How to choose a sink faucet

There are also many kinds of faucets for sinks. Materials and colors include polished chrome, polished copper, chrome-copper combination, white, bone color, satin, etc. The styles include ordinary faucets, gooseneck faucets, with shower or cover. , Rotary faucet type, rod-shaped handle, cross-shaped handle, and so on.

First, the composition of the sink faucet

The sink faucet generally includes the following parts: the main body of the faucet, the swing pipe (only for the sink faucet, for stretching), the handle, the valve core, the water inlet pipe (usually hot and cold, but also cold only), the mesh mouth (also called the bubbler) consists of several parts

Second, how to choose a sink faucet

1. Look at the material

The best material for the faucet is brass. Some merchants may say that their faucet is made of stainless steel, which is fooling you, because stainless steel cannot be cast, so how to judge its material? It is the mesh mouth) unscrewed, it is easy to see the material inside.

2. Look at the valve core

The valve core of the faucet valve is the best ceramic, wear-resistant, and good at sealing water. If you have the heart, you can carefully open the red and blue of the hot and cold signs, and then use a small screwdriver to unscrew the screw that fixes the handle, the handle can be easily taken off, and the valve core can be seen in full view; if it is difficult for everyone The operation can only be judged according to the hand feel. The light and uniform valve should be a good valve core; you must know that the valve core is the most easily damaged of all faucets, which cannot be ignored. In addition, some businesses in the market have launched a valve core with a stopper (ie, a water-saving valve core), which is a good choice. Suggestion: buy a brand with quality assurance.

3. Process

There is still some talk about the manufacturing process of faucets. It first involves casting, which is mainly about appearance. At present, many faucets in China are from Shuikou Town, Kaiping, Jiangmen, Guangdong. Almost every family makes faucets. The most important process is plating. , The general plating sequence of the faucet is: copper sulfate plating → nickel plating → chrome plating. The bright faucet you see is chrome plating. You must pay attention to this. This chrome plating is very particular, and the plating is thick and thin. , there will be problems, and a neutral salt spray test is also required. If it is not plated well, it will be easy to flower or peel. The national standard thickness is 0.25ц. Tested in an acidic high-temperature environment with pH close to 3, it was intact for more than 4 hours, indicating that its surface treatment process is very hard. Due to Chinese cooking habits, the kitchen has a lot of oil smoke, so the faucet is easily stained with oil and water stains. At this time, cleaning becomes a troublesome problem, and the surface of the faucet tends to lose its luster after repeated cleaning. If the surface treatment is not good enough, the product may be in good condition when you buy it, but after a period of time, the coating will change color and fall off.

4. Choose a style

The sink faucet can choose a generous swivel gooseneck and other long-neck faucets. The handle can be customized according to personal preferences. The lever handle that is convenient for the disabled is also very popular nowadays. It should be noted that the single handle is not as good as hot and cold water. The double handle can use hot and cold water with a large flow at the same time. A pull-out kitchen faucet on the market, with two ways of columnar water outlet and jet water outlet. The button on the top of the shower can be easily converted. It is easy to clean and has a 1.5-meter-long stainless steel hose that can be pulled out. Get where you need to be and make cleaning fun. The pull-out faucet brings great convenience to people when cooking. When cooking, you need to add some water temporarily. You don't need to take a bowl to collect the water, just pull the pull-out faucet to the front of the pot. If the sink is adjacent to a window, the entire faucet can be removed for avoidance when opening and closing the window, which is light and flexible.

5. Look at water saving

A good faucet aerator can slow down the flow of water and keep the water flow at 8.3 liters per minute to save water. The honeycomb-shaped flow restrictor not only allows the water to flow out in a foamy form, making the user feel that the water flow has sufficient bubbles to make the water flow soft, and at the same time feel that the water is full of water but actually saves more water than the water flow without bubbles. Under normal circumstances, the faucet with a water-saving function can save nearly 20% of the water bill.