Moen Demos No-Touch, Voice-Controlled Faucets Due in Stores Next Month

Moen demoed a connected water faucet at the Sands during CES, showing how consumers can command a faucet by voice to fill a measuring cup or coffee pot to a preset level and temperature. The U by Moen faucet ran water until the preset 100-degree temperature was reached, then signaled it was time for the user to hold a measuring cup underneath. Water stopped at the prescribed 1 cup level. Maximum water temperature consumers can set is 120 degrees. The company’s nine U by Moen faucets cost just under $500, a couple of hundred dollars above similarly styled devices, a spokesperson told us. The Wi-Fi connected faucet runs on batteries with a rated battery life of two years and doesn’t require extra wiring; the do-it-yourself box mounts under the sink. The faucets, bowed at CES, are due in Home Depot stores next month. The faucet’s motion sensor triggers water to flow when a hand waved in front, allowing cooks with messy hands to run water without touching the handle. An app shows the faucet’s water consumption by day, week or month, along with data about other Moen water products including a connected smart shower and water leak detector.