Repair lever mixer for 5 steps on their own and without the help of plumbing!
We have already talked about replace the ceramic discToday we will talk about replacing the cartridge mixer with his hands.
The problem with the cartridge lever mixers
Often, in our taps gets water with impurities rust, turbidity and so on. This is normal as the water flows through the old rusty pipes and they are destroyed by aging and water to our crane can sail scale, rust and more. Some plumbing is removed from the guarantee if it is not necessary to water purification filter. And rightly so, because the mixers are designed for clean water and any scale or even muddy water adversely affects the ceramic cartridge mechanism.
Repair lever mixer - a difficult thing at first glance, but in practice, can cope with it all. Certainly, each of us has experienced in his life with malfunctions in the form of leaks, rust, and outdated faucets. Often, the water barely comes, or it can not be adjusted. In most cases, you must go to the plumbing store and buy a new faucet, but sometimes one can do on their own.
In this article, we will look at the steps independently to repair the lever mixer, without the aid of plumbing.
Replacing a cartridge lever mixer
1 Step. We remove the decorative cap on the handle using a flat screwdriver. It is removed in one motion. Under a decorative cap is octagonal retainer, which easily gets out a small screwdriver. Lay off him aside.
2 Step. Remove the decorative tip and ring nut rotating movement of a hand or wrench and remove the cartridge. In 90% of cases where the problem is. Under the influence of an aggressive environment and aging, it is often clogged and begins to flow. Sand, metal impurities - this is exactly what brings plumbing failure. Carefully inspect the inside of the mixer. If it visually in order, there are no cracks or signs of excess wear, then you just need to change the cartridge.
3 Step. Buy a new toner cartridge. Take with you the old and go to the store. This is to ensure that would be to take the same, and not to be mistaken with the choice, because the cartridges may be different, to be two types of height and range from 30 to 40 mm in diameter.
Step 4. Install the new cartridge in the same position previously comparing two protrusions on the bottom of a "keyway" on the mixer. If it does not rotate and stand still - so you all turned out assembly in reverse order.
Step 5. Wrench to tighten the screws, not much pressing on it, return the nozzle in place and wrap the octagon, and then insert the plug. Everything on this lever faucet repair nearly completed.
Helpful advice: before tightening is necessary to grease the clamping ring nut, and if the situation persists with the cartridge (which over time is often the case), the nut is not prikipit to the mixer. Just loosening products, rusted, well use special oxidants that help to easily unscrew the necessary detail.
Check the performance mixer
After the procedure done check operation of the crane. Carefully open in different directions hot and cold water. If there is a leak - it means that you have coped with the task. If after the repair you notice traces of water leakage, so you must pay attention to, correctly located the cartridge, and the condition of the mixer, which can also be defective and leak.
Tip: If your cartridge is simply clogged, you can try to clean the working parts of constipation with hot water, vinegar and brush.
Summing up: lever faucet repair cost replacement of one cartridge, and saved money, are best directed to the purchase of good plumbing, and its correct operation. With such a solution, even a beginner can handle it, not knowing what to do with a broken tap.
Universal Board. Incoming water in an apartment or a house for sure miss the first through the filter, at least through a simple mechanical or polypropylene. Then your plumbing will last longer and will not need to change anything.
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