What to do if the faucet in the bathroom broke: repair work

Often, old bathroom faucets require repair, so you have to take the tool, roll up the sleeves and fix any problems that have arisen, if that is at all possible. But such work you can perform only if you know what valves are installed on your faucet, and how you can fix problems on it or replace it with a new one.

All of this will be discussed below, and in addition, as additional information, we offer you a demonstration of the video in this article.

Repair work

Types of valves

• In most cases, the structure of the bathroom faucet or sink (sink) determines its type of valves., In any case, the approximate type of constipation can be determined by the method of water adjustment.
• It does not matter at all whether the faucet is intended for a wall-mounted installation in a shower stall or above a bathtub, or it will be mounted on a sink - the presence of two valves or two levers suggests that the adjustment is carried out by faucets.
• In the case of half-turn cranks, the axle boxes have a ceramic pair, and in the case when the lamb makes 5-19 turns, it means that there is a bush with a worm gear and a rubber valve.

• In the case of ceramics, there are two plates in the construction of reinforcement - fixed (lower) and mobile, which have holes made, offset from the center.
• When turning the upper plate, the holes may coincide completely., which means the passage is as open as possible, or it can be gradually closed until the passage opening is completely locked.
• More familiar to us worm gear works easier - At the end of the rod is mounted rubber valve, which regulates the flow rate when the rod rotates in one or the other direction.

• If there is a joystick on the mixer for adjusting the water, it means that there is a cartridge or a ball valve as a shut-off valve. In the cartridge, the adjustment of hot and cold water occurs due to the rotation of the plate to the right or left - this allows you to close one channel while increasing the passage on the other (these are two inlets).
• And the outlet through which the mixed flow enters the mixer spout also overlaps the plate, only she is already moving forward and backward when you lift or lower the lever.

• In addition to the cartridge on the single-lever mechanism, there may be a ball valve and, unlike the cartridge, it can be disassembled and replaced with erased rubber cams or loose springs.
• But there is one problem, the fact is that the repair kit for the faucet in the bathroom or the sink with ball valves can only be purchased as a whole, therefore, it will also have to be changed as a whole, like the cartridge. In addition, it should be noted that the price of ball mixers is somewhat higher, and they are considered more reliable.

Note. Before we talk about repairs, I would like to answer questions like Why does the faucet in the bathroom buzz? or Why is the faucet noisy in the bathroom ?. If the sounds come from a crane, then this indicates a malfunction of the valves (crane box, cartridge). When opening, a vibration occurs, which is why the soundtrack appears - this indicates the need for their replacement or repair.

Repair crane

So, let's find out how to clean the faucet in the bathroom (kitchen) or fix a leak on it (eliminate noise) and start disassembling by dismantling the valves and for this we unscrew the bolt at the top (under the plug).

Now we get access to the body - unscrew the decorative nut-dome, and then the lock nut - and one and the other is turned out counter-clockwise. After that, remove the bush, if it does not go - look, there may be an additional lock washer - remove it with a screwdriver.

If you had problems with leakage or noise in the mixer, then this is most likely due to the flattening of the rubber sealing ring. To remedy the situation, you can increase the thickness of the ceramic plate by applying two or three layers of electrical tape to the place indicated on the photo, or put a homemade washer made of copper wire under the ring.

For a worm gear axle box, simply replacing the rubber valve, which you can also cut out from a piece of thick rubber with your own hands, allows the instruction.

Cartridge and ball

Now let's figure out how to clean the faucet in the bathroom (repair), if there is a joystick control. First of all, the handle is also removed - under it there is a red and blue cap hiding the fixing screw - make three turns counterclockwise and remove it.

Then everything goes, as with the axle boxes - unscrew the decorative nut, then the lock nut and take out the cartridge or the ball with its fasteners (cams, springs). In this case, you just need to replace the valves, buying a new one in the store - it is quite cheap.

Note. You can always save water if you wrap an aerator into the bathtub or sink with a mixer spout (nozzle to saturate the jet with air).

Conclusion

In conclusion, it should be recalled that if you have a faucet in the bathroom or on the sink, it will have to be replaced or repaired. But at the same time it will be necessary to block not only cold, but also hot water - otherwise you risk creating extra work for yourself with a rag or even flooding the neighbors.