When decorating the bathroom and kitchen, the faucet should be used. Compared with the large pieces of home decoration, such as ceramic tiles and cabinets, the faucet is a small piece. Although it is a small piece, it can not be ignored. In the process of daily use, when the vegetable washing basin and washbasin are installed, it is not easy to have problems, but the faucet installed on it often has small problems. The daily use frequency of faucet is very high. You need to brush your teeth in the morning, wash your hands before and after meals, wash vegetables and fruits, and go to the bathroom… In short, everyone has to use the faucet several times a day. Speaking of it, the faucet is also very important.
Let’s take a look at the functional structure of the faucet. It can be roughly divided into four parts: water outlet part, control part, fixed part and water inlet part.
1. Effluent part
1) Types: there are many types of water outlet, including ordinary water outlet, water outlet with elbow that can rotate, pull-out water outlet, water outlet that can rise and fall, etc. The design of the outlet part first considers practicability, and then considers beauty. For example, for the vegetable washing basin with double grooves, the swivel with elbow should be selected, because it is necessary to often rotate and discharge water between the two grooves. For example, the design with lifting pipe and pulling head is to consider that some people are used to washing their hair on the washbasin. When washing their hair, they can pull up the lifting pipe to wash their hair.
When buying faucets, we should pay attention to the size of the water outlet part. We met some consumers before. They installed a large faucet on a small washbasin. As a result, the water sprayed to the edge of the basin when the water pressure was slightly higher. Some installed basins under the stage. The opening of the faucet was slightly far away from the basin. Choosing a small faucet, the water outlet could not reach the center of the basin, It’s not convenient to wash your hands.
2) Bubbler:
There is a key accessory in the water outlet part called the bubbler, which is installed at the water outlet of the faucet. There are multi-layer honeycomb filter screens inside the bubbler. The flowing water will become bubbles after passing through the bubbler, and the water will not sputter. If the water pressure is relatively high, it will make a wheezing sound after passing through the bubbler. In addition to the effect of collecting water, the bubbler also has a certain water-saving effect. The bubbler hinders the flow of water to a certain extent, resulting in a reduction in the flow within the same time and saving some water. In addition, because the bubbler does not sputter the water, the utilization rate of the same amount of water is higher.
When purchasing faucets, you should pay attention to whether the bubbler is easy to disassemble. For many cheap faucets, the bubbler shell is plastic, and the thread will break once it is disassembled and can not be used, or some will simply stick to it with glue, and some are iron, and the thread will rust and stick after a long time, which is not easy to disassemble and clean. You should choose copper as the shell, I’m not afraid of disassembly and cleaning for many times. The water quality in most parts of China is poor and the water contains high impurities. Especially when the water supply plant stops water for a period of time, the water flows out in yellowish brown when the tap is turned on, which is easy to cause the bubbler to be blocked. After the bubbler is blocked, the water will be very small. At this time, we need to remove the bubbler, clean it with a toothbrush and then install it back.
2. Control part
From the appearance, the control part is the faucet handle and related connection parts we often use. For most ordinary faucets, the main function of the control part is to adjust the outlet water size and water temperature. Of course, the control part of some faucets is relatively complex, such as shower faucets, in addition to adjusting the water size and temperature, Another part of the control part is the water separator, which is used to send water to different water outlet terminals
There is also the digital control panel appeared in recent years, which adjusts the outlet water size, outlet water temperature and memory water temperature through the touch panel.
Let’s explain it for ordinary faucets. For most faucets, the core component of the control part is the valve core. The main water inlet valve for household use and the small faucet for a few yuan bought by the hardware store have the same valve core. There is a water sealing rubber in it. By pulling up and pressing the rubber, they can boil and close the water. The valve core is not durable, and the small faucet often leaks in a few months. The main reason is that the rubber in the valve core is loose or worn. Now the mature valve core on the market is sealed by ceramic chips.
The principle of sealing water with ceramic sheet is as follows. Ceramic sheet a and ceramic sheet B are closely pasted together, and then the two ceramics play the role of opening, adjusting and closing through dislocation. The same is true for cold and hot water valve core. The ceramic water sealing valve core has good sealing performance and is very durable. It feels good and easy to adjust when adjusting. At present, most faucets on the market are equipped with ceramic water sealing valve core.
When purchasing a faucet, because the valve core can not be seen, you should hold the handle, open the handle to the maximum, then close it, and then open it. If it is a cold and hot water valve core, you can first twist it to the far left, and then twist it to the far right. Feel the water sealing feel of the valve core through multiple switches and adjustments. If it is smooth in the process of adjustment The valve core that feels compact is better. If there is a jam in the adjustment process, or the valve core that feels uneven tightness is generally poor.
Post time: Nov-25-2021