Two weeks ago I installed a piece of gear that allowed my existing Delta kitchen faucet to communicate with Amazon’s Alexa. And in a few days, you too could have this opportunity as the item will launch during Amazon’s Prime Day shopping extravaganza, available for $499.99 with a chrome finish (this is an affiliate link and I may earn a commission if you purchase through this link). I certainly wouldn’t hesitate to upgrade my kitchen with this product, but costs and a few annoyances make it not for everyone, if the cost is no problem and instead it’s the installation you could look into companies like these Adelaide plumbers that do the job right.
The first thing to know is that the faucet actually has two tech-enabled features worth talking about. The first is capacitive touch, which allows you to turn on the faucet simply by touching anywhere on the metal. You can actually buy this same faucet for $449.79 with capacitive touch (the plain, no tech faucet costs $234.06). The second tech piece is Alexa. Adding voice capability to the product lets you turn the faucet on and off with a voice command, and also lets you tell Alexa to dispense specific amounts of water.
For the last five and half years I’ve owned a capacitive touch faucet and I can tell you, I’m am never going back. It’s super convenient to be able to touch the faucet anywhere rather than turn it on. I use it all the time while cooking. When my hands are covered in meat juice, I can turn on the water with my forearm. When I’m holding a heavy pot of water, I can turn off the faucet with my elbow and sometimes with my forehead.
The downside is that when guests come into the house, they use the faucet as intended, so when they turn the handle off, the capacitive touch doesn’t work. It’s similar to what happens when someone flips a light switch off and you have smart bulbs. Only at the sink you’re already standing right there so it’s not a huge deal.
So even if you aren’t sold on Alexa, you may want to check out capacitive touch for your next kitchen upgrade.
But if the capacitive touch is of interest and you are mildly interested in Alexa functionality, I’d say splurge on the Prime Day deal and spend the $50 to get Alexa. Voice control isn’t really practical for day-to-day interactions, especially with a four-second latency between voicing the command and the faucet turning on or off. But where it does shine is when it comes to dispensing set amounts of water. If I want to fill my pasta pot I can ask Alexa to ask Delta to dispense 2 quarts of water. For rice, I ask for two cups.

It works with milliliters and liters too. And for even more fun, you can pre-program specific amounts. So you can say, “Alexa, ask Delta to fill spaghetti pot,” and it will fill it to whatever amount you’ve specified. I created one for a large vase I use to replenish my fish tank and for my hard boiled egg pot. Randy Schneider, product electrical engineer at Delta, says the developers went to the Crate and Barrel web site to figure out what types of products people were likely to fill with water.
As impressive as it is to get 6 ounces of water on demand, it would be even better to avoid having to ask Alexa to ask Delta to do the dispensing. Unfortunately, until Amazon offers native support for faucets like it does for lights, thermostats and locks, users will have to ask Delta to complete the task. My husband has adapted so well to this, that he no longer stutters at asking for Delta, but I still struggle with the phrasing.
In day to day life, the dispensing feature is getting a lot of use in our house, while the basic on/off function has been used once or twice. But my husband, who merely tolerates many of my smart home gadgets, really values this one. I think it’s valuable for anyone is is trying to save a few steps in the kitchen or doesn’t want to mess with measuring cups. But plenty of people will look at this and think it’s silly.
If you’re in the category who still finds it cool, there are some things to know. Installing the faucet was fairly simple for me because I happened to already have a Delta faucet featuring capacitive touch. Delta basically sent me a module to add onto the line running to my sink. It provided clear written directions and an app that walked me through the process. I had no idea about the app until it was time for me to connect, but it seemed like it would be really helpful.

You will need A/C power under the sink for the Alexa functionality. My capacitive touch sink ran on six AA batteries, but the Wi-Fi capabilities for Alexa require wired power. Most newer homes have wired power under the sink for the garbage disposal, so check. You might be surprised. The installation requires you to turn off your water under the sink. Have a bucket handy to catch any pooled water still in the pipe. I forgot that step and experienced the terror or thinking I had flooded the house, for about ten seconds.
Set up took me about 30 minutes to replace the module, and an entire faucet replacement would have taken me maybe an hour longer. Once everything is set up and you’ve tested for leaks, it’s time to connect to the internet. Unlike every other single connected device in my home, the Delta faucet doesn’t have an app. Instead you log into a web site and connect to the soft AP the Wi-Fi module sets up. I had trouble getting my phone and my tablet to recognize the web site to start the process until I switched over to the Safari browser.
Schneider says he isn’t sure what happened but guessed it might be a result of my connecting so many devices and having some leftover network credentials cached on my phone and tablet. Either way once it was connected, I logged into the web app and connected the faucet to my Amazon Alexa app. Programming the special pot sizes is taken care of on the web app and you can also see how many gallons of water go through the sink.
As I was connecting the sink, I got a lot of worried tweets from people who wondered how easy the sink would be to hack, resulting in a large water bill if someone turned it on while I wasn’t home. Schneider says that Delta has a four-minute shut off function on its touch-capable devices that extends to this Alexa-enabled device as well. In four minutes roughly seven gallons of water will run through the sink. So, while that’s a waste, it’s not as terrible as 700 or 7,000 gallons.
So if you’ve got an itch to do away with your measuring cups or just need to be at the forefront of every new tech trend out there, this is a product that works well, looks good, offers some convenience through Alexa and a lot of convenience through capacitive touch. Delta guarantees the faucet and finish for a lifetime and offers a five-year warranty on the electronics. Schneider says that the company is evaluating adding support for Google Home and Apple’s HomePod, but has not done so yet.
So for now, this is a product for Alexa households only.
So impressed!
Thanks.
We have had a touch Delta faucet for a few years and we love it! You mentioned that it was a replacement module you got, how do the rest of us get one of those? I wasn’t able to find it on Amazon or Delta’s website.
I have asked and will let you know.
Hi Stacey,
I’m with Brian. Love my Delta touch faucet and am patiently waiting for the kit to add Alexa power. Any feedback from Delta yet?
Same boat… Any word on whether the conversion kit is available to the public (or at least your followers)?
No word yet. I am sorry, y’all.
Very nice.
I really like the tile mosaic on the wall.
One thing, it might be a good idea to cover those electrical connections under the sink with something that is water proof, especially for connections near a pipe or that shutoff valve.
Thanks for sharing this.
I want that for the shower, Delta set temp to 102 degrees and start.
Moen actually makes something like that. https://www.moen.com/whats-new/innovation/u
Great video!
I just bought the touch model at Home Depot. When I opened it, I saw the RJ45 on the pump box and got excited. Twenty minutes of searching on the Internet and I found your YouTube video, and that led me here. 🙂
I didn’t get any information in the box on this feature. Could you share the URL you used to connect your device to your Alexa?
Another question: I don’t want to run CAT5 to the sink, wondering if I could convert the RJ45 to a WiFi dongle of the sorts and bridge the port. I assume the Delta interface does DHCP and then just “phones home” once online?
Could you share a little more about how you connected the faucet to your Alexa?
Thank you so much for sharing!
I had a special module in addition to the touch module that held the Wi-Fi. So if you didn’t buy the Alexa-enabled one then you won’t be able to connect it. But you can take the one back to Home Depot and buy the right one at Amazon. Not sure if they sell the Alexa-enabled one at Home Depot.
So I was curious because by coincidence, I installed a Delta Touch faucet and noticed there was an RJ-45 ethernet connector on it. Googling got me Stacy.
But when I called the Delta company (they have very good customer service) the control interface that Stacy is talking about is not on the market. They had No information on any part number nor when something might be available. They did not expect it to be compatible with currently marketed faucets.
Why was this blog article & video written?
One can buy the voice-activated faucet on Amazon right here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CXF215K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_hIUoBbHFZXA8T?th=1
What you can’t buy is the retrofit I installed, which is super unfortunate. However, the part I installed is exactly what is sold in the box as part of the entire Voice IQ faucet. So Anyone interested in the VoiceIQ would find this review helpful I hope.
I find this a little (ok, a lot) frustrating that this is all about a piece to retrofit an existing faucet…a piece that is not available to consumers! I was excited because I want the Alexa integrated faucet, but I don’t want the ONE color available from Delta. As I was reading through your review, I thought ok, cool. I’ll just buy that piece and add it to the faucet in the color I want. Except you’re talking about a piece no one can buy. Maybe make that clear at the beginning?
At the time of the review, Delta was still unsure if it would sell this element.
Delta has come through!!! Their website lists this:
https://www.deltafaucet.com/kitchen/product/EP100855
VoiceIQ Module
MODEL#: EP100855
Seems to be available around the web for about $90. This expands voice control to over 100 of their Touch2O technology faucets.
OMG Awesome!
Cool. Thanks for sharing. FYI this device is intended to “Retrofit any Delta® Touch2O® faucet manufactured after 01/01/2018”. Mine is a couple of years older than that so, it isn’t as simple of an upgrade as I had hoped. Oh well. 🙂
Awesome review, thank you! I’m looking into getting this for our kitchen and was wondering if you are able to set up a control in the Alexa app to have the faucet run for 30 seconds when it’s turned on? When our kids wash their hands in the kitchen, I want to make sure they are washing for 30 seconds and am planning to perhaps install in our bathrooms as well if this works out.
How do you like the faucet so far? Is it holding up well, any issues/concerns?
Hope you and your family are staying safe during this pandemic!
Be well,
Sophia
4 years later, I finally got mine on a Prime Day sale. Really happy with it. I use the voice controls, most people in the household just use touch EXCEPT for filling water bottles, which it is just perfect for. And good news: as of 2021 it works with either Alexa or Google Assistant
Also wanted to mention that Delta has a line of “exclusive” models at Lowes which include a voice-controlled version that has a list price about 25% lower than the other models. Limited color choices, but a good deal if you just can’t wait for the next Amazon sale. Make sure the “activation” type is “voice” or “touchless” since they mix voice and non voice models on the same page.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Delta-Dunsley-VoiceIQ-Spotshield-Stainless-1-Handle-Deck-Mount-Pull-Down-Handle-Lever-Residential-Kitchen-Faucet/1001128742
One more thing: since this article was first posted, Moen has come out with its line of voice-activated kitchen faucets. They have a few more features, in particular the ability to set the water temperature by voice, but reviews are worse, particularly for reliability. So that’s just something to research if you want to expand the candidate list.