Faucet accessories. Types and purchase tips

1. faucet fittings – spool

Today’s faucets have long broken the shape and function of traditional faucets, but the most basic internal structures and accessories are similar. The spool of the faucet is mainly through the speed and size of the water flow through the faucet, and the action is realized by rotating the handle. The faucet’s spool is divided into a single-hole spool and a dual-control spool, but whether it is dual or single, they have a maximum angle of rotation of 90 degrees and an opening angle of approximately 20 degrees. The valve core is the heart of the faucet. Generally, the ceramic valve core is the most durable, so be sure to pay attention when purchasing.

2. faucet accessories – valve body
The valve body of the faucet refers to the entire appearance of the faucet. Today, the faucet valve body on the market is rich in various materials, including stainless steel valve body, cast iron valve body, full plastic valve body, brass valve body, zinc alloy valve body and polymer composite. Material valve body. Among them, the stainless steel faucet valve body is the most commonly used, and the zinc alloy valve body has the best quality and high cost performance. Therefore, when choosing the faucet valve body, we should fully consider its cost performance and service life.

3. faucet accessories – hose
The hose in the faucet fitting is used for water in and out. The faucet fitting hose is 50 cm long and is the most suitable. When buying a faucet hose, you should pay attention to not buying aluminum wire tubes. Generally, stainless steel hoses are the most practical. But the best way to do the other is to hold the hand tightly. After the hand is released, the hose becomes black and the aluminum wire is not changed. In faucet fittings, hoses are also very important, so you need to fully consider their price/performance ratio when purchasing.

4. faucet accessories – filter
The filter element is mainly used as a special tool for purifying water. It is commonly used in faucets. There are many kinds of filter elements and different materials. Different types and materials are used for different purposes. The filter element separates solid particles in liquid or gas, or makes sufficient contact with different material components to accelerate the reaction time, which can protect the normal operation of the equipment or the clean air. When the fluid enters the filter element with a certain size filter, the impurities are blocked. And the cleaned stream flows out through the filter element. The liquid filter element allows the liquid (including oil, water, etc.) to clean the contaminated liquid to the state required for production, that is, to achieve a certain degree of cleanliness of the liquid.

5. faucet accessories – rubber parts
Rubber parts, generally ö-rings, mainly play the role of sealing, dynamic sealing and static sealing. There are also ÿ-rings and pads. They are the general cause of water leaks in kitchen sinks.

6. faucet accessories – handle
The handle is our tool for switching the faucet. It is simple but indispensable. Due to the high number of uses, the handle is generally easy to break, so its material is very important, pay attention when purchasing.

7. faucet accessories – bubbler
The bubbler is a small sign of the progress of the faucet. With the bubbler, the water in the faucet no longer flows out, but becomes softer. The reason is that the bubbler intercepts the water flow and turns it into a bubbler. Innumerable soft small bubbles.

8. faucet accessories – mounting parts
The mounting parts are small tools for installing faucets, including various screws, horseshoe pads, etc. With them, the faucet can be installed to function.

Tips for purchasing faucet accessories
There is a problem with the faucet at home. We often solve it ourselves. If an accessory is broken, we need to go out and buy a new one. However, these accessories are not free to buy. There are also many skills that need our attention.

1. look at the material, different accessories, different materials, the degree of durability is different, from the economic point of view, we should choose the best material accessories.
2. look at the plating, the coating is well treated, the faucet not only looks beautiful, but also is more anti-corrosive and durable in use.
3, pay attention to the size, this is a point we are easy to ignore, the first thing to buy is to understand the approximate size of each part of the faucet, or buy home can not be used.
As shown in Fig. 4, when selecting the handle, try to select a large rotation range and softly move it, which is more convenient to use.

5, the material of the faucet body is best to choose bronze or brass, this material is not easy to oxidize, corrode, and durable.

6. the rubber parts must be of good quality, so that the sealing of the faucet is guaranteed. Water leakage is a common and difficult problem to solve. This must be noted.