A permanent and invariable attribute of the kitchen and bathroom is a mixer with a replaceable cartridge. Correctly matched and assembled mixer cartridge resignedly fulfills its functions until a certain time, laid by manufacturers of sanitary devices.
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You are fucking lucky if the kitchen faucet or washbasin with a spout of a standard cartridge design. Acquired and safely installed cartridge does not cause problems. In a more complex replacement requires an element of the built-in mixer.
How to replace a failed cartridge
It is known that an important functional element of the water mixer is a cartridge, by means of which water mixing and manual adjustment of the feed and head intensity are carried out. Operating pressures of the pressure in the water consumption system deteriorate the state of the mixer cartridge over time.
If the mixer starts to drip and leak, this is a sign that the mixer cartridge needs to be replaced. It is recommended to replace the used element with a defective cartridge if it is found to be a malfunction of the mixer cartridge according to the device model and the manufacturer's requirements. What you need to know about the element of the mixer, in order to buy it and how to change the cartridge in the mixer with your own hand?
Existing types of cartridge for mixers
Interchangeable elements of the mixer are distinguished by industrial design: ball or plate cartridges, divided into non-separable and dismountable models. Recall that the principle of disk and globular cartridges is the same. The structural difference of the ceramic cartridge is in the device of the device for the flow of water: a sphere with holes or ceramic discs.
Overlapping the flow of plate (disk) cartridges occurs due to the connection of the protrusions and the holes of the plates. There are models of cartridge-thermostats and cartridges with a brass rod, which determines the price of the cartridge mixer. In addition, non-assembled models of the cartridge are non-repairable, they are completely replaced with a knot.
The device of a cartridge for kitchen and a washstand with a spout
In most models of single-lever kitchen mixers and wash basins with a spout, use a cartridge consisting of the following elements:
• Enclosures (plastic, metal-plastic)
• covers and locking ceramic plates
• Working rod and 2-3 silicone gaskets.
To choose the best cartridge for the mixer, it is necessary to focus on the parameters: the material of the manufacturing of the check valve, the typical diameter of the housing (Ø 35-40 mm) and the configuration of the seat due to the length of the rod.
We will suggest that the features of the designs of trademark cartridges facilitate the selection of quality disc cartridge with ceramic plates:
• cartridges Grohe with spraying on the working elements of the plates increase the strength and service life
• Distinctive features of the rotary knob Hansgrohe ensure the cartridge durability
• universality of cartridges Oras and Vidima it is ensured by simplicity of selection of analogues by size.
Increased interest in cartridge mixers provides the ability to select the most suitable model.
How to choose a cartridge
Select the replacement of the faulty element of the mixer will have after disassembling the entire structure. This is due to the technical capabilities of the housing and the operational parameters used in the model cartridge. For the right choice, you have to grab the old used mixer element.
It does not hurt to measure the height of the body, the diameter of the cartridge and the center-to-center distance between the ceramic plates. If the cartridge on the legs, you need to know the height of the legs.
When choosing it is recommended to pay attention to the availability of ISO 9001: 2000 certificate, which is the guarantor of quality and manufacturability of production of assembly units. And, at last, the batch of cartridges should have the accompanying certificate confirming check of a cartridge under pressure of 3,5 Atm.
Let's say that any kind of cartridge is designed for a certain cycle of work. For example, kamaz Sedal - 150 thousand, and the cartridge mixer Grohe - for 200 thousand cycles.
We make a replacement yourself
The replacement of the cartridge of the kitchen faucet or wash basin with a spout begins with the shutoff of the water supply. Then, to access the fasteners remove the decorative flag from the handle of the mixer. Inside the handle is a screw M5x6, through which the handle is attached to the working rod.
Using a long screwdriver, loosen the screw and release the cover 48x42x1 / 19 "from the nickel-plated hemisphere. To access the cartridge directly, the 42x1 / 19 "adjuster nut is unscrewed and the cartridge is easily removed from the socket.
If the cartridge is collapsible, we will disassemble it. Otherwise, the node must be completely replaced.
disassemble the cartridge
The cartridge mechanism is assembled from two ceramic plates. Plate with holes in the assembled state is fixedly fixed to the rod. The second moves freely in the plane of the first plate. Open the cartridge with a narrow screwdriver, gently pry the body from the cover near the latches. After removing the silicone gaskets, the mechanism can be freely removed from the housing.
After disassembling the cartridge, you can choose whether to replace individual parts.
Particularly difficult to replace the element is a flush-mounted mixer equipped with a ceramic cartridge Ø 46 mm
GROHE SilkMove® with an elementary construction. Choose an analog cartridge is difficult, so you have to look native.
This video will tell you how to correctly replace the mixer cartridge.
Dismantling and replacing the cartridge theoretically looks easy. However, in practice it is possible to encounter the immovability of the fastening elements. Specialists recommend the treatment of parts with a liquid WD-40.
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