faucet water switch

[Bernhard Sulzer]

Hi,

what is the term for a particular switch that turns water on for a faucet in a train restroom when you touch it - in German it's called "Kurzhubtaste" with "kurz" meaning "short", "hub" indicating "lifting" and "taste" meaning "key"/or "button".
Thanks. Bernhard

[hj]

If it is a moving device then it would be a handle or knob. If it is a push button, then it would be called a "push button". I suppose there is a good reason for this interest in a train rest room, but it is beginning to appear like an inquirer in a different site who was fixated on Sloan flush valves and was asking about every nuance of change and the exact dates they occurred.

[jimbo]

There are many brands of faucets which use an infrared eye to turn on the water. They are usually referred to as "sensormatic" or some such turn.

All I have seen on the Amtrak trains were spring-loaded timed faucets. I suppose some of the newer commuter trains may have something more modern. On the Super-Liner sleepers it is redundant because they usually forgot to take on water at the last stop so there isn't any.

[Bernhard Sulzer]

Thanks for your help.

Push button is the best term. The reason I was asking is I am translating a description for a WC module to be installed into a high speed train in China.
Thanks again

Bernhard