My shack is in the middle of a 16 acre farm, so not worried about the
neighbors. However, the XYL might be a considerable influence. Think I will
add procedure to turn off both faucets before operating again. Besides, at
age 80, I am reluctant to do much work under the kitchen sink.
73, Keith NM5G
On Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 03:58:03 PM CST, Michael Ritz
<w7vo@comcast.net> wrote:
I'm worried more about civil lawsuits if I'm operating a contest and my
neighbor who has one of these Delta faucets is on vacation for a week. Whose
fault is it when their house floods?
73;
Mike
W7VO
> On 11/13/2022 7:52 AM Joe <nss@mwt.net> wrote:
>
>
> Another thought on these is water waste/cost?
>
> Or for those of us out in the nice RF quiet Boonies,
>
> Imaging you go somewhere say a vacation. And while you are gone for some
> reason it turns on.
>
> Many many people have just holding tanks for their waste from the house
> imaging when you get home and your tank is full to overflowing and who
> knows how much of the house is flooded?
>
> Joe WB9SBD / W9ET
>
> On 11/13/2022 2:33 AM, chuck.gooden wrote:
> > Is this a Delta faucet? I have one two and it also will come on during a
> > thunderstorm. I tried using ferrite on all of the leads, and wrapping as
> > much as I could in tinfoil to no avail. We are no longer using the touch
> > "feature". I have also heard of problems with the motion or iR sensing
> > faucets too. Friend had a cat that jumped up onto the counter and turned
> > on the water, Chuck K9LC
> > -------- Original message --------From: Keith Dutson<kdutson@sbcglobal.net>
> > Date: 11/13/22 12:07 AM (GMT-06:00) To: CQ-Contest
> > Reflector<cq-contest@contesting.com> Subject: [CQ-Contest] RFI Faucet I do
> > a lot of baking, so decided to purchase and install a new touch operated
> > faucet for the kitchen sink in the ham shack. It works great, allowing
> > washing hands without messing with the faucet handle. However, I recently
> > discovered the faucet turns on when I transmit power on 20 meters. Also,
> > my XYL decided she wanted one of these faucets for the main kitchen, and
> > informed me that her faucet behaved erratically one evening when I was
> > operating CW on 80 meters with 800 watts.Anyone know how to shield a touch
> > faucet? The model I have is Delta Faucet Leland Touch Kitchen Faucet. It
> > is powered by 6 AA batteries. The battery pack is connected to the valve
> > via a pair of wires about 3 feet in length. There is also a single wire
> > about two feet in length connecting the valve to the faucet.Thanks for any
> > advice.73, Keith
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