Touchless faucet
Touchless faucets are an undoubted know-how. Thanks to the constant development of technology and affordability, they are increasingly being installed in private houses and apartments. Their main advantage over mechanical counterparts is that for water to enter the drain and obtain its comfortable temperature, there is no need to turn the valves. It is enough to bring your hands to the drain hole and enjoy the flowing water.
Touchless faucets – undeniable know-how
The main advantages of a non-contact (touch) mixer:
- Water saving. In order to wash your hands or draw water into the kettle, you do not need to unscrew the valve, and then spend some time screwing it in, into which water will continue to flow;
- Ease of use - no need to do the work of opening and closing the tap;
- Constant temperature of the water poured out. Despite periodic drops in water temperature during central heating, the sensor mixer will keep it at the same level;
- Hygiene. During the operation of a classic faucet, many people touch the valves, which reduces the hygiene of procedures. In the sensor mixer, nothing needs to be touched except for the regulator;
- The operation of the mixer is easy to customize using the buttons on the case or the control panel. With a few keystrokes, you can program the temperature of the water, the speed of its outflow and the outflow time after the person's hands are removed from the sensor coverage area.
How does a kitchen faucet work - the principle of operation
Sensor mixer design
The design of the sensor mixer consists of the following components:
- Housings and spouts;
- battery;
- Electronic filling, touch sensor;
- A small valve located at the bottom of the case;
- Shut-off valve;
- filter and connecting hose.
As you can see, the kitchen faucet device is quite ordinary, and the main work here is done by electronics. Its principle is as follows: the human body radiates heat, this heat is captured by a motion sensor, which is installed in the case. Through electronics, the signal is transmitted to the shut-off valve, which immediately opens and water flows into the spout.
The pressure and temperature of the water can be pre-adjusted using a screw located behind the body or an external lever. There are models that change the ratio of hot and cold water automatically when a person brings their hands closer to the drain hole or further.
Now you know how the kitchen faucet works, and if you wish, you can deal with its repair.
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Double lever kitchen faucet
Despite the fact that single-lever kitchen devices began to be actively used in everyday life, valve-type mixers remain the most common today. For such taps, one valve is used to control the supply of hot water, the other - cold. Valves can be located horizontally and at a certain angle to each other.
Two-valve faucet - the most common type for the kitchen
Varieties of two-valve mixers
Two-valve mixers are available in two types. They differ from each other in various locking elements. These can be crane boxes with elastic gaskets or ceramic plates.
In mixers of the first type, the reciprocating faucet box closes or, on the contrary, opens the hole through which water flows from the pipe. In other types of faucets, the supply or blocking of water is possible by aligning the holes of a pair of ceramic plates.
The advantages of mixers with the first type of locking mechanism include:
- lower cost;
- Ease of management;
- Ease of obtaining water at the desired temperature by adjusting the valves;
- Versatility - over time, an elastic axle box can be replaced with a ceramic one, provided that they were produced at the same manufacturer.
Two valve mixers with elastic seals
The disadvantages of valve-type mixers with an elastic gasket are the need to make several turns of the valve until the water supply holes are completely open, and the rubber gasket wears out quickly.
Faucets with a ceramic valve have the following positive qualities:
- Increased wear resistance and, as a result, a longer service life;
- Ease of adjusting the water temperature due to the fact that the angle of rotation of the valves is 90 and 180 degrees;
- Ease of mixer control.
The device of a two-valve kitchen faucet with ceramic gaskets
Scheme of a mixer with ceramic plates
Structurally, a mixer with two valves consists of a body, a faucet box made of ceramic or metal, valves, a spout with an aerator. Crane axle box ceramic consists of:
Corps
The case is made from alloys of some types of non-ferrous metals. It has a rubber gasket in its design. It is needed so that the faucet box fits snugly against the mixer body and water does not leak out. The lower part of the body of the crane box has holes through which water enters the chamber and mixes there. To unscrew the crane box made of ceramic, you must use an adjustable, gas or wrench.
Rod retainer
The latch is a small part that is needed for a tight connection between the body of the crane box and the stem. It snaps into place at the moment the stem is inserted into the housing. To separate them, it is enough to use a regular screwdriver.
stock
Mixer valves are attached to the stem, after which they are fastened with special screws. There is a groove on the stem body that serves to snap the latch into it, at the bottom there is a recess for the turn signal.
Device for fastening the valve to the stem
turn signal
It is necessary to transfer torque from the mixer valve to the ceramic plate, against which it, in fact, abuts. The turn signal can be either plastic or metal, it is better if it is made of metal, since the plastic one quickly breaks if the valves are tightened too tightly;
Top and bottom plate
The top plate is movable, it serves to control the flow of water into the drain spout. It has holes for pouring water and fixing the turn signal, it can be rotated at different angles, so using the faucet is easy and convenient. The upper plate fits snugly enough to the lower one, which in turn is fixed. It has holes similar to those on the top. When these holes coincide with the torsion of the faucet valves, water begins to flow into the drain hole.
rubber gasket
It is necessary so that the faucet box is closely adjacent to the mixer body and water seeps through only through the hole in it. The gasket can be damaged by over-tightening the faucet valves.
Expert answers
Ilya Kalyagin:
We have a ball, one-armed ...
Marina Nikolaeva:
one-armed
Masha Machine:
I prefer 2.
Marina V:
ball one-handed
Temple Knight:
Kinch:
one-handed is more convenient not only in the kitchen. 1 time put the handle on warm water and just up, down
valentino:
If there is a dishwasher, then what kind of mixer is on the drum!
Anastasia:
Definitely one-handed. One hand is always busy in the kitchen. And the option is either to burn yourself or not to wash anything.
Kotyara:
Ball, but ours, otherwise in imported ones there is the effect of pushing hot water through a cold water pipe))))
Bender - Transdanubian:
two with mixer
Andrey Samokhin:
Whichever is more convenient for you to use, take it
Tane4ka:
If the gas column is two-armed, it’s just that the column works worse with a ball mixer. In other cases, one-handed is better.But anyway, it's a force of habit.
LiNick:
I need/comfortable with two valves, you don't know.
Kira:
single handed is easier. I adjusted the water 1 time and only lower it up. and so, longer twist)))
wavan bik:
dear, take not our and Chinese counterparts, take such types of sas
Hope Bonina:
One-armed delafon stands for a year - finally fire!
Vladimir Petrov:
One-armed and with a large long gander
La Nochka:
Normal with 2 valves. As my child says, one-armed people put in public bathrooms.
Tatyana Kireeva:
A faucet with valves is very inconvenient, especially for the kitchen, because often your hands are busy. Therefore, I do not recommend taking it. I have a one-handed faucet in my kitchen, like this s .mistersaver /products/smesitel-dlya-kuhni-s-povorotnym-izlivom-wasserkraft-isen-2607. It is inexpensive, but the quality of the model completely suits me. You can also order one, I think you will like it.
aprro aprl:
what does it say in the instructions?
Nikolader:
supply gas so that water with gaziki is
Beer lover:
shower your mother
Andrey Gavrilov:
For mineral water. Yes, for whatever you want, at least for sea water. He is a mixer and he is a mixer, he will knead what is necessary.
Victormaestro:
For drinking water through a filter.
XXX:
The third is the way out for the so-called. hygienic watering can (should be included). For use as a bidet and in general for other needs.
Dmitry 792:
Under filtered water.
WIND WIND:
it is possible for drinking or vice versa technical cold water, technical is not cleaner for enterprises, for domestic needs, but not for drinking.
JOLLY ROGER:
shower .. if you want my ass if you want water the flowers ... sold separately ..
Mystery:
Maybe for drinking water? See Housing issue? They often make a separate faucet for filtered water in the kitchen. Apparently, a tap is being made from cold water: some goes through the filter, and some just like that. Maybe in your faucet filtered water should be brought to this third inlet?
Heinrich Mont:
Yes, the third one is the outlet for already mixed water. So, sorry, don't burn your ass. Or not to chill subject places.
Alex Mishin:
The “hygienic watering can” has a button on the handle, when pressed, water stops flowing from the mixer spout and starts to flow through the shower. The required valve device is built into the mixer.
Alexander Vasiliev:
and the mixer is for a bidet!
Victor Smirnov:
From the water purification filter !!! For drinking and cooking. And those for washing dishes.
Dmitry Pushkarev:
Bugaga is BIDE
Ren:
This is a new kind of filter faucet from the American water purification system. Filtered water flows. Very comfortably.
lv:
it was they who decided to mock you
Mikhail Sidorov:
I also have a mixer from this company. But there is a tap on the mixer body, according to the instructions, the washing machine, or the dishwasher, or the filter is powered. And you can have a bottom from one type, and a top from another type of mixer.
mikhalych:
I would like to see the instructions and instructions .... so guess... what are you taking? if you don't know why...
Sergei Onegov:
turbine
Single Lever Faucet Repair
Ball valve repair scheme.
One of the reasons why a single-lever kitchen faucet leaks is a crack in the body. Repairs can be done with a sealant, for a certain period of time this can help. But after the device will still have to be changed. Another, especially popular reason is the wear of the gaskets. The main characteristic of devices of this design is that the device, where a lot of parts are located, is located in the inner part - a cartridge, which is considered non-separable. Before starting repairs, you need:
- shut off the water;
- open the tap lever and drain the remaining liquid;
- unscrew the inlet pipes from the tap and drain the remaining water into a container prepared in advance.
Unscrewing the inlet pipes (this is done in case of a faucet replacement, you need to leave them in place when carrying out repairs), look at the gaskets: if they are cracked, it is best to put new ones.As for the faucet, pry off the decorative plug with a thin flat screwdriver, a knife and remove it, notice the device inside. Then unscrew the screw, remove the lever and pull out the cartridge. With this part, you can go to a plumbing store and buy a new cartridge. Look at the device inside the cartridge - if there are a lot of plastic parts, then the mixer is unlikely to last a very long time. Especially if you (or a plumber) change the cartridge more than once within, for example, one year.
Another malfunction specific to two types of taps is dirtier than the aerator. Its device is simply, the so-called mesh filter, placed at the outlet of the water jet. The aerator in most cases rests on the thread, and it will not be difficult to unscrew it for cleaning. If it is rusty or too clogged with deposits, then repair does not make sense, a good option is to buy a new one. Frequent pollution indicates poor quality water, and therefore, in this case, it is logical to consider installing filters.
On our website, kitchen faucets have already been described in detail. The concept of "faucet" is somewhat broader than "faucet": a faucet is understood as any device for passing, adjusting and shutting off the flow of a liquid or gaseous medium - both with mixing two or more media approaching underwater highways, and without mixing. For example, there are just faucets for cold water - without mixing it with hot.
But such “just faucets” are no longer found in the kitchens of modern houses. Therefore, further in the text, the concepts of "faucet" and "mixer" will be treated as identical. And everything that has already been published on our website about kitchen faucets will also apply to the kitchen sink faucet.
