Before a vacation or a long trip, it is recommended to turn off the faucet of the washing machine that goes to the filling hose. Unfortunately, if you overdo this procedure, you can accidentally break the faucet handle. It is recommended to call specialists for replacement, but repairs can be expensive, and you don’t want to pay money for a simple action. Fortunately, replacing your water faucet yourself is not as difficult as it might seem.
Changing the washing machine tap with your own hands
To replace a washing machine faucet, you must first turn off the cold water supply. This is done using a tap responsible for the flow of water from the riser. After the procedure, you need to drain the remaining water so that it does not interfere.
It is convenient to drain the water by opening the kitchen faucet to maximum.
After these manipulations, you need to prepare the following:
adjustable wrench;
pelvis;
a rag;
winding
Place a basin under the pipe on which the tee tap stands, place a rag, unscrew the nuts attaching the tap to the pipe and unscrew the nut of the inlet hose. Now you need to check the mechanism of the new faucet, wind the winding onto the thread (two or three turns are enough), then screw on the new faucet. Carefully tighten the metal nuts with an adjustable wrench, making sure that the threads do not break. Finally, we manually install the plastic inlet hose nut to the tee.
The most crucial moment begins. You will need the help of another person to open the cold water riser while you check the work done. If the connections are not reliable, then water will flow, and your assistant will be able to quickly turn it off. Be careful - a leak may not appear immediately, so you should check the connections within 10-20 minutes. If water does not appear anywhere, then all manipulations have been performed correctly and the machine is ready to wash.
Choosing a new faucet
Often buyers are interested in why they should purchase only a tee, and not an ordinary tap, or go without it altogether. Of course, you can save money and live without a tap, but in this case, the money saved will go to pay for repairs to the neighbors below.
If you have witnessed such an unpleasant phenomenon as water hammer in a water supply system, you can easily imagine how pipes made of metal and plastic are torn at the seams. And if even dense pipes are easily destroyed, then what will happen to the washing machine hose directly connected to the water pipe? In a matter of seconds it will become unusable, after which the apartment will be filled with knee-deep water.
To prevent this from happening, you need to purchase a faucet. Why triple? Such a unit is an indispensable assistant in the bathroom - with it three household appliances are connected to one tap into the water supply. An ordinary flow faucet cannot connect a washing machine and a dishwasher at the same time, but a tee faucet will do this.
If you are planning to replace the water supply tap with your own hands, then take into account the nuances in your choice.
Material. Today there are thousands of different options made of brass and silumin. Products made of brass will last quite a long time, but the same cannot be said about faucets made of silumin.
Design of the closing mechanism. There are ball and multi-turn designs to choose from. It’s better to stick with the first option - it will work more.
The valve design is also important.It should be designed in such a way that in an emergency you can instantly shut off the flow of water.
Buy faucets with a large and comfortable valve handle so that your hand does not slip and grips it comfortably.
It is believed that silumin products deteriorate four times faster than brass taps. However, they continue to be actively purchased due to their lower cost compared to brass products. We strongly recommend that you do not save money and choose a brass model from a well-known manufacturer, so that later you do not have to pay for repairs and replacement of the faucet.
Before a vacation or a long trip, it is recommended to turn off the faucet of the washing machine that goes to the filling hose. Unfortunately, if you overdo this procedure, you can accidentally break the faucet handle. It is recommended to call specialists for replacement, but repairs can be expensive, and you don’t want to pay money for a simple action. Fortunately, replacing your water faucet yourself is not as difficult as it might seem.
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