At present, the faucet valve cores on the market mainly include ceramic valve cores, ball valve cores, and rubber valve cores. The ceramic spool is a new generation of spool material, with good sealing performance, stable physical properties, and long service life, generally used for more than 10 years. The main body of the faucet is made of brass, and bronze (or copper alloy), and of course, the overall casting performance is the best.
Identify the faucet, which can be distinguished both functionally and structurally. From the function of the faucet, there are the following categories:
Bathtub faucet: It is installed above one side of the bathtub and is used to open hot and cold mixed water. At present, there are more ceramic valve core single-handle bathtub faucets on the market. It adopts a single handle to adjust the water temperature and is easy to use: the ceramic valve core makes the faucet more durable and watertight. The valve body of the bathtub faucet is mostly made of brass, and the appearance is chrome-plated, gold-plated, and various metal baking paints. This type of faucet must have two water outlets, the lower one to fill the bathtub and the other to connect the shower. After recognizing it, you should also pay attention to the length of the spout of the faucet is slightly longer than the width of the edge of the bathtub, so as to ensure that the water will not flow outside when filling.
Shower faucet: The one with the water outlet at the bottom is used with the flower wine and the flower wine rack, and the one with the water outlet at the top is mainly used as the control body to cooperate with the connecting rod large flower wine.
Basin faucet: Installed on the washbasin for cold water, hot water, or a mixture of hot and cold water. The valve body is made of brass, with chrome-plated, gold-plated, and various metal baking varnishes on the exterior, with various shapes, and the handle has a single handle and a double handle. There are also basin faucets equipped with a falling water lift rod, which can be directly pulled to open the sink of the washbasin to discharge sewage.
Kitchen faucet: If you have a hot water line in your kitchen, this faucet should also be double. Exceptionally, kitchen faucets have taller, longer spouts, and some have hoses designed to allow you to wash your food.
These are the more common four categories, which are an indispensable part of our current household necessities.