How the sink fits to the sink: 2 options for

The answer to the question of how to fix the mixer on the sink depends largely on the design of the product itself. The type of fixation of the crane directly determines the place of its installation, and the method that will be applied.

Of course, for professional plumbing difficulties are not foreseen here, but a newbie should carefully study the recommendations given.

Installation options

Mixer for bathroom or kitchen can be designed according to different schemes. Accordingly, it is mounted in different ways.

Today such options are relevant:

• Floor models. Perhaps, such cranes occupy the narrowest niche of the market, since they are represented exclusively in the premium segment. The price of the floor bath mixer is rather high, because they are installed only in elegant interiors.

Note! If earlier floor models were made only in the classical style, then today you can find a model in the high-tech style, with clear geometric shapes and a minimum of decor.

• Wall products. Previously, both standard bathrooms and standard kitchens were equipped with such taps, but now it is rather difficult to find a kitchen faucet for a sink from a wall. The device is connected to the hidden pipelines and is fixed on the fixings installed in the wall.

• Desktop products. These include both taps, which are placed on the countertop, and models installed on the sink itself. All of them have a lower supply of water, and the pipes themselves are masked either by a pedestal under the sink, or by a vertical console (in tulip type sinks).

Naturally, the design of the mixer determines the method of its fixation. It is about the differences between this technique for desktop and wall varieties that we will discuss in the next section.

Mounting technology

Option 1. Wall mount

Installation of a crane on a wall is possible only if pipes are already laid in its thickness.

That's why you need to start installation at the repair stage:

• Using a wall chaser or perforator with a bit-bit, we make grooves for laying pipes in the wall.
• In the upper part we make a rectangular recess for installation of hot and cold water leads. The height of the mixer above the sink should be at least 150 mm, respectively, the conclusions should be laid just above this point.
• Pipes laid in the shafts, fixing clamps. We smear the strobe with mortar, and after it dries, we finish the finishing of the walls.
• We install special eccentrics to the terminals to which the mixer will join. The distance between the central axes of the eccentrics should be 150 mm.

Tip! For ease of installation, you can use a special plate with two fixed eccentrics: so we will be sure that the parts will not move and the valve can be installed without problems.

• Such eccentrics are also convenient, repair of the sink mixer can be carried out without dismantling them. Those. to replace the equipment does not need to violate the integrity of the finish.

The process of installation of the mixer does not take much time:

• First, install decorative plates that mask the area of ​​the output of pipes from the wall. They can simply be put on the protruding nozzles, or screwed on the thread of the eccentric.
• Then we check the presence of gaskets in the mixer couplings, after which we combine the union nuts with the eccentrics fixed on the wall and screw them in to the stop. Excessive effort is not worth it, it is better to seal the connection plumbing coil.
• Attach the spout and shower hose to the mixer body, then turn on the water supply and check the tightness of all connections.

As you can see, almost any of us can do this with our own hands, because neither complex skills nor special tools are needed for this.

Option 2. Fixation on the sink or countertop

If you do not take into account the process of supplying pipes, the process of installing the mixer on a horizontal surface may seem more laborious.

However, in fact, it turns out that installing a mixer on an already assembled cabinet or a wall-mounted sink is just as easy:

• The vast majority of kitchen sinks are equipped with a special hole in the body, so thinking about how to drill a sink under the faucet is not necessary. Hole will have to be done only in the tabletop, and this is usually easy to handle a wide drill bit in wood.

Note! The exceptions are situations when it is necessary to mount a model with a suction hose at a sink intended for the installation of a conventional faucet. In this case, it is necessary to slightly increase the diameter of the hole by boring or boring. In this case, the edges are not very smooth, because they are desirable to disguise overlay on the base.

• With the faience and porcelain sinks in the bathrooms is still easier - they have all the grooves made in advance. By the way, if you plan to do with a single wall-mounted faucet for both the bathroom and the sink, you will need a sink cap under the faucet that covers this hole to prevent water from falling on the floor.

The installation procedure itself is quite simple:

• Put the rubber ring on the mixer.
• Insert the tap in the hole in the countertop or sink.
• Bottom set the rubber gasket.
• Fix the design on the tabletop with a clamping nut.

• To the conclusions for cold and hot water we attach the corresponding pipes. If your chosen model of the mixer provides for this, it is possible to replace part of the pipes with flexible hoses for the mixer, which are more convenient to use.

As in the previous case, turn on the water on the riser and check the tightness of the entire system. If there are no leaks, the tap can be used.

Conclusion

The instructions given in the article for fixing cranes of various types can be used by you as a guide to action. Of course, most models have their own unique installation features, however, having mastered the general editing algorithm (and by viewing the video in this article, you will certainly get all the information necessary for this), you can easily cope with any difficulty.