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Friday, October 21, 2016

How do Phoenix Plumbing Faucets Really Work?

Phoenix Plumbing Faucets
Phoenix Plumbing Faucets
How much do you actually know about Phoenix plumbing faucets?  If you're like me, you probably don't have too much experience with them.  But in reality, they're pretty simple plumbing fixtures.  A faucet is really just to control water flow in a sink. But it can be a little more fancy depending on how you like it.

Phoenix Plumbing Faucets
Phoenix Plumbing Faucets
A faucet starts with two hoses, one for hot water and one for cold water.  The two hoses feed into the actual fixture itself and get mixed there.  The faucet has a handle or dial that lets you set the temperature and pressure of the water you want.  This works because the handle is linked to a valve where the water is mixed.  If you want hot water, then more hot water is mixed with less cool water.  If you want cool water, then more cool water is mixed with less hot water.  And if you want high pressure, the valve opens more.  If you want a lower pressure, the valve opens less.

The water then actually comes out of the faucet.  Now, while the water is moving through the faucet and as it comes out, it may deposit minerals. This happens mostly when water evaporates on or in the faucet, leaving behind any minerals that were in the water.  If your faucet has build up, you can clean it off, but you may want to check how hard your water is.  It may be a good choice to soften the water.

Phoenix Plumbing Faucets
Phoenix Plumbing Faucets
After you use the water, it drains out of the sink.  In bathroom sinks it is common to have one more part of the faucet, a drain plug.  In kitchen sinks this is usually a separate piece you place in the drain, but bathroom sinks commonly have them build in as a rod you can pull or press to use the plug.  It is connected by two long slender rods or strips of metal that act as a lever to raise or lower the plug.

So there's a pretty basic run-down of Phoenix plumbing faucets.  They're a common plumbing fixture, but one that we don't always know.

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