Everything About Shower Faucets

At present, many brands of faucets are designed with different styles of series products, consumers can choose according to their preferences and bathroom style. The common faucet surface includes titanium plating, chrome plating, baking varnish, porcelain, etc., and stainless steel chrome plating is the most common. The color faucet is also loved by people. The color includes red, yellow, black, blue, etc. it can be matched with other utensils in the bathroom to play the role of embellishment.

How to choose the suitable shower faucets

By performance：

When selecting the faucet, you should first turn on and off the handle several times to see if it is delicate and tight. Too loose and tight is not good. The surface finish is also one of the highlights, the better the surface treatment, the smoother the brighter, indicating that the better the process, can also indirectly reflect its quality. In addition to these, we have to see whether there are sand holes or cracks at the joint of the faucet. Trachoma is a small hole and cracks on the surface and inside of copper material in the casting process. If there is trachoma, it will seep through water after being filled with water, and it will break when it is serious.

Family reality：

The shower faucet with two handles, such as the left hand is hot water and the right hand is cold water, has clear marks and is convenient to use, which is more suitable for the elderly or children. The shape of the single handle is relatively good-looking, simple, rotate left and right to adjust the hot and cold water, easy to operate, but it needs to be used carefully to avoid scalding.

Faucet valve element:

The valve element of faucet is just like the heart of a human being. When choosing it, we should pay special attention to the quality of the valve element.

There are three kinds of common faucet valve elements on the market: stainless steel ball valve, a ceramic disc valve element, and shaft rolling valve element. The common characteristics of the three-valve cores are integrity, the whole core shaft is one, easy to install, repair and replace, among which the advantages of ceramic disc valve core are low price, less water pollution, but the ceramic texture is brittle and easy to crack; the advantages of the shaft rolling valve core are smooth handle rotation, easy operation, aging resistance and wear resistance; and the stainless steel ball valve has high technology content Some high-grade sanitary products use it as the valve core of their latest faucet products, which can accurately control the water temperature and ensure the rapid and accurate outflow of hot water, saving water and energy.

Water-saving performance:

With the rise in water prices, people have to pay attention to the water-saving of faucets. Usually a common faucet and a water-saving faucet, water output is greatly different. The water-saving faucets on the market can be opened and closed for hundreds of thousands of times without leaking a drop of water. Compared with the old faucets, they can save 30-50% of water. Many new high-tech faucets, such as ceramic chips, variable distance faucets and self-closing faucets, are tightly closed and sensitive. The closing speed is only one-tenth of that of the old faucets, and the water-saving effect is remarkable. The latest water-saving faucet has a new design, which can adjust or remove the water-saving device installed in the faucet, and control the water-saving rate freely, thus enhancing the water-saving effect. The products made of ball valves are recognized by the industry as the best in terms of water-saving. When purchasing, you can consult with the sales personnel about the products using relevant technologies. Most famous brands in the market have such products.

How to maintain and clean the shower faucets

The inconspicuous faucet under the showerhead directly determines the quality and service life of the shower. Therefore, we should pay more attention to the maintenance and cleaning of the shower faucet, extend the service life of the shower faucet, and save money .

Maintain:

The single handle faucet shall be opened and closed slowly in the use process, while the double handle faucet shall not be closed too tightly, otherwise, the water stop bolt will fall off, causing failure to close and stop the water.
The faucet of the wall-mounted shower is generally outstanding, so you should pay attention not to bump or press it when taking and putting things. In particular, the surface layer of imported faucets of some brands is quite thick, which can not stand the impact or grinding of hard objects. Therefore, when using, try to avoid contact with hard objects such as rings, to avoid fatal injury.
When the water pressure is not less than 0.02 MPa, if the water output is found to be reduced, it may be that the tap is blocked. The solution is to use a spanner to gently screw the screen cover of the faucet at the outlet of the faucet, and then carefully install the impurities after cleaning. Generally, it can be restored as before.

Clean：

The ideal cleaning technique is to rinse the faucet with clean water, and then dry all the water on the metal surface of the faucet with soft cotton cloth because the water will form scale on the metal surface after volatilization. Wipe gently, do not rub vigorously. Dry the faucet with a wet sponge and soft skin to make it shiny.
If a lot of cleaning work needs to be done, it is better to use mild liquid glass cleaner, or acid-free, wear-free soft liquid and completely dissolved powder. Friction-free solution polish can remove the thick and solid mask and accumulation on the faucet. Do not use any friction cleaner, cloth or paper cloth, and any acid-containing cleaner, polishing friction agent or rough cleaner 。 After cleaning, please use clear water to remove all lotion, and dry it with a soft cotton cloth.

How to collocate the faucets in the shower

Nowadays, the design of faucets has been subdivided into every age group. For example, the products designed for the young people aged 25-35 have no redundant decorations in the design, reflecting the simple and elegant style; the cartoon hand-held shower designed for children is colorful and lively. In terms of modeling, the handle and outlet pipe of the faucet are various, most of them are streamlined, and the more high-end products, the more unique they are. It’s like a piece of art. So here are some points to pay attention to when matching the shower faucet.

Color:

The shower faucet is mostly made of stainless steel, with strong modern color and high fashion. The shower room with the same stainless steel frame and the bathroom rack and other bathroom products with the same color system are selected for matching. The wall tiles can also be made of colors with a strong visual effect, such as black, which can enhance the modern sense of the bathroom and enhance fashion.

If your bathroom is dominated by cold color, you can choose silver faucet; if you are dominated by a warm color, you should use gold color. If the style of the whole bathroom is complex, you can use milky white.

Different house types:

The shower faucet is suitable for all kinds of house decoration. A simple shower room with a shower takes up a corner of the bathroom, simple and fashionable. If the house is large, you can choose the faucet with both hands handle and water, which is atmospheric. And the small house type can choose the single handle faucet, small and exquisite, IKEA.

How to install the shower faucets

Although faucet is a small part, its function is very important. The pipeline laying of the bathroom is complex, and there is hot and cold water, so its installation and placement also have much particularity.

Install methods:

In general, the shower and faucet are installed and used together. The faucet is 70-80cm from the ground, the height of the shower column is 1.1m, the length of the joint between the faucet and the shower column is 10-20cm, and the height of the shower from the ground is 2.1-2.2m. Consumers should fully consider the size of the bathroom space when purchasing. Shower faucet can be installed on the wall, or installed in the wall, only showing the handle, or installed on the bathtub.

Cautions:

Do not install the cold and hot water supply pipes in reverse. Generally, the left side of the faucet is the hot water supply pipe, and the right side is the cold water supply pipe. Except for special identification.
After the installation, remove the easily blocked accessories such as the bubbler and shower, let the water flow out, completely remove the impurities, and then install them again. The tools attached to the faucet shall be kept for future maintenance.
When disassembling the water inlet hose, do not wrap the sealing tape, do not use a wrench, and tighten it directly by hand, otherwise, the hose will be damaged. The exposed length of the elbow shall be determined according to the needs of the wall-mounted faucet, otherwise, the elbow will be exposed to the wall too much, which will affect the appearance.
For the thermostatic faucet, the static pressure of cold and hot water supply is recommended to be 3 bar (0.3 MPa), and the minimum water supply pressure is 0.5 bar (0.05 MPa). The pressure difference between hot and cold water supply shall not be greater than 2bar (0.2MPa). If the water supply pressure is greater than 5bar (0.5MPa), please install a pressure reducing valve.
For thermostatic taps, the hot water supply temperature range is 50 ° C-80 ° C and the recommended hot water supply temperature is 65 ° C.