Bathroom Product of the Year product innovator awards Kohler's Touchless Toilet Technology Touchless toilet technology from Kohler addresses homeowners' hygiene concerns. By using a sensor to actuate the flush, the system - which is housed inside the toilet tank - eliminates the need to touch the trip lever. This type of sensor, which projects an accurate electromagnetic field, detects the user's hand and runs on four AA alkaline batteries. The technology is available with Kohler's Cimarron and San Souci toilets, which feature AquaPiston - a flush engine that delivers a fast, powerful and virtually plug-free 1.28-gallon flush that provides a water savings of up to 16,500 gallons per year. Homeowners also have the option to upgrade an existing toilet to a no-touch flush with an easy-to-install retrofit kit; they can remove the existing flush lever and replace it with a color-matched hole cover if they so desire. The judges are impressed that this modern technology is now available for the residential market and that there is a retrofit option offered. Circle No. 201 or visit kbbonline.com/freeinfo www.kbbonline.com / November/December 2014 27-33_KBB_1114_PIA.indd 29 + K BB 29 11/11/14 11:02 AMhttp://www.kbbonline.com/freeinfo http://www.kbbonline.com