At present, there are many kinds of faucet products on the market, and the quality is uneven. If you choose to buy a poor faucet, not only time, effort and money, and even may endanger the health of your family.
How to choose a good faucet, please remember the following key points!
Step 1: Material
For faucet materials, remember this formula: plastic < zinc alloy < cast iron < ceramic < stainless steel < copper.
If you are still using plastic/zinc alloy/cast iron faucets, it is highly recommended that you replace them immediately! Long-term use of these three materials of the faucet, will cause harm to the human body.
Plastic faucets are easy to be damaged, the shortest service life; Zinc alloy is easy to be oxidized by long-term contact with water, releasing zinc, lead and other heavy metals harmful to human body. Cast iron is prone to rust, water leakage and health hazards.
2. Spool
The quality of spool affects the water saving effect of faucet. At present, there are two main kinds of faucet spool on the market: ceramic spool and steel ball valve core.
