We have had this for about 7 months, and while it works reliably in terms of the touch functionality and turning on and off, over time the shut-off performance has degraded significantly. When it was new, the shutoff was almost instantaneous from when you tapped it, but now there is a significant delay from when it is tapped until the flow of water actually stops. I believe this is a reliability issue that is coming about through regular use, because we have one of these installed in the kitchen that we use every day which exhibits the slow shut-off behavior, and another one in the basement laundry room that we only use rarely and still shuts off quickly. So, it is a good idea and a convenient feature, but I would not recommend buying this due to the reliability issue of the performance degrading over such a short time frame (7 months).