 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>Lately I've been seeing ads on TV for Delta brand kitchen faucets that
>you talk to using your Alexa device:
>
>https://www.deltafaucet.com/VoiceIQ

LOL. You just know anyone with this product would soon regret it, for
so many reasons:

"Delta VoiceIQ Technology pairs with your connected home device to
give you exactly the amount of water you need with features like
metered dispensing and custom container commands"

Incidentally, what wonderful web design on that page... :)

>A quick ad on Youtube:
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdKgJQQC7Pw

Perfect for the bored consumer, I guess. Dsi1 would love it.


>I've given this some thought. I simply cannot imagine a scenario where
>I'd need to tell the kitchen faucet to turn on and off by itself from
>across the room. A "feature", apparently, is you can tell it to
>dispense a specific amount of water. "Alexa, tell Delta faucet to
>dispense 1 cup." Problem with that is you already have to have the
>recepticle (measuring cup, dog bowl, etc.) in the sink under the faucet.

Exactly. You still have to go to the faucet. And go to the effort of
slightly modifying your speech for it to (hopefully) work correctly.
Why not just go and turn the ****ing faucet on and off yourself, hmm?

> I don't see this voice activated thing as a time saving feature.

I'll bet it achieves the exact opposite.

>If I
>have to walk to the kitchen sink to put a measuring cup under the
>faucet, surely I could just turn it on and fill the cup while I'm
>standing there.
>
>Your thoughts?

I agree. A stupid idea, but a certain bored, cashed up demographic
will probably love it.

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On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 4:57:41 PM UTC-6, Jeßus wrote:
>
> On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 17:47:25 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> >Lately I've been seeing ads on TV for Delta brand kitchen faucets that
> >you talk to using your Alexa device:
> >
> >https://www.deltafaucet.com/VoiceIQ
>
> "Delta VoiceIQ Technology pairs with your connected home device to
> give you exactly the amount of water you need with features like
> metered dispensing and custom container commands"
>
> >I've given this some thought. I simply cannot imagine a scenario where
> >I'd need to tell the kitchen faucet to turn on and off by itself from
> >across the room. A "feature", apparently, is you can tell it to
> >dispense a specific amount of water. "Alexa, tell Delta faucet to
> >dispense 1 cup." Problem with that is you already have to have the
> >recepticle (measuring cup, dog bowl, etc.) in the sink under the faucet.
>
> Exactly. You still have to go to the faucet. And go to the effort of
> slightly modifying your speech for it to (hopefully) work correctly.
> Why not just go and turn the ****ing faucet on and off yourself, hmm?
>
> >have to walk to the kitchen sink to put a measuring cup under the
> >faucet, surely I could just turn it on and fill the cup while I'm
> >standing there.
> >
Exactly!! What I find so dumb is you've got to get the measuring cup
or whatever receptacle you're going to use. What is so difficult to
turn on the faucet while you're there at the sink?

I think Delta also makes a 'tap on' faucet as well. I remember a
commercial 2 or 3 years ago showing how 'convenient' this could be.
Late night, mom is at the sink with baby in her arms. She sits the
baby bottle in the sink and taps it on to fill empty bottle. Ok, she
has a free hand to put that bottle in the sink why can't she turn the
water on with that free hand? I'm gambling on the idea Delta thinks
people are too stupid to pick up on this simple solution and will rush
to buy this gizmo.

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On 11/3/2019 5:57 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 17:47:25 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> Lately I've been seeing ads on TV for Delta brand kitchen faucets that
>> you talk to using your Alexa device:
>>
>> https://www.deltafaucet.com/VoiceIQ
>
> LOL. You just know anyone with this product would soon regret it, for
> so many reasons:
>
> "Delta VoiceIQ Technology pairs with your connected home device to
> give you exactly the amount of water you need with features like
> metered dispensing and custom container commands"
>
> Incidentally, what wonderful web design on that page... :)
>
>> A quick ad on Youtube:
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdKgJQQC7Pw
>
> Perfect for the bored consumer, I guess. Dsi1 would love it.
>
If it can be powered by Google, I've little doubt. ;)

>
>> I've given this some thought. I simply cannot imagine a scenario where
>> I'd need to tell the kitchen faucet to turn on and off by itself from
>> across the room. A "feature", apparently, is you can tell it to
>> dispense a specific amount of water. "Alexa, tell Delta faucet to
>> dispense 1 cup." Problem with that is you already have to have the
>> recepticle (measuring cup, dog bowl, etc.) in the sink under the faucet.
>
> Exactly. You still have to go to the faucet. And go to the effort of
> slightly modifying your speech for it to (hopefully) work correctly.
> Why not just go and turn the ****ing faucet on and off yourself, hmm?
>
I know! Hey, I was just there putting the measuring cup in the sink,
directly under the spigot. Why not just pour a cup of water while I'm
standing right there? It really sounds ridiculous.

>> I don't see this voice activated thing as a time saving feature.
>
> I'll bet it achieves the exact opposite.
>
In the time it takes me to say "Alexa, tell the Delta Faucet to do
whatever" and have it connect, I could have walked over to the sink and
turned on the faucet. Gonna have to do that anyway if your wifi goes
down. LOL

>> If I
>> have to walk to the kitchen sink to put a measuring cup under the
>> faucet, surely I could just turn it on and fill the cup while I'm
>> standing there.
>>
>> Your thoughts?
>
> I agree. A stupid idea, but a certain bored, cashed up demographic
> will probably love it.
>
It's like having an App so you can turn on your clothes washing machine
via your smartphone. Really? Gee, didn't you have to physically go to
the washing machine and put the clothes in it? Why on earth wouldn't
you just turn it on while you were standing there? Is it important to
be able to activate a washing machine (and by extension, the clothes
dryer) remotely? I truly don't get it.

Jill

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On 11/3/2019 6:37 PM, wrote:
> On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 4:57:41 PM UTC-6, Jeßus wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 17:47:25 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Lately I've been seeing ads on TV for Delta brand kitchen faucets that
>>> you talk to using your Alexa device:
>>>
>>> https://www.deltafaucet.com/VoiceIQ
>>
>> "Delta VoiceIQ Technology pairs with your connected home device to
>> give you exactly the amount of water you need with features like
>> metered dispensing and custom container commands"
>>
>>> I've given this some thought. I simply cannot imagine a scenario where
>>> I'd need to tell the kitchen faucet to turn on and off by itself from
>>> across the room. A "feature", apparently, is you can tell it to
>>> dispense a specific amount of water. "Alexa, tell Delta faucet to
>>> dispense 1 cup." Problem with that is you already have to have the
>>> recepticle (measuring cup, dog bowl, etc.) in the sink under the faucet.
>>
>> Exactly. You still have to go to the faucet. And go to the effort of
>> slightly modifying your speech for it to (hopefully) work correctly.
>> Why not just go and turn the ****ing faucet on and off yourself, hmm?
>>
>>> have to walk to the kitchen sink to put a measuring cup under the
>>> faucet, surely I could just turn it on and fill the cup while I'm
>>> standing there.
>>>
> Exactly!! What I find so dumb is you've got to get the measuring cup
> or whatever receptacle you're going to use. What is so difficult to
> turn on the faucet while you're there at the sink?
>
It's a ridiculous idea. I'm sure plenty of "must be connected" people
will buy into it.

> I think Delta also makes a 'tap on' faucet as well. I remember a
> commercial 2 or 3 years ago showing how 'convenient' this could be.
> Late night, mom is at the sink with baby in her arms. She sits the
> baby bottle in the sink and taps it on to fill empty bottle. Ok, she
> has a free hand to put that bottle in the sink why can't she turn the
> water on with that free hand? I'm gambling on the idea Delta thinks
> people are too stupid to pick up on this simple solution and will rush
> to buy this gizmo.
>
Delta does make a tap on faucet. When I was looking at more info about
silly voice activated faucet, I ran across a youtube video sort of
promoting the voice activated faucet. The woman was in her kitchen and
said she already had a Delta 'tap on' faucet. She was showing how she
could easily upgrade to the voice activated thing. She said of the tap
on faucet (I'm paraphrasing): if you have your hands full with a heavy
pot, you can tap the faucet with your forehead. Uh, what?! I can't
imagine needed to turn on a faucet by bashing my head into it. LOL

Jill

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On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 1:45:28 PM UTC-10, jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > Perfect for the bored consumer, I guess. Dsi1 would love it.

dsi1 says this means that you would love a faucet powered by Microsoft Windows - even better if it were powered by gossip.

dsi1 misses the days when people would endlessly bitch about the evil Microsoft and broken Windows. Like dsi1's uncle Charlie used to say: "Man not know what he got till it's gone."

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On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 19:03:23 -0500, jmcquown wrote:

> It's a ridiculous idea. I'm sure plenty of "must be connected" people
> will buy into it.

I very much agree. The only situation where it might be useful is when your
hands are both dirty and you want to rinse them off without dirtying the
handles, but mine can easily be operated in such situations by elbow.

I can see a 'legit' use for this device by people with one hand though.

--
http://mduffy.x10host.com/index.htm

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On Mon, 4 Nov 2019 01:19:44 +0000, Mike_Duffy >
wrote:

>On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 19:03:23 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> It's a ridiculous idea. I'm sure plenty of "must be connected" people
>> will buy into it.
>
>I very much agree. The only situation where it might be useful is when your
>hands are both dirty and you want to rinse them off without dirtying the
>handles, but mine can easily be operated in such situations by elbow.
>
>I can see a 'legit' use for this device by people with one hand though.

Lol, that's very inclusive of you.

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On 11/3/2019 5:47 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> Lately I've been seeing ads on TV for Delta brand kitchen faucets that
> you talk to using your Alexa device:
>
> https://www.deltafaucet.com/VoiceIQ
>
> A quick ad on Youtube:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdKgJQQC7Pw
>
> I've given this some thought.Â* I simply cannot imagine a scenario where
> I'd need to tell the kitchen faucet to turn on and off by itself from
> across the room.Â* A "feature", apparently, is you can tell it to
> dispense a specific amount of water.Â* "Alexa, tell Delta faucet to
> dispense 1 cup."Â* Problem with that is you already have to have the
> recepticle (measuring cup, dog bowl, etc.) in the sink under the faucet.
> Â*I don't see this voice activated thing as a time saving feature.Â* If I
> have to walk to the kitchen sink to put a measuring cup under the
> faucet, surely I could just turn it on and fill the cup while I'm
> standing there.
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> Jill

Wow, talk about overuse of technology. Maybe once or twice a year the
ability to measure a cup would be handy instead of getting a measure but
I really don't want to talk to my faucets.

I boiled some potatoes tonight. I put the pot in the sink under the
faucet. When I thought there was enough water I just pushed the lever
to turn it off. Would take more effort to use a voice command.

Yeah, some people just have to have everything automated. I do have the
living room light go on and off though.

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On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 20:51:33 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 11/3/2019 5:47 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> Lately I've been seeing ads on TV for Delta brand kitchen faucets that
>> you talk to using your Alexa device:
>>
>> https://www.deltafaucet.com/VoiceIQ
>>
>> A quick ad on Youtube:
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdKgJQQC7Pw
>>
>> I've given this some thought.Â* I simply cannot imagine a scenario where
>> I'd need to tell the kitchen faucet to turn on and off by itself from
>> across the room.Â* A "feature", apparently, is you can tell it to
>> dispense a specific amount of water.Â* "Alexa, tell Delta faucet to
>> dispense 1 cup."Â* Problem with that is you already have to have the
>> recepticle (measuring cup, dog bowl, etc.) in the sink under the faucet.
>> Â*I don't see this voice activated thing as a time saving feature.Â* If I
>> have to walk to the kitchen sink to put a measuring cup under the
>> faucet, surely I could just turn it on and fill the cup while I'm
>> standing there.
>>
>> Your thoughts?
>>
>> Jill
>
>Wow, talk about overuse of technology. Maybe once or twice a year the
>ability to measure a cup would be handy instead of getting a measure but
>I really don't want to talk to my faucets.
>
>I boiled some potatoes tonight. I put the pot in the sink under the
>faucet. When I thought there was enough water I just pushed the lever
>to turn it off. Would take more effort to use a voice command.
>
>Yeah, some people just have to have everything automated. I do have the
>living room light go on and off though.

We don't have that. We also don't have bum warmers or towel warmers.
You're such a technology junkie.

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On 11/3/2019 8:55 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 20:51:33 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 11/3/2019 5:47 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> Lately I've been seeing ads on TV for Delta brand kitchen faucets that
>>> you talk to using your Alexa device:
>>>
>>> https://www.deltafaucet.com/VoiceIQ
>>>
>>> A quick ad on Youtube:
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdKgJQQC7Pw
>>>
>>> I've given this some thought.Â* I simply cannot imagine a scenario where
>>> I'd need to tell the kitchen faucet to turn on and off by itself from
>>> across the room.Â* A "feature", apparently, is you can tell it to
>>> dispense a specific amount of water.Â* "Alexa, tell Delta faucet to
>>> dispense 1 cup."Â* Problem with that is you already have to have the
>>> recepticle (measuring cup, dog bowl, etc.) in the sink under the faucet.
>>> Â*I don't see this voice activated thing as a time saving feature.Â* If I
>>> have to walk to the kitchen sink to put a measuring cup under the
>>> faucet, surely I could just turn it on and fill the cup while I'm
>>> standing there.
>>>
>>> Your thoughts?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Wow, talk about overuse of technology. Maybe once or twice a year the
>> ability to measure a cup would be handy instead of getting a measure but
>> I really don't want to talk to my faucets.
>>
>> I boiled some potatoes tonight. I put the pot in the sink under the
>> faucet. When I thought there was enough water I just pushed the lever
>> to turn it off. Would take more effort to use a voice command.
>>
>> Yeah, some people just have to have everything automated. I do have the
>> living room light go on and off though.
>
> We don't have that. We also don't have bum warmers or towel warmers.
> You're such a technology junkie.
>

Nah, they are "old school" you have to push a button to activate them.

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On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 6:03:31 PM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
>
> Delta does make a tap on faucet. When I was looking at more info about
> silly voice activated faucet, I ran across a youtube video sort of
> promoting the voice activated faucet. The woman was in her kitchen and
> said she already had a Delta 'tap on' faucet. She was showing how she
> could easily upgrade to the voice activated thing. She said of the tap
> on faucet (I'm paraphrasing): if you have your hands full with a heavy
> pot, you can tap the faucet with your forehead. Uh, what?! I can't
> imagine needed to turn on a faucet by bashing my head into it. LOL
>
> Jill
>
Oh crap, that is toooooo funny!!!!!!!!!! Yesiree, I can just see me wrangling
a hot as hell pan out of the way so I can bang my head on the faucet to turn
it on.

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On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 7:51:37 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> Yeah, some people just have to have everything automated. I do have the
> living room light go on and off though.
>
Me too, it's called a timer. Goes off every night of the week at 10:00 p.m.

:o)

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On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 4:47:30 PM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
> Lately I've been seeing ads on TV for Delta brand kitchen faucets that
> you talk to using your Alexa device:
>
> https://www.deltafaucet.com/VoiceIQ
>
> A quick ad on Youtube:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdKgJQQC7Pw
>
> I've given this some thought. I simply cannot imagine a scenario where
> I'd need to tell the kitchen faucet to turn on and off by itself from
> across the room. A "feature", apparently, is you can tell it to
> dispense a specific amount of water. "Alexa, tell Delta faucet to
> dispense 1 cup." Problem with that is you already have to have the
> recepticle (measuring cup, dog bowl, etc.) in the sink under the faucet.
> I don't see this voice activated thing as a time saving feature. If I
> have to walk to the kitchen sink to put a measuring cup under the
> faucet, surely I could just turn it on and fill the cup while I'm
> standing there.
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> Jill

Everyone wants to make a zillion $$$ overcomplicating pencils! And exactly, this is a tech we do NOT NEED. But many will buy it anyway! And then it is just one more thing to BREAK!

I can't stand all the volume controls that are operated by holding down buttons! Just gimme a A KNOB! Or raising and lowering car windows! I have a 100% electric Nissan Leaf and the ****er has too damn many buttons!

John Kuthe...

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On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 19:32:48 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 7:51:37 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>> Yeah, some people just have to have everything automated. I do have the
>> living room light go on and off though.
>>
>Me too, it's called a timer. Goes off every night of the week at 10:00 p.m.

I don't want to use the word 'pathetic' but that's pathetic.

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On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 9:40:12 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>
> On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 19:32:48 -0800 (PST), "
> > wrote:
>
> >On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 7:51:37 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >>
> >> Yeah, some people just have to have everything automated. I do have the
> >> living room light go on and off though.
> >>
> >Me too, it's called a timer. Goes off every night of the week at 10:00 p.m.
>
> I don't want to use the word 'pathetic' but that's pathetic.
>
It should have read as 10:30, not 10:00, and what's pathetic about it? It's
nice to come home in the evening after dark to a house with a light on in
the living room.

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On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 20:54:54 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 9:40:12 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 19:32:48 -0800 (PST), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 7:51:37 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Yeah, some people just have to have everything automated. I do have the
>> >> living room light go on and off though.
>> >>
>> >Me too, it's called a timer. Goes off every night of the week at 10:00 p.m.
>>
>> I don't want to use the word 'pathetic' but that's pathetic.
>>
>It should have read as 10:30, not 10:00, and what's pathetic about it? It's
>nice to come home in the evening after dark to a house with a light on in
>the living room.

Sounds very silly to me.

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On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 11:06:31 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>
> On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 20:54:54 -0800 (PST), "
> > wrote:
>
> >It should have read as 10:30, not 10:00, and what's pathetic about it? It's
> >nice to come home in the evening after dark to a house with a light on in
> >the living room.
>
> Sounds very silly to me.
>
Well, I didn't think it was silly when I worked shift work and in the winter
time I'd always get home well after dark. No fumbling for a light switch
or a lamp. If I'm gone now in the evenings it's still nice to come home
to a light on in the house. Maybe you don't have electric lights where
you live and you have to light a candle?

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On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 21:15:40 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 11:06:31 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 20:54:54 -0800 (PST), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >It should have read as 10:30, not 10:00, and what's pathetic about it? It's
>> >nice to come home in the evening after dark to a house with a light on in
>> >the living room.
>>
>> Sounds very silly to me.
>>
>Well, I didn't think it was silly when I worked shift work and in the winter
>time I'd always get home well after dark. No fumbling for a light switch
>or a lamp. If I'm gone now in the evenings it's still nice to come home
>to a light on in the house. Maybe you don't have electric lights where
>you live and you have to light a candle?

No, I always wear fluorescent wooden shoes.

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On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 11:18:38 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>
> On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 21:15:40 -0800 (PST), "
> > wrote:
>
> >> should have read as 10:30, not 10:00, and what's pathetic about it? It's
> >> >nice to come home in the evening after dark to a house with a light on in
> >> >the living room.
> >>
> >> Sounds very silly to me.
> >>
> >Well, I didn't think it was silly when I worked shift work and in the winter
> >time I'd always get home well after dark. No fumbling for a light switch
> >or a lamp. If I'm gone now in the evenings it's still nice to come home
> >to a light on in the house. Maybe you don't have electric lights where
> >you live and you have to light a candle?
>
> No, I always wear fluorescent wooden shoes.
>
TMI

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In article >, says...
>
> Lately I've been seeing ads on TV for Delta brand kitchen faucets that
> you talk to using your Alexa device:
>
> https://www.deltafaucet.com/VoiceIQ
>
> A quick ad on Youtube:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdKgJQQC7Pw
>
> I've given this some thought. I simply cannot imagine a scenario where
> I'd need to tell the kitchen faucet to turn on and off by itself from
> across the room. A "feature", apparently, is you can tell it to
> dispense a specific amount of water. "Alexa, tell Delta faucet to
> dispense 1 cup." Problem with that is you already have to have the
> recepticle (measuring cup, dog bowl, etc.) in the sink under the faucet.
> I don't see this voice activated thing as a time saving feature. If I
> have to walk to the kitchen sink to put a measuring cup under the
> faucet, surely I could just turn it on and fill the cup while I'm
> standing there.
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> Jill

Delta fills dog's dish from the instant-boiling-water tap.....

Janet UK

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In article >,
says...
>
> On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 19:03:23 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
> > It's a ridiculous idea. I'm sure plenty of "must be connected" people
> > will buy into it.
>
> I very much agree. The only situation where it might be useful is when your
> hands are both dirty and you want to rinse them off without dirtying the
> handles, but mine can easily be operated in such situations by elbow.
>
> I can see a 'legit' use for this device by people with one hand though.

In UK we already have an Alexa advert that guilts the audience for
thinking "Gawd, how dumb do you have to be to need that?".

https://lbbonline.com/news/amazon-al...on-bring-us-a-
morning-ritual/



Janet UK

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"Jeßus" wrote in message ...

On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 17:47:25 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>Lately I've been seeing ads on TV for Delta brand kitchen faucets that
>you talk to using your Alexa device:
>
>https://www.deltafaucet.com/VoiceIQ

LOL. You just know anyone with this product would soon regret it, for
so many reasons:

"Delta VoiceIQ Technology pairs with your connected home device to
give you exactly the amount of water you need with features like
metered dispensing and custom container commands"

Incidentally, what wonderful web design on that page... :)

>A quick ad on Youtube:
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdKgJQQC7Pw

Perfect for the bored consumer, I guess. Dsi1 would love it.


>I've given this some thought. I simply cannot imagine a scenario where
>I'd need to tell the kitchen faucet to turn on and off by itself from
>across the room. A "feature", apparently, is you can tell it to
>dispense a specific amount of water. "Alexa, tell Delta faucet to
>dispense 1 cup." Problem with that is you already have to have the
>recepticle (measuring cup, dog bowl, etc.) in the sink under the faucet.

Exactly. You still have to go to the faucet. And go to the effort of
slightly modifying your speech for it to (hopefully) work correctly.
Why not just go and turn the ****ing faucet on and off yourself, hmm?

> I don't see this voice activated thing as a time saving feature.

I'll bet it achieves the exact opposite.

>If I
>have to walk to the kitchen sink to put a measuring cup under the
>faucet, surely I could just turn it on and fill the cup while I'm
>standing there.
>
>Your thoughts?

I agree. A stupid idea, but a certain bored, cashed up demographic
will probably love it.

===

It came with my Kindle Fire! I soon had it turned off!!!

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On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 5:47:30 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
> Lately I've been seeing ads on TV for Delta brand kitchen faucets that
> you talk to using your Alexa device:
>
> https://www.deltafaucet.com/VoiceIQ
>
> A quick ad on Youtube:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdKgJQQC7Pw
>
> I've given this some thought. I simply cannot imagine a scenario where
> I'd need to tell the kitchen faucet to turn on and off by itself from
> across the room. A "feature", apparently, is you can tell it to
> dispense a specific amount of water. "Alexa, tell Delta faucet to
> dispense 1 cup." Problem with that is you already have to have the
> recepticle (measuring cup, dog bowl, etc.) in the sink under the faucet.
> I don't see this voice activated thing as a time saving feature. If I
> have to walk to the kitchen sink to put a measuring cup under the
> faucet, surely I could just turn it on and fill the cup while I'm
> standing there.
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> Jill

I can see some uses for a faucet that doesn't require the user to
reach across the sink. For example, disability. But this is just stupid.

Cindy Hamilton

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On 11/4/2019 12:15 AM, wrote:
> On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 11:06:31 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 20:54:54 -0800 (PST), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> It should have read as 10:30, not 10:00, and what's pathetic about it? It's
>>> nice to come home in the evening after dark to a house with a light on in
>>> the living room.
>>
>> Sounds very silly to me.
>>
> Well, I didn't think it was silly when I worked shift work and in the winter
> time I'd always get home well after dark. No fumbling for a light switch
> or a lamp. If I'm gone now in the evenings it's still nice to come home
> to a light on in the house. Maybe you don't have electric lights where
> you live and you have to light a candle?
>

In addition to having a light on, I have a couple of night lights too.
One in the kitchen, one in each bathroom. One slip or trip can cause
serious injury. I'd not want to walk into the bathroom and trip over
the towel warmer.

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On Monday, November 4, 2019 at 10:11:33 AM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 11/4/2019 12:15 AM, wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 11:06:31 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 20:54:54 -0800 (PST), "
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>> It should have read as 10:30, not 10:00, and what's pathetic about it? It's
> >>> nice to come home in the evening after dark to a house with a light on in
> >>> the living room.
> >>
> >> Sounds very silly to me.
> >>
> > Well, I didn't think it was silly when I worked shift work and in the winter
> > time I'd always get home well after dark. No fumbling for a light switch
> > or a lamp. If I'm gone now in the evenings it's still nice to come home
> > to a light on in the house. Maybe you don't have electric lights where
> > you live and you have to light a candle?
> >
>
> In addition to having a light on, I have a couple of night lights too.
> One in the kitchen, one in each bathroom. One slip or trip can cause
> serious injury. I'd not want to walk into the bathroom and trip over
> the towel warmer.

You have a pretty nice goat barn. I have to keep a night light on so
I don't trip over the 12-gauge.

Cindy Hamilton

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On 2019-11-03 11:54 p.m., wrote:
> On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 9:40:12 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:

>> I don't want to use the word 'pathetic' but that's pathetic.
>>
> It should have read as 10:30, not 10:00, and what's pathetic about
> it? It's nice to come home in the evening after dark to a house with
> a light on in the living room.
>

That just Bruce pathetically making a lame comment. There is nothing at
all wrong with it. I have a LED light strip mounted under a shelf in my
kitchen. It is set to come on at the time I expect it to get dark and
it stays on until midnight. If I come home after dark there is light in
the kitchen. I also have a set of LED lights on the patio that are on a
sensor/timer. They come on at sundown and stay on for a set period of
time. I don't have to go out and turn then on and off.

Last week I was talking to my neighbour about battery tenders for our
motorcycles for the winter. He has his on a a timer so it comes on in
the evening and runs all night. I told him that I run mine 24/7. It is
a trickle charger with a very low draw and it probably doesn't use any
more power to cycle on and off than it takes to run the timer.

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Bruce wrote:
>
> On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 21:15:40 -0800 (PST), "
> > wrote:
>
> >On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 11:06:31 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 20:54:54 -0800 (PST), "
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >It should have read as 10:30, not 10:00, and what's pathetic about it? It's
> >> >nice to come home in the evening after dark to a house with a light on in
> >> >the living room.
> >>
> >> Sounds very silly to me.
> >>
> >Well, I didn't think it was silly when I worked shift work and in the winter
> >time I'd always get home well after dark. No fumbling for a light switch
> >or a lamp. If I'm gone now in the evenings it's still nice to come home
> >to a light on in the house. Maybe you don't have electric lights where
> >you live and you have to light a candle?
>
> No, I always wear fluorescent wooden shoes.

Fuggin Bruce, nailed it!

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jmcquown wrote:
> I've given this some thought. I simply cannot imagine a scenario where
> I'd need to tell the kitchen faucet to turn on and off by itself from
> across the room. A "feature", apparently, is you can tell it to
> dispense a specific amount of water. "Alexa, tell Delta faucet to
> dispense 1 cup."
>
> Your thoughts?

In the future, you'll be anywhere in the house, have an
issue where you just mumble, "Aw shit" and immediately all
the toilets will flush. ;)

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Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> In addition to having a light on, I have a couple of night lights too.
> One in the kitchen, one in each bathroom. One slip or trip can cause
> serious injury. I'd not want to walk into the bathroom and trip over
> the towel warmer.

I leave 2 lights on almost 24/7. LED's with 60watt equivalent.
Bedroom light because I'm in there often.
Kitchen light provides the night light effect plus lights up
my curtained sliding door and provides security.

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"Bruce" wrote in message ...

On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 21:15:40 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 11:06:31 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 20:54:54 -0800 (PST), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >It should have read as 10:30, not 10:00, and what's pathetic about it?
>> >It's
>> >nice to come home in the evening after dark to a house with a light on
>> >in
>> >the living room.
>>
>> Sounds very silly to me.
>>
>Well, I didn't think it was silly when I worked shift work and in the
>winter
>time I'd always get home well after dark. No fumbling for a light switch
>or a lamp. If I'm gone now in the evenings it's still nice to come home
>to a light on in the house. Maybe you don't have electric lights where
>you live and you have to light a candle?

No, I always wear fluorescent wooden shoes.

===

LOL

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On 11/4/2019 5:34 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article >, says...
>>
>> Lately I've been seeing ads on TV for Delta brand kitchen faucets that
>> you talk to using your Alexa device:
>>
>> https://www.deltafaucet.com/VoiceIQ
>>
>> A quick ad on Youtube:
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdKgJQQC7Pw
>>
>> I've given this some thought. I simply cannot imagine a scenario where
>> I'd need to tell the kitchen faucet to turn on and off by itself from
>> across the room. A "feature", apparently, is you can tell it to
>> dispense a specific amount of water. "Alexa, tell Delta faucet to
>> dispense 1 cup." Problem with that is you already have to have the
>> recepticle (measuring cup, dog bowl, etc.) in the sink under the faucet.
>> I don't see this voice activated thing as a time saving feature. If I
>> have to walk to the kitchen sink to put a measuring cup under the
>> faucet, surely I could just turn it on and fill the cup while I'm
>> standing there.
>>
>> Your thoughts?
>>
>> Jill
>
> Delta fills dog's dish from the instant-boiling-water tap.....
>
> Janet UK
>
UH OH! ;)

Jill

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On 11/4/2019 11:05 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> I've given this some thought. I simply cannot imagine a scenario where
>> I'd need to tell the kitchen faucet to turn on and off by itself from
>> across the room. A "feature", apparently, is you can tell it to
>> dispense a specific amount of water. "Alexa, tell Delta faucet to
>> dispense 1 cup."
>>
>> Your thoughts?
>
> In the future, you'll be anywhere in the house, have an
> issue where you just mumble, "Aw shit" and immediately all
> the toilets will flush. ;)
>
LOL!

Jill

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On Mon, 4 Nov 2019 10:11:29 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 11/4/2019 12:15 AM, wrote:
>> On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 11:06:31 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 20:54:54 -0800 (PST), "
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> It should have read as 10:30, not 10:00, and what's pathetic about it? It's
>>>> nice to come home in the evening after dark to a house with a light on in
>>>> the living room.
>>>
>>> Sounds very silly to me.
>>>
>> Well, I didn't think it was silly when I worked shift work and in the winter
>> time I'd always get home well after dark. No fumbling for a light switch
>> or a lamp. If I'm gone now in the evenings it's still nice to come home
>> to a light on in the house. Maybe you don't have electric lights where
>> you live and you have to light a candle?
>>
>
>In addition to having a light on, I have a couple of night lights too.
>One in the kitchen, one in each bathroom. One slip or trip can cause
>serious injury. I'd not want to walk into the bathroom and trip over
>the towel warmer.

It would be a small price to pay for all those warm towels.

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On Monday, November 4, 2019 at 5:11:33 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 11/4/2019 12:15 AM, wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 11:06:31 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 20:54:54 -0800 (PST), "
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>> It should have read as 10:30, not 10:00, and what's pathetic about it? It's
> >>> nice to come home in the evening after dark to a house with a light on in
> >>> the living room.
> >>
> >> Sounds very silly to me.
> >>
> > Well, I didn't think it was silly when I worked shift work and in the winter
> > time I'd always get home well after dark. No fumbling for a light switch
> > or a lamp. If I'm gone now in the evenings it's still nice to come home
> > to a light on in the house. Maybe you don't have electric lights where
> > you live and you have to light a candle?
> >
>
> In addition to having a light on, I have a couple of night lights too.
> One in the kitchen, one in each bathroom. One slip or trip can cause
> serious injury. I'd not want to walk into the bathroom and trip over
> the towel warmer.

When I come out of our bedroom I'll always find the kitchen light on. It's quite amazing. My guess is that my wife or my cats car like to turn the kitchen light on. Perhaps the joint is haunted.

I have see towel warmers in the UK. I say, that's rather posh!

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On Monday, November 4, 2019 at 9:11:33 AM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> On 11/4/2019 12:15 AM, wrote:
>
> > On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 11:06:31 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
> >
> >> It's
> >>> nice to come home in the evening after dark to a house with a light on in
> >>> the living room.
> >>
> >> Sounds very silly to me.
> >>
> > Well, I didn't think it was silly when I worked shift work and in the winter
> > time I'd always get home well after dark. No fumbling for a light switch
> > or a lamp. If I'm gone now in the evenings it's still nice to come home
> > to a light on in the house. Maybe you don't have electric lights where
> > you live and you have to light a candle?
> >
>
> In addition to having a light on, I have a couple of night lights too.
> One in the kitchen, one in each bathroom. One slip or trip can cause
> serious injury. I'd not want to walk into the bathroom and trip over
> the towel warmer.
>
I don't blame you, no need to put a big dent in that towel warmer; towels
might just slide right off onto the floor. Towels can't get warm laying
on the floor.

I guess I better not tell him I also have the fluorescent light over the
kitchen sink on a timer, too. It turns off at 10:45 each night. But I
bet I could save some really money if I invested in some glow-in-the-dark
wooden shoes.

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On Mon, 4 Nov 2019 11:56:25 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Monday, November 4, 2019 at 9:11:33 AM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>> In addition to having a light on, I have a couple of night lights too.
>> One in the kitchen, one in each bathroom. One slip or trip can cause
>> serious injury. I'd not want to walk into the bathroom and trip over
>> the towel warmer.
>>
>I don't blame you, no need to put a big dent in that towel warmer; towels
>might just slide right off onto the floor. Towels can't get warm laying
>on the floor.
>
>I guess I better not tell him I also have the fluorescent light over the
>kitchen sink on a timer, too. It turns off at 10:45 each night. But I
>bet I could save some really money if I invested in some glow-in-the-dark
>wooden shoes.

It just sounds a bit silly that you can't press a light switch.

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On Monday, November 4, 2019 at 3:09:20 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Nov 2019 11:56:25 -0800 (PST), "
> > wrote:
>
> >On Monday, November 4, 2019 at 9:11:33 AM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >>
> >> In addition to having a light on, I have a couple of night lights too.
> >> One in the kitchen, one in each bathroom. One slip or trip can cause
> >> serious injury. I'd not want to walk into the bathroom and trip over
> >> the towel warmer.
> >>
> >I don't blame you, no need to put a big dent in that towel warmer; towels
> >might just slide right off onto the floor. Towels can't get warm laying
> >on the floor.
> >
> >I guess I better not tell him I also have the fluorescent light over the
> >kitchen sink on a timer, too. It turns off at 10:45 each night. But I
> >bet I could save some really money if I invested in some glow-in-the-dark
> >wooden shoes.
>
> It just sounds a bit silly that you can't press a light switch.

Why press a light switch when we've invented all of this advanced
technology (heh, it's how I tell them)?

Next you're going to say I should crank the thermostat up and down
myself instead of programming it to adjust the temperature a little
while before I wake up and a little while after I go to sleep.

Cindy Hamilton

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On Mon, 4 Nov 2019 12:13:53 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Monday, November 4, 2019 at 3:09:20 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>> On Mon, 4 Nov 2019 11:56:25 -0800 (PST), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Monday, November 4, 2019 at 9:11:33 AM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> >>
>> >> In addition to having a light on, I have a couple of night lights too.
>> >> One in the kitchen, one in each bathroom. One slip or trip can cause
>> >> serious injury. I'd not want to walk into the bathroom and trip over
>> >> the towel warmer.
>> >>
>> >I don't blame you, no need to put a big dent in that towel warmer; towels
>> >might just slide right off onto the floor. Towels can't get warm laying
>> >on the floor.
>> >
>> >I guess I better not tell him I also have the fluorescent light over the
>> >kitchen sink on a timer, too. It turns off at 10:45 each night. But I
>> >bet I could save some really money if I invested in some glow-in-the-dark
>> >wooden shoes.
>>
>> It just sounds a bit silly that you can't press a light switch.
>
>Why press a light switch when we've invented all of this advanced
>technology (heh, it's how I tell them)?
>
>Next you're going to say I should crank the thermostat up and down
>myself instead of programming it to adjust the temperature a little
>while before I wake up and a little while after I go to sleep.

It's a tuff life over there in the US of A! Especially if you're a
wuss!

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"dsi1" wrote in message
...

On Monday, November 4, 2019 at 5:11:33 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 11/4/2019 12:15 AM, wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 11:06:31 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 20:54:54 -0800 (PST), "
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>> It should have read as 10:30, not 10:00, and what's pathetic about it?
> >>> It's
> >>> nice to come home in the evening after dark to a house with a light on
> >>> in
> >>> the living room.
> >>
> >> Sounds very silly to me.
> >>
> > Well, I didn't think it was silly when I worked shift work and in the
> > winter
> > time I'd always get home well after dark. No fumbling for a light
> > switch
> > or a lamp. If I'm gone now in the evenings it's still nice to come home
> > to a light on in the house. Maybe you don't have electric lights where
> > you live and you have to light a candle?
> >
>
> In addition to having a light on, I have a couple of night lights too.
> One in the kitchen, one in each bathroom. One slip or trip can cause
> serious injury. I'd not want to walk into the bathroom and trip over
> the towel warmer.

When I come out of our bedroom I'll always find the kitchen light on. It's
quite amazing. My guess is that my wife or my cats car like to turn the
kitchen light on. Perhaps the joint is haunted.

I have see towel warmers in the UK. I say, that's rather posh!
===

Heh I haven't seen them either:))