Drip faucet. It is inevitable, like death and taxes.
Sealing of traditional taps by means of a rubber ring screwed on
the end of a metal tube. Sooner or later the rubber is
going to harden, split or just wear out and not
longest stamp. So the water is filtered and the faucet starts
drip. If left alone, the problem worsens as the water
wears out the valve seat. Then you’ll have to
Regrind valve seat (Do you have a valve seat grinder?
Who would?) or replace the faucet. Tedious in any case.
But, it doesn’t have to happen. Many faucets now use ceramic discs.
operation method
Instead of creating a seal by forcing a rubber grommet into
the end of the water feed pipe, use two ceramic discs
each with matching slots in them. These are kept on
end of the water supply pipe. The lower disk does not move.
while the upper disc is rotated on the lower disc by the
touch the head The water will only flow when the top and bottom
matchmaking slots.
Advantages
There are a number of benefits to this arrangement. the most
It is obvious that ceramic discs are much harder than rubber discs.
and much more resistant to erosion by water seepage. Therefore
they have a much longer life before needing replacement.
Also, because water flows between the two discs,
the discs do not erode the metal of the valve. Also because
the way the discs are arranged, the taps open fully with
just a quarter turn and the faucet only needs light pressure
to operate. This slight action has the advantage that
are easy to operate with the back of your hand if your hands
They are dirty and for people with restricted movement.
where are they used
Ease of operation and long life mean that most good
Quality basin mixer taps have been made with ceramic discs.
for a while, but sink faucets with ceramic discs are
surprisingly less common. The more a faucet is used, the more
attractive becomes the use of ceramic disc technology. This
is doubly true in hard water areas, which can be deadly in
traditional faucets.
Disadvantages
Everything has its drawbacks, and ceramics have their cons.
disc taps. They eventually wear out and are more
expensive than old style faucets and not suitable for very
low water pressure. Unusually, many of the manufacturers
they seem to use standard sizes so getting a replacement is
often simple. Because sink faucets can be
delivered or not, one cannot always be sure which way
turns on every touch, this can be annoying! Lastly, unlike
traditional style faucets, which require several turns to be
to the maximum, you can easily open the water flow much more than
did you mean. The unexpectedly vigorous water flow and splash
can make water flow everywhere, even on your
clothing. Not good!
