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Mixer repair in Ahmadi usually means fitting a new cartridge, because the mixer shell itself rarely breaks but the moving part inside wears out. Ahmadi is a large residential town in Ahmadi governorate with villas, apartment blocks and oil company offices, and the water there is clean with good pressure.
Mixer symptoms
Four cases wesee often.
Each one of these points at a different part inside the mixer.
01
It drips after closing
If it keeps dripping with the handle fully closed, the ceramic discs inside the cartridge no longer meet cleanly. A single grain of grit is enough to score that face and keep the drip going.
02
The handle has gone stiff
A mixer that needs force to move has lost the grease inside it, or deposits have worked between the discs. Forcing it keeps breaking the cartridge, and you end up changing the mixer instead of a part.
03
The flow sprays sideways
When the flow breaks up and sprays to the sides, the small aerator at the tip is partly blocked. It is the easiest case of all, cleared by unscrewing the aerator and cleaning or replacing it.
04
Hot and cold are swapped
You open it towards cold and hot arrives, or the other way round. This follows a new installation with the two supplies reversed, or a cartridge refitted the wrong way up. The correction is simple and does not need a new mixer.
This area
What setsthis area apart
Ahmadi is a planned town with organised residential blocks and streets, and its buildings are relatively modern and well-maintained by large companies. Villas and flats in Ahmadi have good-quality piping and taps, and the cartridge clogs less than in older areas because the water is very clean. The main line in the house is cleaner, so the cartridge lasts longer before it needs swapping. When we fit a new cartridge in Ahmadi we crack the tap open to confirm the water runs clear with no deposits.
Ahmadi is a large residential town in Ahmadi governorate, home to Kuwait Oil Company headquarters and heritage gardens.
Taps in Ahmadi need repair less often because the water is clean and the pressure is steady.
In short
The mixer work.
Service
Kitchen and bathroom mixer and tap repair
The parts
Ceramic cartridge, rubber rings, aerator, flexible tails
Types
Single lever, two handle, wall mounted, and hand shower
Where it applies
Kitchens and bathrooms in houses, flats and chalets
Hours
Daily, 6:00 in the morning to 12:00 midnight
The method
From the handleto the test.
Careful work on small parts, and all of it above the basin.
We close both angle valves
A mixer has two supplies, hot and cold, and both have to be closed. We then open the mixer to release the pressure still held in the two tails.
We lift the handle off
The handle is held by a small screw hidden under a plastic cap, and beneath it a ring clamps the cartridge. That comes off with the right tool so the mixer body is not scarred.
We change the cartridge
The old cartridge comes out and its seat is cleaned of deposits, because a new cartridge dropped onto a dirty seat gives you the same drip again before long.
We open it and check both
Both valves open, we run hot, cold and every position between, and we look under the basin while it runs to be sure the tails are not weeping.
Common questions
Questions about Mixer and faucet repair in Ahmadi
An old cartridge has tiny cracks or wear on the moving surfaces, so water does not blend properly. A new cartridge is clean with sharp surfaces, so water mixes well and does not drip.
Yes, a new tap with a new cartridge works well even in an old house. But we check and flush the pipes under the sink first to make sure they are clean before we fit it.
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