drip tap. It is inevitable, like death and taxes.
Sealing of traditional faucets by means of a rubber ring screwed onto
the end of a metal tube. Sooner or later the rubber is
going to harden, split or just wear out and not
longer stamp. So the water is filtered and the faucet starts
drip. If left alone, the problem worsens as the water
wears the valve seat. then you will have to
Reface the 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 washer into
the end of the water supply pipe, they use two ceramic discs
each with matching grooves in them. These are kept on
end of the water supply pipe. The lower disk does not move.
while the upper disk is rotated on the lower disk 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. hills
It is obvious that ceramic discs are much harder than rubber ones.
and much more resistant to erosion by water seepage. That’s why
they have a much longer life before needing replacement.
Also, because the water flows between the two discs,
the discs do not abrade the metal of the valve. Also because
the way the discs are arranged, the taps open fully with
just a quarter turn and the tap only needs a slight 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 they are used
Ease of operation and long life mean that most good
Quality basin mixer taps have been manufactured using ceramic discs.
for a while, but sink faucets with ceramic discs are
surprisingly less common. The more a faucet is used, the more
The use of ceramic disc technology becomes attractive. This
is doubly true in hard water areas, which can be deadly in
traditional faucets.
Disadvantages
Everything has its drawbacks, and ceramics has its cons.
disc taps. They eventually wear out and are more
expensive than older style faucets and are not suitable for very
low water pressure. Unusually, many of the manufacturers
they seem to wear standard sizes so getting a replacement is
often simple. Because sink taps can be
delivered or not, one cannot always be sure how
turn on every touch, this can be annoying! Finally, unlike
traditional style faucets, which require several turns to be
to the maximum, you can easily open the flow of water much more than
meant. The unexpectedly vigorous flow of water and splashing
can make water flow everywhere, even on your
clothes. Not good!
