"My God, what a delight," - an enthusiastic exclamation of a neighbor called specifically to the touch mixer in the kitchen. The functionality of the correctly selected and installed contactless faucet is really fascinating. Do you want to know how to install the kitchen mixer yourself?
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The era of sensory mixers
Irreversible times, when the mixer sensory evoked a silent admiration for savages and aborigines who saw for the first time a brilliant red glass, long ago passed. The modern "advanced" user now selects the necessary model of the touch mixer for the kitchen with knowledge.
And it is right! After all, a significant part of the cost of rent is the cost of sanitation and cold water. If you find out how much water is leaking out while brushing your teeth with an open tap, the only right solution is to purchase a mixer tap. The era of sensory mixers has already stepped on the heels and confidently knocks on the doors of bathrooms and kitchens.
Mixer touch - a luxury or an indispensable element of the kitchen
The first non-contact faucets appeared in hotels or shopping centers safely moved to our apartments. What is the reason for this attention to non-contact faucets compared to traditional mixers?
The obvious advantage is the complete lack of cranes and levers, typical for valve mixer models. Lifting your hands to the contactless faucet after 1-2 seconds they can already be washed with warm water, without stirring, even with the little finger to adjust the hand. Conveniently? Of course, especially when your hands are in flour.
Waltz of the sensor mixer for practical housewives.
The device of the non-contact faucet in the kitchen
Tell meticulously how the touch mixer for the kitchen is arranged will not. Such information has already leaked from the Internet into the mind of the consumer, especially charming housewives. Any official site of manufacturers of contactless faucets is full of enthusiastic reviews about touch mixers.
We will only recall that the main parts of the mixer are:
• Control block
• water hoses
• water filter
• levers or temperature setting buttons.
The external control unit is equipped with a 9V lithium battery, which is designed for a certain cycle of on-off operations. This cycle is 5 thousand.
Types and advantages of non-contact faucets
Models of sensor mixers are classified according to the field of application. Therefore, in the kitchen, the right place is occupied by a mixer for washing, and in the bathroom there is a bathtub or shower mixer equipped with a spout and a watering can. The division of sanitary devices is carried out by the installation method and the type of connection to the cold water pipeline. The main ways to install a faucet for the kitchen are wall-mounted and on-board. The most popular in the kitchen are non-contact faucets having a high U-shaped spout, which makes it comfortable to wash dishes.
Common sensory mixers brands grohe, frap have a configurable (30 cm) sensitivity zone. The range of action up to 30 cm is the most favorable. Therefore, doubts, how to make the correct installation of a non-contact mixer, should take this parameter into account. The choice of the mixer is sensory and your preferences are best given to mixers with manual setting of modes.
A distinctive feature is the division of non-contact faucets by the type of sensor and electronic control unit. As a sensor that captures the appearance of an "object" in the sensitivity zone, infrared rays and photocells act. Mixers equipped with sensors using infrared rays have special advantages. To install faucets of this type, there is no need to calibrate the distance of the sensitivity zone.
Manufacturers of brand-name contactless plumbing attract customers to models in which the functions of adjusting the temperature regime and pressure are set automatically. Such sensory mixers, whose price can be called democratic, resemble an electronic thermostat, which allows you to set the water temperature with phenomenal accuracy. In addition, the concern of manufacturers about customers allows you to install a kitchen faucet with your own hands. How to install a sensor mixer with your own hands?
Installation of a touch mixer in the kitchen
The installation of a non-contact faucet in the kitchen can be done independently. The installation process consists of the following steps:
• Mounting the mixer body on the side of the sink
• connections to cold water.
An obligatory condition for installation is the water shut-off on the cold water main.
Mounting the mixer on the side of the sink
The body of the kitchen faucet is installed in the existing landing hole on the sink or sink. Between the landing hole and the body, install the mounting gasket that is included in the delivery of the mixer. We attach the mixer from above and from below to the fixing elements.
We install the electronic control unit for additional fasteners, also included in the delivery of the mixer. The control unit of the mixer sensor should be located at a distance of 50 cm from the floor surface in the kitchen. We connect the box and the mixer with a flexible hose.
Connection to water supply
We connect the nipples of the mixer body to the corresponding pipes of the main water supply. To do this, we use the supplier's gaskets and fasteners. We prepare for operation the solenoid valve. To do this, mount the sensor wire using a connecting nut.
Beforehand, loosen the fixing bolts located on the top cover. Install the mains power supply or lithium battery (type AA). Then we set the top cover in place and check the efficiency of the mixer. We turn off the tap on the water main of cold water. We put our hands on the motion sensor and check if the water flows.
We set the necessary temperature regime of water heating and head. With the right installation, the kitchen faucet starts to work.
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