Gunk sammele yn in kraan? Hjir is wat te dwaan.

IN: Jo hawwe wat bekend is as in wetterfalkraan, in type ûntworpen om wetter te stjoeren yn in glêde stream oer in brede lip. Guon wetterfalkranen hawwe in iepen, metalen spillway, mar dy liket op de boarstele nikkel ferzje fan de Novatto Modern Single Hole Waterfall Vessel Bath Faucet, dy't it wetter tusken twa platen glêzen út rjochtet. Home Depot ferkeapet it as in Novatto Monroe kraan foar $137.59, of $185.05 mei in drain gearkomste.

As minsken keapje de kraan mei de drain gearkomste, se krije ek in kit foar it oanbringen fan Glacier Ice stain guard en sealer op it glês, likegoed as oan de metalen dielen fan 'e kraan, de wasktafel en it oanrjocht. De kit befettet in premoistened handdoek mei genôch fan it produkt te behanneljen 35 nei 50 square feet, according to the label. The kit also contains a microfiber towel for buffing the stain guard after it dries.

The stain guard keeps the glass clear of mineral deposits and oxidation, said Bob Vander Wall, the owner of Novatto (novattoinc.com). It bonds with silica in the glass, sealing microscopic pores and making the surface hydrophobic. By keeping water from drying on the surface, it prevents the mineral deposits that form when water evaporates and leaves any minerals in it behind. It should also prevent mildew, because a lengthy wet period is needed for that to grow. “The closest relatable thing is Rain-X rain repellent for a window shield,” Vander Wall said. But while Rain-X (rainx.com) rates a five in its ability to make molecular bonds with silica, “ours is a seven,” Vander Wall said. "It makket it glês hurder en tichter."

Frege wêrom't it net tapast wurdt yn it fabryk, leaver as oerbleaun as wat foar klanten om sels te dwaan, hy sei dat yn in perfekte wrâld, it soe dien wurde op it fabryk; lykwols, "de sealer komt fan in Kalifornyske fabrikant,'Hy sei. "De kraan wurdt makke yn Sina."

De kit sil gjin ôfsettings ferwiderje dy't al op it glês binne foarme, Vander Wall sei. Dêrfoar, hy riede in gebrûk Glacier Ice Kraan en Sink Restore mei Sealer Kit, dat befettet lytse fleskes fan in skjinner en in sealer, plus in applicatorspons en in mikrofiberhandoek foar de lêste buffing ($46.99 op Amazon). lykwols, dizze behanneling sil wurkje allinnich op bûtenste dielen fan jo kraan, omdat de ynstruksjes sizze om te wrijven op 'e skjinner mei de spons, which is far too bulky to fit between the pieces of glass.

There’s no point in taking apart your faucet, because the glass assembly won’t come apart. Vander Wall suggested using brushes designed for cleaning reusable drinking straws, such as the Hiware Drinking Straw Brush Set ($4.99 op Amazon). The set has brushes in two sizes, the narrowest of which are ⁵/₁₆-inch wide on wands a little over 7 ¹/₂ inches long. Vander Wall said he hasn’t personally tried to clean the faucet, but based on dimensions, the straw brushes should work.

If you can’t scrub away all of the gunk just with mechanical action, you might be able to squirt a diluted bleach solution between the glass using a syringe. The type with blunt-tip needles — sold for applying glue in crafts projects, it ynjeksje fan fleis mei smaakstoffen of it oanfoljen fan printerinktpatronen - soe wierskynlik goed wurkje. In set fan 10 Bstean blunt-tip syringes kosten $12.89 op Amazon. De needles fariearje fan 20 gauge (lykweardich oan ¹/₃₂-inch breed) en ½ -inch lang oan 14 gauge ( ⁵/₆₄-inch breed) en 1½ inch lang. Sels de langste naald sil net fier omheech komme tusken de glêzen stikken, mar de pompende aksje fan 'e spuit soe jo folle fierder kinne spuite dan jo koene mei de oare dingen dy't jo hawwe besocht, foaral as jo fluch oerstappe nei it brûken fan ien fan 'e fergasserborstels om de floeistof rûnom te fersprieden.

As oan oft jo putwetter kin bydrage oan it probleem, it antwurd is mooglik. Sjoch de kolom How To, "Swarte gruis op 'e kraan is net needsaaklik in probleem," dy't febrewaris publisearre. 24. Well-eigners moatte periodyk har wetter testen foar fersmoarging lykas izer en mangaan, hokker, op hege nivo's, kin wask en sanitair fixtures stain en resultearje yn ôfsettings op kranen. Download in list mei steat-sertifisearre testlaboratoria fan 'e webside fan' e Maryland Department of the Environment oer boarnewetter.