In the past year or two, due to the incident of excessive lead in faucets, everyone has paid more attention to the health of household water. 实际上, in addition to the quality of the faucet itself when purchasing, its installation and daily use also have a great impact on our water health. Few people have never noticed…
Regardless of space and usage needs, most families only buy many faucets of the same kind to install in the house. 实际上, it is unscientific. A single family can have at least three types of faucets: single cold, cold and warm, and bubbling.
1. At least three types, install faucets in different spaces
Faucets are classified according to their purpose. 它们可以分为盆地, kitchen basins, 浴缸, 洗衣机和拖把池水龙头. 从功能和结构上来说, they can be divided into single-cooled ordinary faucets, induction faucets, heating and cooling faucets, and Water-saving faucets for aerators, ETC。, 盆地, kitchen basins, bathtub faucets generally use heating and cooling types and types with aerators. Washing machines and mop pool faucets use single-cooling faucets. It is generally not recommended to buy them in places such as balconies. The faucet of the bubbler can not only speed up the washing speed of the mop, but also increase the washing capacity, but it has a certain water saving effect.
Many people think that it’s okay to buy a hot and cold faucet at home but only connect to one inlet hose. 实际上, the ceramic valve core has a three-port interconnection structure, and the water from the two inlet hoses is mixed before the water outlet from the faucet. If it flows out, there is only one hot and cold water faucet, and it will be unusable. Many people don’t know it, so they think that the quality of cold and heat control is not good.
2. The hot and cold water faucet cannot be directly connected to a water pipe
The hot and cold faucet uses the different opening angles on the two sides of the ceramic valve core to control the mixing ratio of hot and cold water, thereby realizing the water temperature adjustment function. Connect two water inlet hoses, then connect one to the angle valve, and plug the other with a wire plug.
Many people know to install a faucet, but they don’t know to install an angle valve. The water outlet of the angle valve is at a 90 degree right angle to the water inlet, which can connect the inner wall water pipe and the faucet hose and control the water flow switch.
3. The connection between the faucet and the water pipe must have an angle valve
所有冷热水龙头 (带冷热水进水软管) 必须使用角阀与水管连接, and quick-open faucets such as washing machine faucets, mop pool faucets, ETC。, can be directly connected to water pipes, so no angle valves are needed. 一般来说, each hot and cold faucet needs two angle valves to match each other. In case of water leakage in the faucet, 只需关闭角阀即可, which will not affect the water use in other places in the house.
你家的水龙头多久清洗一次?? 虽然我们几乎每天都会使用水龙头, few people pay attention to the cleaning of the faucet surface or even the inside.
4. The exterior and interior of the water hose should be cleaned regularly
安装水龙头后, it is recommended to clean the surface of the faucet every other month, such as stains, fingerprints, ETC。, rinse the surface with water and dry it with a soft cloth; while maintaining the appearance of the brightness, you can clean it with car wax once a month. The cleaning of the surface is for aesthetics, 而内部的清洁是影响使用寿命的最重要因素.
此外, if the water volume of the faucet decreases or there is a water fork, it means that the aerator of the faucet is blocked. 此时, the aerator should be removed, and after soaking in vinegar, use a small brush or other tools to clean the debris. 然后重新安装.
Most people are accustomed to using the faucet directly when they wake up in the morning, 但一般来说, 第二天使用水龙头之前, the water accumulated in the faucet overnight should be drained before use.
5. The faucet cannot be used immediately
对于水龙头, 人们 “smelt the color of lead”. 实际上, no matter how good the faucet is, 难以避免或多或少的铅元素沉淀污染, 但总的来说, due to the effect of the lead protective film in the faucet, 其含量大大增加. 降低至标准水平.
然而, the long-term retention of water in the faucet will cause the lead protective film to fall off, and the lead element will precipitate when it is dissolved in water. 尤其是传统的水龙头、水管更容易生锈,污染水质. 所以, you need to drain the yellow water in the pipes when you get up early. 在产品选择方面, 不锈钢水龙头比较健康, 但价格会更高.
The house is bought and the decoration is good. 对于家里的一切, except for the big things such as home appliances, many things will last for ten years or decades after use. That’s why we pay so much attention to the quality of household products, but like faucets. Even if the product hasn’t been broken after many years, you should update and replace them, because the faucet will have different degrees of rust after a long time.
6. The big-name leader is changed every five years and the other brand is changed every year
Faucet products with good brand reputation can be replaced every five years. If it is a faucet product that is relatively small or even without brand protection, it is recommended to replace it every year. As for non-drinking water faucets such as laundry, it can be used for a long time. It doesn’t matter at all, 这 6-7 years old should be replaced.
Drinking water and water can be said to control the lifeblood of our daily life. If you want to protect your water health in daily life, you must pay more attention to the details of the installation and use of faucets, and fundamentally avoid the source of harm.
