How to choose and maintain faucets
June 16, 2022
As people’s life speeds up and material lives leap, there are more and more real taps, but people cannot start. Actually, although faucets vary in style, style, style, and variety, they can be divided into functional and structural parts, as long as you understand where and what structure you need for all your faucets.
Cleverly pick colors and styles:
From the use of points, faucets are divided into three types: bath faucet, basin faucet, kitchen faucet, collectively referred to as "three-piece":
1. Triple bath faucet: This faucet has two outlets, one to connect the bathtub shower, the other to connect the shower faucet, for your shower;
2. Double basin faucet: This faucet is used above the toilet basin, the outlet is shorter and lower, mainly for people to wash clothes, cleansing the face;
3. Multi-function kitchen faucet: If your kitchen has a hot water line, this faucet should also be double-coupled. With the exception of kitchen faucets, the water outlets are higher and longer, and some hose designs are also available for washing food.
Long service life:
How to properly use and maintain after choosing a Chinese-style bathroom tap is a headache and a headache for many users. In fact, as long as the correct method of installation, use, and maintenance, the actual service life of the faucet can be extended, and it can always keep the light as new.
Consumers should pay attention to the following 5 points:
1. Please have experienced and qualified professionals to install. When installing, the faucet should try not to collide with hard objects, and do not leave cement, glue, etc. on the surface, so as not to damage the surface gloss. If your faucet is used in the construction of new houses, because the water supply pipe network is a new one, there will certainly be impurities such as sand and other impurities in the water. Before installation, it is necessary to pay attention to removing debris from the pipeline and discharge it for a long time until the water quality becomes clear.
2. Do not use too much force to cause man-made damage when you turn it on and use it. Even traditional taps do not need to be screwed to death.
3. After use, the faucet surface should be wiped clean. Do not use the handle as a handrail to support or use.
4. If the water pressure is not lower than 0.02mpa, if you find that the amount of water is reduced or even the water heater turns off, cut off the hot and cold water flow, and use a wrench to gently unscrew the faucet at the water outlet of the faucet. Screen cover, carefully cleaned after cleaning impurities, generally can be restored as ever.
5. The showerhead metal hose of the bathtub faucet should be kept in a naturally stretched state. When not in use, do not coil it on the faucet. At the same time, when using or not using, pay attention to the joint between the hose and the valve body not to form a dead angle, so as not to break or damage the hose.
From the structural point of view, there are roughly three major categories:
1. Single-handle type: This kind of faucet adopts the ceramic poppet that is more popular at present as the sealing member, its advantage is that the switch is flexible, the temperature is adjusted simply, the service life is long, the price is in 1300 yuan ~ 1800 yuan;
2. With a 90-degree switch faucet: is also sealed with a ceramic chip, is based on the traditional double handle on the basis of changing the original rubber seal for the ceramic sheet seal, open and close the handle 90 degrees rotation can be divided into hot and cold Both sides of the water to adjust, its features are easy to open, styles are more, the price between 700 yuan ~ 900 yuan;
3. Traditional spiral-rising rubber-tight taps: Due to their large amount of water, the price is relatively low, generally about 400 yuan to 500 yuan, and maintenance is simple, still welcomed by some citizens. In addition, some imported faucets have also used stainless steel hollow ball seals and stem seals, but also full temperature control, but the prices are more expensive.
