Teach you to install hot and cold water faucets

Now on the market can be described as a variety of faucets, which also adds a lot of difficulty for us to install a variety of faucets in the decoration, so be sure to pay attention. Then I am here today for you to introduce about Teach you to install hot and cold water faucet, and what to pay attention to faucet purchase. Interested friends will follow us down to see it.

One, teach you to install hot and cold water faucet

1.Single hole basin faucet installation

When I buy a single handle basin, I also need to pay attention to the installation of the faucet, calculated to the diameter of the nozzle. Currently, most faucet installations are made of hard pipe water. Before installation, pay attention to the height of the water pipe. The position of the basin is about 30 centimeters down. When installing, be sure to choose a professional installation of the angle valve, which must be fixed with a wall-mounted socket for hot and cold water pipes. If there is a distance between the angle valve and the faucet, you can use a pipe to extend the connection. It is best not to use other water pipe connection, otherwise it is easy to leak and fall off due to large water pressure.

2. Install shower and bathtub faucets

If you buy a bathtub, shower, wall faucet, etc. in your home, you need to choose the right height when burying the water pipes. The distance between the hot and cold water pipes is greater than 20 centimeters. When hiding a bathtub or shower, it is better to pre-bury the faucet in the wall. Before considering pre-burial, it is necessary to consider whether the thickness of the bathroom walls meets the requirements. If the walls are too thin, it will not be possible to bury the spools. When we pre-bury, the plastic cover should not be easily removed to avoid damaging the spool during cementing and other chores.

3. Installation of thermostat

Before we install the thermostat, we should first confirm which side of the water pipe is hot water and which side is cold water, especially when the hot and cold water pipes are taken over, don't connect the wrong connection so as not to affect the normal use of the faucet in the future. Gas and solar water heaters are not suitable for use with thermostatic taps as the water pressure is mainly low. Remember to install hot and cold water filters before installing a thermostat.

4. Single Hole Kitchen Faucet Installation

Because kitchen faucets are used so often, they can easily come loose when moved. All requirements are taken for granted, so the lock nut must be tightened. Currently, there are some faucets on the building materials market with added nuts fixed with excellent stability and stability.

Two, faucet purchase what to pay attention to

1. First look at the surface. The body of the faucet is made of brass, bronze casting, polished and polished, and then chrome plated and other surface treatment. Conventional products casting and surface treatment have strict technical requirements, after neutral salt spray test, in the corresponding time should not rust. Therefore, the choice of faucet should pay attention to the surface, touch the burr, observe no pores, erosion marks, no oxidation spots, crystal clear, feel the thickness of the coating. Faucet surface is galvanized, titanium plated, painted, etc.. The thickness of the coating is good, you can observe the surface of the coating by light to see if it is bright. The coating of imported faucet is thick and not easy to peel off and oxidize. The plating should have a protective film, and the plating without a protective film is easy to fade.

2. Gently turn the handle to make it light and flexible, with or without stagnation. No gap, easy and smooth, no slippery faucet is better.

3. Click on the body of the faucet, whether the sound is dull or not, and carefully observe whether the faucet interface is copper body. If the sound is crisp when tapping, it may be stainless steel and so on.

For their own decoration of the family believe that the editor for everyone is still very helpful. Pay attention when installing hot and cold water faucets.