How to replace the faucet in the shower: different types

For human characteristic to surround themselves with comfortable and adapted for comfortable living. Perhaps this is correct, although sometimes pamper. Here buy as shower. Live and rejoice, after a hard day to climb into it and drive yourself in tone under the life-giving streams. All washed away the fatigue, stress goes with pollution. But at one point, because of the failure of some parts, the familiar feeling of comfort is disturbed. Here begins to panic. What to do and how to be? Calm! We will try to understand.

Variety showers mixers

Since the soul is nothing special to break down, and the only thing which really detects a problem - it is a mixer, what it is and you need to find out.

If the cab belongs to a closed type, the mixer is mounted on the rear wall. This means that for a removal operation between the cabin and the wall should be free space. If the car belongs to an open type, then it is possible to establish a single-lever mixer of any kind.

All the products can be found on store shelves, is divided into three types.

Valve kind of mixers

The body of the device consists of an axle box taps and valves. The task included adjustment valve, flow and force of the water pressure. Increasingly, you can find in the sale of ceramic head parts.

Linkage option mixer

The operation of this type of device is based on the lever principle. This type is more complicated than the valve:

• a housing equipped with a spout;
• cartridge;
• a knob fixed to the cartridge;
• cap;
• nut fasteners.

Sensor faucets

At the core is a photocell sensor faucets. He gives the command for water supply.

Remove the faucet with their hands

Repair the mixer? You may have to simply replace the cartridge. Basically, all the problems are due to the quality of water or communications. The water hardness leads to the formation of plaque lime. Rust, which certainly has inside of old pipes, with a touch of lime - that's the main cause of premature failure of the mixer in the shower.

Removing the mixer, we act according to the plan:

1. The first thing you need to shut off the water in the system.
2. Under arm has plug - it must be removed.
3. To remove the valve, unscrew the screw.
4. Next, get rid of the trim.
5. We find below the mixer plate and remove it.
6. Getting rid of the fastener elements.

Now let's see how things are inside.

We move on:

1. Unscrew the nut, which is on the rear panel. Thereafter, and a mixer, and the seal cuff available for withdrawal.
2. Open up the space cleaned from all dirt, wipe it dry and apply the sealant.
3. We put the new cartridge into an available slot, and using fasteners fix it.
4. To check correct assembly, turn on the tap. If it does not become wet, it means that something went wrong.

Subtlety change mixer cartridge

Replace mixer is not difficult. You just need to change the cartridge. Usually most people try to buy a mixer is the same as was originally. The right approach, though not necessarily. The main thing is to observe the distance between the valve stem.

Going to the store for a new cartridge, you need to take your measurements from the old. Dimensions standard. It is one hundred, one hundred and twenty-five hundred forty-five and one hundred and fifty millimeters. It is necessary to measure the distance between the control lever and the choke feed water.

The main thing is to match the type of crane and the cartridge mixer. Single-lever mixers are available with ceramic type, or gidrokeramicheskimi ball cartridges. On cranes with two valves pose bronze or ceramic head parts. They included are seals of rubber or paronite.

The most popular models, which are based on the water pressure in the pipe.

But there is a significant drawback: if the pressure is weak, then the system can not function. If the system will be a sharp jump in pressure, it can cause damage.

Attention! On the duration of the operation and depreciation affects the quality of construction in general.

Once the right equipment is purchased, it is time to do the installation. For the work necessary to prepare wrenches, screwdrivers and pliers.

Changing the cassette

Check that the water supply to the system has been discontinued. Who wants to turn his room into the pool? We need to find and remove the decorative cap, behind which hides the screw that secures the control knob. Once the screw is unscrewed, it will be possible to remove the lever.

Next, unscrew the nut that holds the cartridge. Now it can be exchanged for a new one. The main requirement - matches the size of the mixer and cassette. To check put in the slot tape to fix it is not necessary, and try to return to their native place the control handle.

If there has been established and all, then, the choice was correct in appearance changes.

Before installation, do not be lazy to clean the inside of the crane from the accumulation of dirt, slime and other slag which could accumulate there.

Now you can collect design. We fix the cartridge and put into place the lever. Upon completion of the work we check the efficiency of the mechanism and its tightness.

When you need to change the cartridge

The usual cause of failures in disk cartridges - wear of moving elements. Are more prone to this model, equipped with plastic parts. If they are made of ceramics - the probability of failure is much lower. But in fact, there is no difference, what is the cause of failure. Broken - it needs to be changed.

Signs of problems:

• there is no mixing normal water (goes either hot or cold water);
• water does not enter;
• temperature change occurs during fixation of the lever;
• weak water pressure;
• the water is not completely overlapped;
• under the handle there is a leak;
• tight turn handle.

Contaminants contained in the water, reduce the operational period of the device. To extend the time of use, it is necessary at the entrance to the house to put a filter for cleaning.