Water tap and method for operating the water tap

A method of operating a water tap, wherein an electric line is part of a power supply of an electric pump or an electric valve for dispensing water through the tap, comprising;

• a dispensing step, in which water is dispensed from the water tap,
• wherein initiation of the dispensing step requires an actuation of a first actuating element and an actuation of a second actuating element, and
• wherein, in an actuation step, the actuation of the first actuating element is detected by a control unit,
• wherein the actuation step comprises an unlocking step in which, upon detection of the actuation of the first actuating element, an unlocking time window is started by the control unit,
• wherein the actuation step also comprises an activating step in which actuation of the second actuating element activates a dispensing switch,
• wherein the dispensing step is only initiated when the activating step is triggered within the unlocking time window, and
• wherein closure of the electric line by activating the dispensing switch through actuation of the second actuating element is mandatory to operate the pump or valve and performed in the activating step without involving the control unit.