How to Change the Mixer

As you know, nothing lasts forever. That mixer in the kitchen or bathroom can wear so much that it will not help. This mixer will have to change. If you looked carefully at the store shiny new faucet will again have to change the old faucet on a new one. How to do it, read on.

You will need

• Adjustable multitool wrench;
• Pliers;
• Flashlight;
• Sealant;
• basin;
• Hoses;
• Special plumbing tape.

First you need to get rid of worn out (obsolete) mixer, pre-blocking water. Open the valve on the mixer, the system to get rid of the pressure, and the remaining water from the tap is fully emerged. If you want to change only the mixer, you will be disconnected enough from it hoses. If you want to change more and hoses, disconnect them from the pipe fittings.

Usually mixers reinforce two standard ways: on a narrow or a broad-based. To remove the faucet, mounted on a narrow basis, just climb up under the sink. If under it loose enough that you can easily unscrew the nut with pliers. With the mixer on a broad basis will have to sweat a little. First, you must unleash the faucet handles. To access the nuts holding a mixer, you need to get rid of handles and even from the pads under them. You can unscrew the nuts now.

After loosening the screws pull out of the sink faucet by the wrench jaw. Noticing the gasket located between the base of the mixer and sink, remove it with a knife. Together with the seal, and dispose of the old seals with a touch of lime, gathered around the old faucet. Print limescale and other dirt can be diluted in water with vinegar or special household products.

Now you can install a new faucet. If he has a wide base, the installation is relatively easy. But if the base is narrow, you will have to climb under the sink. It is necessary to tighten the nut and at the same time to control the tilt of the mixer and its location. And for this we need an assistant. Before using the new mixer, check the possible leak, then remove sealant residue from the base of the mixer.