How to replace the valve core of faucet

How to replace the valve core of faucet?

What material is the valve core of faucet good?

How to replace the valve core of faucet?

Now most of the faucets used in the family are divided into hot and cold water. If you know that this product has been used for a long time, it will leak. At this time, it needs to be repaired.

1. Preparatory work

If it is found that the valve core of the faucet is broken, then you can buy a replacement, as long as you choose one and use it before. Generally speaking, you can choose the same spool as long as you buy it in the shop before. Then according to their own faucet screw prepared a word or cross screwdriver, you can also consider using a hexagon wrench to remove it.

2. Remove the hot and cold water button

Before replacing the valve core, remember to turn off the water switch at home, otherwise the water will spray everywhere. Then find the cold water button or plastic cap, just use a small blade to pry it off, so that the screw inside can be seen.

3. Remove the handle

After you turn on the hot and cold water button, remember to check the shape of the screw, whether it is a straight line screw, a cruciform screw, or a hexagonal screw, so as to know which kind of screw driver is suitable.

4. Unloading valve core

When you remove the handle, you can clearly see the valve core of the faucet. For example, there are some valve cores, and there is a fixed shell cover on the outside. Remember to remove the cover at this time. Then, put the clamp which is used to fix the valve core. Generally speaking, there will be four claws on the card. As long as the pointed nose pliers are used, the two claws on both sides can be clamped, and then it can be rotated clockwise.

5. Installation

After the card is removed, the broken valve core can be removed at this time, and then the newly purchased valve core can be installed. The installation steps are as follows. After installation, remember to try whether water leakage phenomenon, if there is no problem, then you can lock the handle, you can use.

What material is the valve core of faucet good?

1. The valve core of the faucet is the heart part, so when choosing its quality, it is to see whether its valve core is good or not. Market common spool is also divided into: stainless steel spool, copper spool and ceramic spool these several.

2. Stainless steel valve core can be said to be a relatively high-tech content products, such as the selection of stainless steel material is not good, so it is easy to rust phenomenon.

3. Copper valve core this material is a more expensive one, the same material in the quality requirements is relatively high, or after use, it is easy to accumulate scale.

4. Ceramic valve core is currently the best kind of valve core. The product made of this material has strong wear resistance and good sealing performance. At the same time, its service life is relatively long, and it is also a good product widely used.