How to install a mixer in the kitchen: installation and connection

The mixer is considered one of the main sanitary appliances in the kitchen, but over time it fails and needs to be replaced urgently. From our article we learn how to install a mixer in the kitchen.

Dismantling the old mixer and preparatory work

Before dismantling the device, it is necessary to close the valves on the central water supply. Faucets are usually installed at the entrance to the apartment or under the sink. After closing the valves, drain the water, install a basin under the hoses and unscrew the nuts. Now you need to unscrew the old device. If access to it is difficult, remove the sink, while you need to pull the corrugation from the sewer and twist it into a ring near the siphon.

Now, when the sink is removed, the plumber gets unhindered access to the studs and corkscrew nut. If it is impossible to unscrew it with an ordinary key, they proceed to radical measures - they cut it off with a grinder. This is especially true when connecting the mixer to old metal pipes. Next, we make an audit of the connecting points of the supply hoses to the water supply. If necessary, the factory extension cord is packed in this place, which will become the guarantee of normal fastening with a hose.

If desired, additional taps are installed on the supply pipelines to shut off water bypassing the central riser. When installing plastic eyeliner pack adapters.

If the appliance is installed in an old wash, the user must clean the adjacent area from rust and accumulated dirt. Before you install a faucet in the kitchen on the countertop, you need to take an electric drill with a crown and drill a hole in it.

Installing a new mixer

All types of faucets differ in design, they can be mounted on a sink or countertop. In most models, fastening is carried out on metal studs. In the kit of such a device there are brass nuts, as well as crescent-shaped gaskets. The sanitary appliance is sealed with a rubber insert of the same shape. There are models with one stud, but it is better to choose products with two clamps. Such a design provides a more reliable fastening of the device.

Assembly

Do-it-yourself installation of the mixer in the kitchen begins with its assembly. This device provides the simultaneous supply of hot and cold water, has the appropriate mechanisms. The complete set of the crane includes:

• valve;
• spindle;
• instrument head with stock and flywheel.

At the initial stage of work, eccentrics are mounted, which are supplied by the manufacturer along with the sealant. If there is no such material, it is necessary to wrap the tow with a thin layer, which insures the device from possible leakage of water. In the presence of thick walls in the body of the mixer, the thread is also wound with linen to secure the adapters.

Next, check the end part of the crane on a flat and hard surface. In the absence of a gap, they start connecting the mixer in the kitchen, they twist it on the thread for 5-6 revolutions.

 Sink installation

In cool water, soak the fiber pads for 10 minutes. With silicone or rubber sealing elements such operations are not carried out. Next, bait the crane on eccentrics using union nuts.

At the next stage of work, we install gaskets in the right place and begin to clamp the tap first manually, then using an adjustable wrench. During such work, no skew should occur, so the nuts are screwed several turns in turn. When the installation of the kitchen faucet is completed, check the correctness of its position and the strength of the fastening, the tap should not stagger.

With nut

This installation of the mixer in the kitchen begins with fixing the tap to the sink. The kit includes a rubber seal in the form of a ring, which is inserted into the groove on the body of the mixer. After that, we twist the product into the thread on the sink and install a rubber gasket from below. Next, we wind the brass nut with the skirt down and press the sealing element. Tighten the nut with a wrench until we ensure that the faucet is stationary on the sink.

At the next stage of work, we proceed to fixing the hoses. We twist them into the thread using a key number 10. There is no need to wind the tow on the thread, just install the rubber sealing ring. Tighten the hoses carefully so as not to destroy the material. After that, the inlet pipes are connected to pipes with hot and cold water.

With stud mount

In this case, flexible hoses are installed on the mixer even before it is mounted on the sink. In the absence of such operations, the plumber will not be able to tighten them qualitatively.

The installation of the tap in the kitchen is carried out in the following order:

1. We remove the nuts from the studs and twist the threaded parts at the end of the crane. The depth of screwing the thread within 8-10 millimeters.
2. We try on a figured gasket and a steel plate on a hairpin.
3. We pass flexible hoses through openings with unions up.
4. We control the presence and position of the rubber o-ring on the tap.
5. We screw in the hose fittings first short and then long.
6. We install the mixer in the sink or countertop, install a metal and sealing gasket at the bottom, bait and tighten the nuts.
7. Tighten the nuts on the studs well. The mixer should not stagger.
8. We control the tightness of the connection.

After installing the mixer, we fix the sink on the countertop in its original position.

 Worktop Mount

To fix the sanitary device on the countertop, you need to prepare the following tool:

• set of drills;
• electric jigsaw;
• electric drill.

Now we learn how to install a mixer in the kitchen in the countertop. First you need to determine the place of its attachment. After the sanitary fixture is firmly fixed, the liquid must not get on the countertop, in addition, the user should be able to conveniently use the lever.

Next, we take a pencil and markup on the countertop in the place of fixing the sanitary technical device. Now we make four holes with a drill, then turn on the jigsaw to cut the hole. We clean the place of cut from sawdust and dust, overwrite the edges. At the final stage of work, we put a sealing ring and washer, we screw the mixer to the countertop.

Connection to communications

We learned how to put a faucet in the kitchen, now consider how to connect it to utilities. To begin, twist the eccentrics that connect the mixer to the pipes. To prevent condensation between the hot and cold water hoses, leave a distance of 15 centimeters.

A tow is wound on the thread, smeared with sealant. For the same purpose, you can use fum tape. After that, we screw the nuts of the mixer onto the eccentrics and fix the special pad. This element needs to be fixed manually, it should fit well against the wall. If there is a gap of less than 5 millimeters, the valve is disconnected, and the eccentrics are shortened to the desired length.

Next, install paronite, rubber or silicone gaskets in the nut of the body, which will ensure a tight fit of the mixer to the eccentrics. At the final stage of work, the nuts of the inlet pipes for hot and cold water are manually tightened, if a leak is detected during the inspection, they are additionally tightened with a wrench.

Health Check

After the faucet is installed in the kitchen, it is necessary to check its performance. To do this, open the valves for supplying hot and cold water and inspect the attachment points of flexible hoses. In case of leaks, tighten the nuts. During the inspection work it is necessary to turn on and turn off the tap, turn the lever and check the effectiveness of mixing water.

What to look for and possible errors

When installing a faucet in the kitchen, try not to twist the inlet flexible hoses. Always ensure that there are gaskets in the required places on the plumbing fixture and on the threaded joints. The biggest mistake is over-tightening the nut at the junction of the hose and the supply pipe. In these places, rubber gaskets are installed, they are twisted by hand, and only when a leak occurs the nuts can be gently pressed with a key.