The Service Life Of The Faucet
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In normal life, sometimes you find that the faucet still drips after it is tightened, and it drips from the faucet outlet or the joint, which not only causes a lot of waste, but sometimes the sound can also cause certain troubles. In fact, the structure of the faucet is very simple. The maintenance of the water leakage can be done by yourself. Generally speaking, the problem of water leakage only needs to be replaced by the axial gasket or triangular gasket inside the faucet. has been solved. However, the main water tap in the house must be turned off before the renovation.
Regarding the repair of water leakage at the faucet joint, the cause of the water leakage is nothing more than damage to the water-stop tape on the faucet part (fixing screw). Therefore, just use a wrench to remove the faucet, and re-roll the new water-stop tape where the screw is fixed. The following are the maintenance steps: First, tighten the faucet first, and use the wrench to turn the faucet counterclockwise. Turn to remove. Second, turn the threaded hole outwards, and roll the threaded part clockwise with wind-printed tape 5-6 times.
Check whether the faucet has been adjusted and bolted clockwise with the water bolt wrench. After the final installation is completed, turn on the main switch and try to check if there is still water leakage.
Even if the faucet is fastened tightly, the reasons for still leaking:
- The reason for the leakage of the water outlet: it is caused by the wear of the axial gasket in the faucet. Use pliers to loosen the gland and remove it, take out the shaft gasket with a clamp, and replace it with a new shaft gasket.
- The cause of water leakage in the lower part of the faucet bolt: is caused by the wear of the triangular gasket in the gland. You can loosen the screw to remove the bolt head, then loosen and remove the gland, then take out the triangular gasket inside the gland and replace it with a new one.
- Water leakage at the joint of the connection pipe: The cap nut is roughly loose. At this time, you can re-tighten the cap nut or replace it with a new U-shaped gasket.
If you find that there is less water in the faucet, it may be leaking, because the water stop disk of the single-lance faucet is stuck with sand and gravel. For this phenomenon, you should ask a professional repairer to disassemble the faucet and clean it, but if the rubber pad is damaged, it must be replaced. Generally speaking, the correct use of the faucet means not to rotate the faucet too tightly, so that the rubber pad of the faucet can maintain a life of 7 or 8 years. However, the hot water part of the faucet tends to reduce its life due to thermal expansion and contraction. Therefore, it is generally recommended that the hot and cold rubber pads should be replaced regularly at the same time.