Replacing the faucet in the bathroom with your own hands

This is an incredibly unpleasant situation when something broke, but, unfortunately, this is part of everyday life. Everything goes out of order - furniture, decoration of rooms, plumbing, ordinary items of daily use. Along with this, almost everything that has broken down, you can either change or repair it - for example, as the mixer in the bathroom is replaced with your own hands. This is one of the most common problems, therefore, how to deal with it, you just need to know.

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What tools are needed for dismantling and installation?

Quite often the owners who wish to produce their own plumbing work are confronted with the contradictory opinion of specialists and locksmiths of communal services, which consists in the fact that the actions performed without observing special norms can lead to unpleasant consequences. Of course, this fact has a place, but in order to avoid trouble, you must strictly follow the instructions, have a lot of patience, be extremely attentive to everything that happens. First you need to have at hand you had the tools you need to dismantle the old tap, and then - to install a new mixer.

List of required tools:

• Spanner;
• Fum-tape or tow;
• Insulating tape;
• All varieties of screwdrivers;
• Spanners;
• Wrench.

Once all the tools are at your fingertips, you can start dismantling the mixer.

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Dismantling the old

design Before you change the crane yourself, you must get rid of the old one. The removal itself is done by a few simple steps:

1. Shut off the water in the riser.
2. Cover the bottom of the tub with any unnecessary cloth. This is done so that in the midst of the work, the surface of the bath can not be damaged by accidentally falling tools or parts.

Important! Do not forget to close the drain hole of the bathtub, because small parts often fly into it.

1. Use a gas wrench to unscrew the valve. In the event that the mixer has not been replaced in the bathroom for several decades, it will be necessary to exert a lot of effort. For such a long time in the fastening places salt deposits, as well as calcareous deposits, settled firmly.

Important! When dismounting an old mixer, try to take it as neatly as possible. Perhaps some of its components you will still need.

1. In order to neutralize sediments, you can use the "grandfather" proven method. At the joint place, apply 5-8 drops of kerosene or brake fluid. Leave all the manipulations for about 15 minutes, and then proceed again to eliminate the old tap.
2. If the above method could not help you, apply a special tool called VD-40.People called him a liquid key. It instantly eliminates rust, softens all deposits and corrodes the paint, which will give you an excellent opportunity to unscrew the old mixer.

Important! Take the basin, in order to put a mixer in it. In the tap there will always be water, which can easily spread to the floor.

Half the process behind. The next step is the installation of a new bathroom faucet, which will also be produced by your own hands. Just do not forget to purchase it.

Important! During the purchase of the crane, pay attention to the quality of the goods offered, customer reviews, as well as the rating of the manufacturers.

As a rule, a high-quality mixer is quite expensive, but it is covered by a production guarantee. Cheap analogues will not last long, and their quality matches their cost.

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Step-by-step installation instructions for the

The installation of the crane can take place in three most popular methods:

• on a vertical wall;
• in the body of the bath;
• in the role of a separate rack.

Mounting the crane on the wall

The convenience of this modification is that the mixer itself, which is installed in the wall, can simultaneously be used both above the bathroom and over the sink.

Important! You can place the mixer above the bathroom, the sink or between them.

Instructions how to replace the faucet in the bathroom with your own hands during the installation of the new crane:

1. Once you remove your old faucet, pay attention to the eccentrics.

Important! Who is unfamiliar with this concept, eccentrics - is a kind of adapter, which is used in plumbing. When they are in good condition, then there is no need to change them.

1. If the replacement of the eccentric is still required, then grasp it with a gas wrench, and then unscrew it counter-clockwise.
2. If the actions were performed inaccurately, it may break and in that case it will be necessary to disassemble the wall itself.

Important! Use the lighter's fire to heat the eccentric. Thus, the process will go much faster.

1. After removing the eccentric, replace the winding. If you do not do this, the mixer will be clogged.
2. On the inside of the pipe, remove deposits and other deposits. Screw the patch or FUOM tape into new eccentrics.
3. Screw in new eccentrics clockwise. They must necessarily be symmetrical.
4. Then install the gaskets on the tap.
5. Screw on the eccentric overlay-bowl.
6. Screw the crane nuts onto the new eccentric. From the very beginning, you can do it with your hands, and after - with the help of a wrench.

Important! In no case is in a hurry with the events. The main thing - do not turn the carving.

1. After this, connect the shower with the watering can.
2. Oil seals soap so that they do not have to be cut off.
3. Restart the water supply in the riser and use the new mixer with pleasure.

Important! After replacing the mixer with your own hands, conduct a test switch, noting whether there is any leakage in any place. If there are - you need to either re-install the gasket in a more correct position, or slightly tighten all the nuts.

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What features of the mixer need to know when buying a new model?

In the event that you become fired with a desire to replace a faucet in the bathroom, first of all you must choose the right one to serve you as long as possible. You can purchase a new device both in the usual economic department of the shopping center and in a specialized sanitary ware shop:

• Before you buy a mixer, see how it is connected to the water supply network.
• Remember that cheap plumbing will not last long, and some of the parts may become unusable at the time of installation. Quality materials are expensive, and the quality of the purchased purchase will be much higher.
• If you choose plumbing that is made of stainless steel or brass, this will be the best, because these metals are incredibly resistant to corrosion.
• Even if you do not take into account the choice of material, be sure to pay attention to the mass of the mixer. The long-term use of any mixer directly depends on the density of the metal. Therefore, it is better not to take an easy option. A quality mixer weighs a lot.
• During the selection of the mixer, as well as possible, study all its characteristics. The device must necessarily fit all the characteristics of the place to which you will soon install it. In advance, think about whether you want a lever or a tap. Also be sure to consider the length of the tube, which is responsible for the supply of water, if there is a need to use a mixer, not only for the bath itself, but for the sink.

In this article, we told you how the mixer is replaced in the bathroom with your own hands. We hope you have successfully coped with this work, and now the next time you will not wait long for the master to eliminate such a minor problem.