Delta Faucet 980T-SSSD-DST Pilar Touch 2O Single Handle Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet with Soap Dispenser, Stainless SteelDelta Faucet 980T-SSSD-DST Pilar Touch 2O Single Handle Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet with Soap Dispenser, Stainless Steel
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- The Pilar design was inspired by a fusion of technology and nature
- Saves water and energy
- Start and stop the flow of water with just a tap anywhere on the spout or handle
- Exclusive MagnaTite spray head docking ensures a snug fit of the wand
- Helps prevent the spread of bacteria
 Streamlined with sleek, diamond-coated handles, the Pilar looks clean and smart in any kitchen. View larger. |
 The pull-down wand has a 360-degree swivel range and lets you toggle between spray modes. View larger. |
 This faucet lets you tap anywhere to start or stop water flow, helping keep bacteria from spreading. |
With Pilar's Touch 2 0 Technology, it doesn't matter if your hands are full of dishes or if you're up to your elbows in cake batter--just use your wrist or forearm to tap anywhere on the faucet's spout or handle to stop and start the flow of water.
This smart technology can help prevent the spread of bacteria in your kitchen. If you've been working with raw foods and your hands are a mess, you can just tap the faucet with your forearm, wash your hands, and keep your surfaces--including your faucet!--as clean and safe as possible.
The faucet will also help you conserve water and save money. As you prepare food or wash up in the sink, just tap the faucet to keep water from running when you don't need it; touch it again to start the water flowing. Eco-friendly, the Pilar features a flow rate of 2.2 gallons per minute at 60 psi, 8.3 liters per minute at 414 kPa.
Intelligent Design Fuses Technology and Nature
Inspired by natural beauty and aided by innovative technology, the Pilar will complement any kitchen. Its patented Brilliance Stainless finish is guaranteed not to corrode, tarnish, or discolor for as long as you own your home.
Adding to the Pilar's good looks is a single, sleek, easy-to-use handle. Simple right-to-left movement of the handle adjusts water temperature, while up-and-down movement adjusts flow rate. A ready-to-install chrome soap dispenser completes the faucet's sleek design, enhancing usability and keeping your kitchen countertop tidy and clutter-free.
The Pilar's pull-down wand has a swivel range of 360 degrees as well as a toggle push button that allows you to choose between aerated spray and stream modes. An added bonus, the wand head is equipped with Touch-Clean: soft, rubber nubbins that allow you to wipe away calcium and lime buildup with the touch of a finger. Additionally, the wand's 59-inch hose ensures that every corner of your sink will stay clean. For ease of use, the hose is fed by gravity, extending and retracting without friction points.
Delta's MagnaTite docking keeps the Pilar's wand in place with a powerful magnet, so the wand stays right where it should, and your sink stays neat and tidy. As you raise the wand to dock it, the magnet embedded in the spout will pull the wand precisely into place; the wand comes free with a gentle tug.
Diamond Seal Technology for Durability and Safety
The Pilar features Delta's Diamond Seal Technology, which uses an electronic valve with a diamond coating for durability. Designed with this smart technology, the Pilar is built to last up to five million uses.
Plus, Diamond Seal Technology keeps water that's inside the faucet out of contact with potential metal contaminants, keeping you and your family as safe as can be. Also, the handle limit stop makes it easy for you to limit the range of the handle motion for hot water and protect your family from accidental scalding.
Diamond Seal Technology features one-piece InnoFlex waterways with PEX-C tubing, making the Pilar simple to install. This faucet has three-hole, 6-to-16-inch installation; 32-inch minimum supply lines below the deck are included.
The Pilar Single Handle Pull-Down Faucet with Soap Dispenser is ADA compliant and comes with the Delta Electronic Faucet Limited Warranty. Four alkaline 'C' batteries (not included) are required for operation.
What's in the Box
Delta Faucet 980T-SSSD-DST Pilar Single Handle Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet with Soap Dispenser (Stainless) and installation hardware.
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- Publisher: Delta Faucet
- Label: Delta Faucet
- Studio: Delta Faucet
- Average Customer Review: based on 38 reviews
- Sales Rank in Tools: #1386
And I've looked everywhere for more instruction on operation beyond "just touch it to turn it off and on!" (ie - turn off or wait one second with hand on nozzle before pulling it down to spray), and it's no where.
Lastly, it really "thuds" when it turns on and off with the touch function, which doesn't sound right either.
My husband hates it and is only giving me 1 more week before I have to just turn it to manual operation. I really want it to work, but it's just too frustrating while doing already frustrating dishes. Any advice is welcome.
Installation was a bit more involved than a typical faucet, but not bad considering the extra components. A wrench was included for
snugging up the attaching plates. The included inlet pipes are quite long, and my old plumbing (1/2" copper) went up quite high, so I opted to cut my copper back to about 6" tall. I was pleasantly surprised to see new "slip-on" chrome ball valves at the big-box stores.. for about $8 (?) each I avoided the hassle of soldering. Just cut the pipe clean, slide on the value, then connect the Delta piping using the included nuts.
We've had the unit since May (3 months), and are still on our original batteries (it takes 4 C-cells). Not sure why some reviewers are having battery life issues - maybe they didn't wire correctly or maybe they leave it "on" (blue light on) much of the time. We leave the handle in the on position and use the touch feature almost exclusively. Sensitivity seems fine... a gentle touch on the underside of the spout with the back of the hand/wrist is all that's needed (we have not seen a lack of sensitivity in the spout as mentioned by one reviewer - I suspect they haven't properly attached the included wire/strap).
We are on well water; pressure is relatively low and the faucet turns on/off with a clear but well muffled "thunk" as expected. Not sure how this would change in a high-pressure city water setup.
Note there is a 4-minute auto-off feature, but I'd recommend turning off the handle
It's almost perfect, but not quite... on 2 or 3 occassions it turned off/on several times quickly before settling down - this was always when we went to use the faucet and perhaps touched it several times - so partly our fault for confusing it :-)
Would definitely highly recommend to others. The spout and handle are typical Delta high quality stainless; the magnetic spout holder works great. The soap dispenser seems to be plastic, not stainless. I am hoping for a long life solenoid.
Make sure you install this faucet far enough back from the sink. It has a fairly large overhang and the water spray angles out slightly. As a result my plumber mounted the faucet a little too close to my sink and so even though I have a large sink the water stream is too close to the front and splashes out when I'm rinsing.
Over all this is a great faucet and I'm very happy with it. I picked it up on Amazon for about half of what it cost in a local store.