How to disassemble a single-lever mixer : for bathroom and kitchen , and the dismantling of the device , which consists of a ball mixer with ceramic cartridge

with the analysis of this type of mixers,as a single-lever, capable of handling any person.Most often, such manipulation is carried out at the spout is clogged, leaking, jamming, formation of scale and other problems.Actions will also depend on the type of mixer with one lever, and on the most trouble.

mixer of this type is a valve, which has only one knob.Due to this structure, in a mixer with only leverage the flow of water is controlled by the movement of one hand.

Its main advantages:

• Fast obtaining water jet a desired temperature.
• Ease of use.
• ease of repairs that can be made with your own hands.

misses the two pipes to the mixer mixed water to the desired temperature of the user, and then enters the outlet tube.Adjusting a temperature of the water and the jet head is performed by moving existing inside the ball mixer cartridge or plates.

single lever mixers are divided into:

1. Ball. Their internal structure includes a hollow steel ball with three holes.Two of them, water is supplied inside the sphere, and third - in the mixed output as a discharge nozzle.This ball is a ball inside the liner, which also has a strong rubber seat.Under the pressure of the water jets ball is firmly in contact with these seats.To move it inside the mixer used stock.Rotations ball alter the water temperature and its pressure in accordance with the coincidence of the holes in the ball.The larger hole will be opened, the greater will be the pressure.
2. Cartridge. water inside these cranes is mixed in the cartridge.These mixers also called disc, since changes in temperature and pressure of the water jet to the gate of the mixers are ceramic-metal or steel wheels.Clearance between them acts as a chamber in which mixed water of different temperatures.

First of all, prepare the tools that you will need to disassemble the faucet with a single lever.

You should be in possession of:

• flathead screwdriver.
• wrench.
• wrenches.
• knife.
• pliers.

Then your actions will determine the internal structure of the mixer.Do not forget to turn off before starting the water supply.

1. Using a knife or a screwdriver, remove the cap from the red-and-blue mark.
2. Remove the screw with a screwdriver or Allen, whose function is to hold the lever.
3. Remove the lever body, and see the top part of the cartridge with a control rod and a clamping nut.
4. Carefully unscrew the ring nut, for taking such manipulation, depending on the type of nut or wrench (for faceted nut) or a screwdriver (for the ring nut, which has a recess and the shoulder).
5. Remove the cartridge, noting its location inside the body.

Analysis of the single-lever mixer is carried out under the scheme:

• Remove the handle by loosening the screw that holds it down.
• Using a screwdriver, push the ring (his recess) that is turned counter-clockwise, but not completely.
• Remove the dome with a pair of pliers, not deform while beneath it chetyrehzubchatoe ring.
• Unscrew the dome with a ring made of plastic to verify the connection, its rotation and the degree of contamination.
• Remove plastic thyroid item, clearing it of the black (seal).Sometimes all the fault lies in the contamination of the part, so after cleaning the faucet going back.
• If cleaning does not help, remove the bowl from the tap and check it.If necessary, replace the ball in the mixer set a new part, and then build the entire structure in the reverse order.

Visually see in the following video.

mixer of this type is often clogged in place spout tap that appears weak water pressure, but to eliminate such problems do not need to completely disassemble the ball mixer.To clean the spout, first remove the nut in the tap spout.Remove the mesh, and after washing and flushing, set it back, and then return the nut in its place.

After removing the cartridge from the mixer is necessary to determine its diameter, because A used to replace the item should be identical.Picking up on the same diameter of the new cartridge, insert it into the body in the same way as in the mixer was an old cartridge.

Make sure the tabs lock it corresponding recess in the housing.Also, evaluate the state of the sealing rubbers.It is desirable to be silicone, such as the gum more resistant to water and are more elastic than rubber.After you install the cartridge, follow the mixer assembly, following the reverse order.

whole process of parsing and assembly cartridge mixer is presented in the video below.