Inventor

I don’t have a dishwasher at home — and to be honest, I’ve never really liked them.
Well… never say never. I might grow to like them someday — I’m open to changing my mind.

In any case, this invention came to life while washing dishes and preparing food.
It’s a foot pedal, placed within easy reach of your foot, that starts and stops the flow of water to a standard kitchen faucet.

Using two solenoid valves and a bit of electronics, it lets you turn the water on and off without touching the faucet — you only touch it when you need to adjust the mixer or the flow.

I installed this invention in my home about five years ago, and it’s still working flawlessly.
Visitors do sometimes get confused when no water comes out — but that’s part of the charm.

I’m attaching a video that demonstrates how it works. The pedal shown in the video isn’t exactly a design masterpiece, but it was the best I had at hand at the time — so that’s what stuck.

I use a similar pedal setup to control water in our camper van, where it’s extremely useful — every drop counts when you’re running on a limited water supply, so being able to stop the flow instantly helps save every precious milliliter.

The video is in Czech language, but you will get the point.