Faucet crane for Grohe faucet. Cockpit crane for mixer Vidima

Comfortable life in modern houses and apartments is provided by a lot of devices and devices, to which the person is so used that he completely stopped paying attention to them. But if one of these devices suddenly stops working correctly, they are immediately remembered. And they even regret that they did not pay more attention to them. This also applies to one of the most important plumbing devices that everyone uses a hundred times a day - a bathtub or shower mixer. The crane-beaker for the mixer is the heart of this device.

Bath and shower faucets - what is this?

Literally twenty years ago in our "Khrushchevs" and "sockets" water with a temperature comfortable for the body was fed through bronze cranes of Soviet manufacture, which if not flowed at full force, then leaked constantly. And each owner knew the reason - the problem with the crane-axle - and could eliminate it. Replace the rubber band, stuff a new stuffing box and the like in the school did not teach, but without this knowledge to ensure the normal operation of the faucets and faucets for baths and showers was unreal.

With the advent of a new generation of mixers, the life of the inhabitant has completely changed. Now the crane-bux for the mixer is not a subject of constant attention, but nevertheless a little knowledge about it will not hurt anyone. A lot of devices for mixing cold and hot water, each of which is able to satisfy the most demanding taste of the consumer, not only in simplicity of service and reliability, but also in appearance, poses a complex choice issue for buyers. To cover all the faucets in one article is simply impossible physically, so let's focus on two trademarks - Grohe and Vidima - the most popular in the plumbing market at the moment.

Faucets for bath Grohe and VIidima

Known for its high-quality plumbing, the German company Grohe offers mixers of various configurations - one lever or two valves, as well as various styles - from classical to modern. A wide range of sizes and types of connection to the water supply system makes Grohe products truly in demand, although it has quite a serious cost.

Ideal Standard International, based in Bulgaria and having a well-deserved reputation as a quality and liberal supplier, produces sanitary products under different brands, but today we will talk about Vidima mixers. As well as Grohe products, the mixers of this company have a different configuration, a wide range of sizes and a stylish design, only their price is lower. And whatever they differ from each other, all the products of these companies are united by one - a crane-beaker for the mixer, which will be discussed further.

What is crane-beech?

A crane-axle is a device that is screwed into the mixer body. In the case - buksa - by the assembly method the mechanism of water transmission is established. When it is activated by turning around the axis of the central rod in either direction, a flow channel opens or, conversely, closes. In mixers in which two handles are used to mix water, two crane-axle boxes are used, where there is only one lever - one.

Types of cranes

The crane-bux for the mixer can be performed, relatively speaking, in two types. The first is a worm-cock. It carries out water passage through several revolutions of the central rod, at which the gap between the bottom of the mixer body and the rubber band on the end of the stem increases. The second is a ceramic crane. Here, the water passage is effected by the displacement of two ceramic plates with the same holes relative to each other by the half-turn of the central rod, to the end of which one of the plates is fixed.

The ceramic crane ceramic for the mixer is much more practical, although somewhat more expensive. It is durable, simple and convenient to operate (only half a turn of the handle). Of the shortcomings, only one is demanding for the purity of water. Large mechanical particles can interfere with the motion of the plates.

Cartridges for Grohe and Vidima

The crane-hopper for Grohe mixer (its other name is cartridge) has two ceramic plates. They are coated with a special coating, which increases the service life. The system of rotation of the rod of the device is "semi-turn", that is, the full opening of the passage channel is made for a turn by 180 °.

The crane-bug for the Vidima mixer does not differ in any way from the previous one. The same ceramic plates, the same half-turn for full opening of the passage channel. Only the forms of cartridges depend on the bodies of mixers, their models, styles and purpose. It should be noted that not always ceramic plates suitable for cartridges of one firm can work correctly in mixers of another. They have different thicknesses, and even tenths and hundredths of a millimeter are important in these devices.