The faucet is the most commonly used sanitary ware in home life, which determines the quality of people's daily life, and the faucet valve core is the main factor affecting the service life of the faucet. If the faucet valve core is damaged How to change it? Let’s take a look at it with me on Decoration Home Network.

How to replace the faucet valve core?

1. How to disassemble the old valve core?

Method 1: Close the main water valve first, and then remove the faucet handle. There is a red and blue mark of about 8 mm, snap it off, use a flat-blade screwdriver to loosen the fixing screw counterclockwise, take off the handle, use an adjustable wrench to disassemble the valve core of the faucet, use a wrench to open the upper gland, and take out the inside Ceramic valve core.

Method 2: Close the main water valve first. You can insert a screwdriver under the faucet handle and pry upwards from left to right. You need to pry on one side, slowly and with even and steady force, so that you can remove the valve. core.

Method 3: First close the main water valve, unscrew the blue cover on the right handle, use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the screws inside, and take off the handle to reveal The valve core is loose, and then use an adjustable wrench to unscrew the valve core.

2. How to replace the valve core with a new one?

After removing the valve core, you will see a circle of blue rubber at the bottom of the valve core. Generally, the bottom of the valve core on the left is red rubber, while the bottom of the valve core on the right is blue rubber. Therefore, when replacing the valve core on the right, you still need to use the blue rubber valve core. After installing the valve core, insert the handle and adjust the direction of the handwheel. When the handle is facing both sides, the water is turned off, and when the person is standing, the water is turned on. Install the screws and cover the blue cover on the right, thus replacing the new valve core.

Which type of faucet valve core is better?

There are not many valve core manufacturers. The more well-known ones include domestic Hairui, Hunter, and Gisai, Taiwan Jiujiu, Kangqin, and Spanish Circuit. , Hungary KEROX Kairos, Germany White, Japan Tanidai.

Sedal track valve core is produced in Spain. It is one of the three major valve core brands in the world. It has its own wholly-owned enterprise in China, and its price positioning is reasonable, its service can keep up with it, and its service life is long. , leading manufacturers no longer need to import from Europe, so it is currently widely used in China.

Kerox valve core is produced in Hungary and is one of the three major valve core brands in the world. Some people on the Internet say that it is produced in Austria. You don’t need to be serious about this. Some sink faucets like Moen are. The Kairos valve core used is also of excellent quality.

Sousa valve core is produced in Italy and is one of the three major valve core brands in the world, but it is generally extremely rare in China.

In addition, there are Taiwan's Kangqin valve core and Jiujiu valve core, which are also quite good brands. The price is about 10 yuan and are currently used by some leading domestic manufacturers. Including the Blue Vine sink faucet we introduced earlier, it uses the HENT Hunter valve core, and its lifespan is also reliable.