The answer to the question of how to install the faucet in the bathroom will not cause much difficulty, even if you are not a professional plumber. The process is quite simple and does not take much time.
Preparing to install a faucet in the bathroom
If you install a new mixer in place of the old one, then you can not be puzzled by the choice of installation location. If you are equipping a new apartment or house, then you can turn on your imagination and come up with any place to install a mixer. It is better to do this at the
stage of designing a bathroom, in order to adjust the supply of water pipes if necessary. The main thing is that the installed mixer is convenient to use and harmoniously fits into the overall interior of the bathroom.
Tools
It is necessary to prepare the tools, the mixer that we will install, and the workplace. Do not forget to block the cold and hot water entering the apartment. Before you install the mixer in the bathroom, you need to prepare a number of tools. This is the adjustable wrench with which we will tighten the nuts of the mixer, the open-end wrench with which we screw the eccentrics, a strand of flax (which can be greased with sealant), tow or FUM tape.
How to install a faucet in the bathroom?
Before installing a new mixer, first dismantle it. Remove the old faucet carefully so as not to damage the threads and the pipes themselves. If the water pipes are metal, possibly from the Soviet era, it is better to tap them a little at the joints before removing the old mixer, in order to bring down stagnant limescale.
Next, we look at how much the distances between the outlet openings and the holes on the mixer match. Often they do not match.
Eccentric adapters can easily solve this problem. One side of them is intended for connection to a water pipe, and the second - for connection to a mixer. Before screwing in the cam, be sure to use sealing materials. Wind them a little so as not to overdo it. If the pipes are metal, then nothing terrible will happen, and the extra seal simply squeezed out. And if we screw it into a polypropylene fitting, then with an excess of sealing material it can crack.
It is also important to twist the eccentrics to an equal depth so that there are no distortions in the future. After the adapters are installed, we put on decorative cups that cover and mask the connection points of the outlet pipes.
Then we install gaskets under the nuts and, slowly, at the same time we wind the nuts of the mixer itself. Do it better with your hands, all the way, and then quite a bit, literally half a turn, tighten with a key, but so as not to scratch the surface of the mixer. To do this, place a small piece of cloth under the key or wrap the edges of the wrench with a thin layer of electrical tape (2-3 turns).
So we installed the new wall mounted bathroom faucet . Now you can screw on the shower hose and gander (if one is included). And finally, we attach the holder for the shower hose at the required height.
At the end of the work, it is necessary to check the working condition of the mixer. Dispense water and check for leaks at the joints, or for leaks. By the way, it is better to use gaskets and gaskets that are included with the product.
Mixer selection
And just a few words about the right choice of mixer. All mixers are divided into valve and ball.
Valve mixers are more familiar to us, they are easier to maintain and repair. They are suitable for water of any quality, including chlorinated. True, it takes a little more time to adjust the water to the desired temperature, and after a while it is necessary to change the gasket.
Valve mixers are simpler to operate - just raise the handle and literally in one motion to adjust the temperature of the water. But they are very sensitive to the quality of the water and the presence of the smallest particles-impurities in it, which can damage the mixer. Repair is quite expensive, and you can hardly do it yourself.
By purchasing cheap bathroom faucets, you risk changing them with enviable regularity. If it is not possible to purchase an expensive mixer of a well-known brand, then pay attention to at least the following parameters. A high-quality mixer cannot be light in weight, which suggests that it is made of a low-quality alloy. At a ball valve, the expansion of the handle to the sides should not be large, nor should it be accompanied by creaks and severe friction. Therefore, before installing the faucet in the bathroom, make the right choice.
We install a mixer in the kitchen
Installing a faucet in the kitchen is slightly different from the same work in the bathroom. Typically, the faucet in the kitchen is installed on the sink, less often - on the wall. Consider an example when you need to install a new mixer in the sink.
So how to install a faucet in the kitchen? The first thing we will do is screw the flexible hoses directly to the mixer. It will be correct if you first lubricate the threads with solid oil or graphite grease, and then tighten them. Make sure that there is a rubber gasket at the place where the mixer is adjacent to the sink.
Carefully thread the hoses into the tap hole and install the same gasket at the bottom of the sink.
Studs (one or two, depending on the design of the mixer) are treated with grease. Now we put the fixing washer and fix everything with the nuts and the fixing screw, without tightening it to the end. Then we expose the crane in the necessary direction and tighten the screw to the end.
Take the job!
It remains to connect the flexible hoses to the water pipes, tightening the nuts with a wrench (wrench or adjustable), and check the tightness of the mixer by supplying water.
Now you know how to install the mixer correctly. As you can see, there is nothing complicated during the installation process. The main thing is to carefully and consistently carry out all the steps of the process and enjoy the high-quality work done with your own hands.