Modern locking plumbing elements, namely the ceramic crane of the box, is an accurate and well-regulated system. In this system, each element occupies a strictly assigned position and ensures the timeliness of the water supply. But in some situations, the crane hook begins to fail. How to make a repair or replacement?
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What the real Master is not afraid to do
A real home Master is not afraid of work. Even if he finds it difficult to repair an unfamiliar plumbing or locking piece, called a "crane of a box", then first of all he dismantles it to find out the "close" construction.
How, have you never repaired the wheel axle? It can not be, either you live on Mars, or the plumbing in your apartment is in excellent condition. There is nothing complicated in the repair of the crane, the main thing is to understand its design. Having enriched your knowledge, you can safely proceed to repair the ceramic crane of the axle box or its replacement.
Construction of the axle crane
Unlike the antediluvian boxes with rubber gaskets, the locking element of the box casing practically does not need seals made of elastic materials. The parts of the locking element fit tightly to each other. This adherence is provided by the purity of the surface of the alumina, from which the locking-regulating element is made.
These are two discs or two flat ceramic plates with holes. The presence of the shut-off and regulating element responsible for the supply of water gives a complete picture of the crane and answers the question: "How to repair the bevel ceramic bead".
Classic ceramic crane casing consists of the following elements:
• Enclosures
• Rotary stem
• washers fixing
• Adapter
• O-ring seal
• ceramic plates top and bottom.
The body of the ceramic faucet of the box is designed in such a way that the installation and installation in the body of a faucet for a bathroom or a faucet is performed by screwing-in and unscrewing using a traditional adjustable wrench. A tight seal is provided by the gasket.
The main working link is a rotary shaft, consisting of three parts.
At the top of the rod is a crane handle, which is screwed to the turntable with a screw. The middle part is fixative due to the expansion ring. The lower part of the rod is responsible for the adhesion to the ceramic plate.
For the rigid connection of the rod to the ceramic plate of the upper adapter. The "weakest link" is the gasket, due to leakage of which leakage is possible.
Useful advice of the master
During the replacement or repair of the crane-axle in the process, when you "tighten" the gasket clamping, it is recommended to keep the tap itself from possible wrapping. The twisting process should be easy, without significant mechanical effort. This is a distinctive feature of the construct.
If the tightening is tight and you have to apply effort, then somewhere there is a defect (rinsed with a hard water sink or a crack in the saddle). In this case, it is necessary to disassemble the crane and adjust the crane axle by hand.
Possible emergency situations during operation of the axle crane
With a significant amount of suspended particles in tap water, wear of the working parts of the axle crane occurs faster. It is recommended to use cleaning filters for gentle action on the working surfaces of the faucet. If cleaning filters are not available, in practice, emergencies are water spills.
What are the details of the construction of the axle crane should ensure tightness?
Provide the necessary tightness of the tap ceramic plates. Surfaces of ceramic plates top and bottom should fit snugly. If this condition is not met, the ceramic crane of the box drips. The cause of constantly flowing water may be a poorly milled saddle of a mixer or a faucet.
In addition to wearing ceramic plates, a plastic gasket is exposed. Determine the condition of the plastic pad is easy.
The presence of a backlash in the crane of a bouxx or the drop of a copper clip will signal an emerging trouble with the plastic lining. So, it's time to change this important element.
Ideal option is to consider replacing the crane of the axle box completely. How to change the ceramic faucet axle?
We recommend to make a replacement, according to the proposed video.
Useful advice of the master
Any home Master knows perfectly well what to provide for all variants of emergency situations, these "ifs" are impossible.
Numerous models of crane axle boxes and cartridges have specific elements and may differ:
• in diameter (35-40 mm)
• presence or absence of a leg
• the diameter of the gasket.
Of course, in order to save material, you can start to grind or shorten the gaskets and plates, adjusting them to "native" elements. But in practice, replacement or repair of individual parts of the axle crane to conduct is impractical because of time-consuming and not always justified costs.
How to replace the ceramic faucet with an axle with your own hands, is presented in this video.
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