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Mixer and faucet repair in Mubarakiya Camps is usually just swapping out one cartridge, no need to buy a new mixer. The camps are older with small units, and taps run for years until the water turns rusty or flow drops.
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
Mubarakiya Camps near the market has older units with small kitchens and bathrooms where the main supply line to the tap is short and under pressure. The faucet reacts first when water pressure drops or minerals build up, and the inner cartridge starts to shut off the flow or lets it leak constantly. We check the tank at the same time if pressure is weak, and clean any filter in line.
Mubarakiya Camps lies in Kuwait governorate near Mubarakiya market, an older residential area with small units.
Water lines in Mubarakiya Camps are over thirty years old, so all the mixers and taps are aged and cartridges wear out faster.
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 Mubarakiya Camps
Usually the cartridge is clogged with mineral deposits or rust. We open the tap and see if it just needs cleaning or a new cartridge swap. Some clean up and work again, but others are done and need a fresh one.
Yes, much cheaper. The cartridge is inexpensive and the work is quick. If the mixer body itself is sound, a cartridge swap solves it fast and costs way less than a new unit.
Other services
Other services in Mubarakiya Camps
Other work we do in the same area.
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