The most widespread trouble in kitchen and in the bathroom the dripping crane for certain is considered. Besides that from the dripping crane in night not one bucket can "flow out", it also awfully irritates with constant sounds of the dripping drops. In this case to call the plumber there is no need, it is possible to make work on elimination of leak with own hand. Here is how it becomes.
Instruction
1. Laying change. In tapping cock there is such thing which has property quickly to wear out. Especially quickly it wears out floor influence of hot water. Leaking of the crane is result. You can make permanent laying which will serve to you longer normal several times, from old car or motorcycle tire. It is better to cut out laying from side part of tire (there the tire is thinner). Threads of cord will give durabilities to the cut laying.
2. If leaks from mating ring, it is fixable. It is necessary in groove for mating ring to lay on rounds thread in several rounds. The ring is put on these threads. It stretches that leads to disappearance of leak.
3. Grinding of saddle of the crane. The saddle also pretty fast grows old, becoming the reason of leak of tapping cock. It is necessary to paste waterproof abrasive paper on bolt head, to clamp it in cartridge of mechanical (manual) drill and to grind crane saddle. After this simple operation the leak will be eliminated, and crane life cycle considerably will increase.
4. Swamping of wood insert. There are some more options which will help you to put worn-out saddle of the crane in order. It is necessary to smooth out saddle to gloss, to hammer wood insert into opening of the valve then to flood the place of defect with the melted tin. Still option: it is necessary to drill out saddle and to press (or to put on paint) in it the sleeve from brass. It is also possible to establish soft rubber gasket and also metal shaybochka with openings on valve seat.
5. Replacement of ringlet of the gland. It is possible to get rid of leak from under flywheel of tapping cock if to change rubber ringlet of the gland for new. It is possible to make such ringlet of stopper of penicillinic bottle in which it is necessary to cut down ringlet, being guided by the sizes of the worn-out ringlet. If to grind one edge of metal tube, then it can easily cut equal round opening in rubber plug. Height with outer dimensions is adjusted by the razor. To remove the old gland and to insert new the easiest pricker.
6. Covering of cone wax. If the crane which switches water to bathtub or to shower leaks, it is required to unscrew crane cone, to cover it with thin layer of wax, soap or dense lubricant, and then to screw up cone into place.
7. Production of cone-shaped laying. The hooting tapping cock it is possible "to pacify", having made cone-shaped laying. It can be cut their solid rubber, and then on sandpaper to grind. At the same time the crane not only will cease to hoot, but also the term of its service will increase many times over. That's it.