The emergence of constant temperature faucets makes people’s home life more convenient and fully meets people’s needs for hot water, especially in winter for children and the elderly. However, the thermostatic faucet also has certain shortcomings, and more attention needs to be paid during installation to avoid problems in later use. So, next, I will introduce the advantages and disadvantages of the thermostatic faucet, as well as the installation method of the thermostatic faucet.
Advantages and disadvantages of thermostatic faucets
Advantages of thermostatic faucets
1、自动恒温：恒温混水阀具有自动恒温水温的功能。根据实际需要设定出水温度后，出水温度能快速达到并自动恒定，且不受冷热水进水压力、温度或出水流量变化的影响。影响，从而解决沐浴过程中冷热水温的问题。当冷热水进水压力、温度或出水流量变化时，出水温度将变化±2℃以内。
2. Anti-scald and anti-cold shock: The thermostatic mixing valve has anti-scald and anti-cold shock functions. During the bathing process, when the cold water is suddenly interrupted, the thermostatic mixing water valve can automatically shut off the hot water within a few seconds. It has the function of safety protection against scalding; when the hot water is suddenly interrupted, the thermostatic mixing valve can automatically shut off the cold water within a few seconds, which plays a role of safety protection against cold shock.
3、耐高温：恒温混水阀内部元件均采用耐高温材料，可在100℃高温下正常工作。
4、单向止回阀：恒温混水阀设有单向止回阀，防止冷热水入口压力不一致时，冷热水混合在一起。
5、自带过滤器：恒温混水阀自带过滤器，防止杂物进入阀体内，影响恒温混水阀的正常工作。
Disadvantages of thermostatic faucets
1. Because the interior of the thermostatic faucet is very precise, the requirements for water quality are very high. If the water quality contains a lot of impurities, the thermostatic control valve may be blocked for a long time, which will affect the temperature control.
2. At present, paraffin valve cores are mostly used in China. This kind of valve cores responds relatively slowly, especially brand valve cores whose quality cannot be guaranteed are very prone to problems.
Installation method of thermostatic faucet
Before installing the thermostatic faucet, please check whether the water pipe is hot on the left and cold on the right. Remember not to connect the hot and cold water pipes wrongly, so as not to prevent the faucet from working properly. Gas and solar water heaters cannot use thermostatic faucets because the water pressure is too low. Please don’t forget to install the hot and cold water filter when installing the thermostatic faucet.
1. Users with small solid lumps in tap water are not suitable for using constant temperature faucets;
2. If the tap water contains powdery sediment or soft foreign matter, it may reduce the sensitivity of the thermostatic valve core, and may also shorten the service life of the thermostatic faucet;
3. Try to shorten the distance between the water heater and the faucet so that the hot water can reach the faucet as soon as possible;
4. The normal water pressure is 0.05Mpa-0.6Mpa;
5. The hot and cold water supply pipes must not be installed wrongly, the hot water pipe must be on the left, and the cold water pipe must be on the right;
6. Be sure to clean up the installation site before installing the thermostatic faucet, so as not to damage the rubber ring, thread, thermostatic valve core and other parts of the faucet by small sand and hard blocks;
7. Please install according to the instructions in the manual, and pay special attention not to miss, lose or damage any gaskets or rubber rings;
8. The constant temperature faucet itself has no heating function, please adjust the water temperature of the water heater to 60°C-85°C;
9. Showers and shower pipes cannot withstand high temperatures above 60°C;
10. After each use, be sure to adjust the water temperature adjustment knob on the left to below 40°C;
11. If the pressure difference between hot water and cold water is too large, please use a screwdriver to adjust the valve of the bracket. Families using gas water heaters need to pay more attention to this point.
