With summer temperatures rising and our water consumption soaring, it’s time for the tap to come into play again. Also because of the high frequency of faucet use in daily life, its maintenance has become the focus of home maintenance.
When you put the faucet on, after a period of time will find that the faucet surface is easy to residual water stains, faucets again high-grade will become eclipsed; Faucets can also have internal blockage problems such as reduced water output or bifurcated water. Therefore, we must always clean and maintain the faucet.
Do both internal and external cleaning
Professionals revealed that if you want to clean the electroplating surface of the copper faucet, you can use boiling water and detergent scrub, you can also directly use some strong oil cleaning detergent.
Scale and rust on the faucet, just use a damp cloth or sponge dipped in a little special detergent to wipe the surface, and then dry with a clean rag or rinse with water.
Although the chrome layer of the faucet is claimed to be corrosion resistant and rust free, improper cleaning methods can still lead to abnormal wear and tear of the faucet. Do not use steel wire ball and other hard objects to wipe the surface of the faucet, because steel wire ball is very hard, easy to scratch the surface of the faucet.
Overall, faucet cleaning to use neutral cleaning agent, not acid and alkaline cleaning agent. Using a soft-bristled toothbrush dipped in toothpaste or a cloth dipped in toothpaste gently wipe, can also remove scale, oil.
In addition, many people only pay attention to the surface of the faucet when cleaning, but actually the inside of the faucet is more important. If the faucet water output is reduced or bifurcated, it may be due to a clogged bubbler. The bubbler can be removed, soaked in vinegar, cleaned with a small brush or other tool, and then reinstalled.
Maintenance: Don’t overdo it
Faucet maintenance is very important, you can master the following four requirements:
1. Don’t use too much force to turn the faucet, turn it gently.
2. The metal hose of the shower head of the bathtub faucet should be kept in a natural stretch state. Do not coil it around the faucet when not in use.
3. After using for a period of time, if the water supply is found to be reduced, or even the water heater flameout phenomenon, you can gently unscrew the screen cover at the outlet of the faucet, remove impurities, generally can be restored as before.
4. Experienced and qualified professionals should be invited to carry out the construction and installation.
