Just got a new place and considering a touchless faucet (I hate touching the handle with raw meat on my hands - germophobe). Does anyone have one and powers it by batteries? I'd prefer not to run new electrical to power it. A friend in remodeling told me that she always runs new electrical, but she also does high-end remodeling and this is NOT a high end kitchen. Thoughts on battery power?

Edit: Wow thanks for the insight everyone. Sounds like this is a pretty good setup.

I am looking at the Moen Adler kitchen faucet and the basic model is $130, the touchless model is $260,
which is not a small difference consider it's 2x the price.
Those who have or have used a touchless kitchen faucet, is it worth the extra money?

Attached video.

So the sensor is working but the manual handle is no longer working. I replaced batteries to brand new one but no luck. Also tried to reset by pressing the black button no luck. Try power reset by taking off the battery and putting it back in .. no luck.

Good thing is sensor still works but the valve seems to have stuck on cold water.

Can someone please help save my family from kitchen emergency :)

It also flashed purple and another color briefly.

Our touch less kitchen faucet stopped turning on/off with the sensor. I have replaced the batteries and still it is not working. When you wave your hand under it, you can hear a click from underneath the sink, but nothing happens. I currently changed it to manual mode until I can try to fix it. I believe it is a Kohler.

Thanks!

A touchless faucet in the kitchen seems like a neat idea, but will it introduce more hassle than it's worth? A faucet is a simple device, now we're adding additional electronic components, i.e. more that can go wrong.

Am I overthinking it and this inexpensive luxury is worth it? Or should I go with the traditional type of faucet I've been using for the past 40 years and not introduce more that can go wrong?