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Mixer and faucet repair in Zour starts with cartridge replacement because it is the only part that fails quickly from high pressure and constant use. Zour is an industrial area with power generation plants and massive desalination works, and mixers run on very high water pressure all day.
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
Zour has massive production plants, complex cooling systems and washing and maintenance areas, each with taps running under severe pressure. The cartridge inside the mixer wears very quickly from constant high pressure and use, and internal seals deteriorate steadily. We open the mixer, pull out the worn old cartridge, and fit a new high-pressure-resistant one. Some mixers in Zour have extra pressure filters, so we clean the filter first before changing the cartridge.
Zour sits in Ahmadi governorate, an industrial area with power generation and desalination plants on very high water pressure.
Taps in Zour run on higher water pressure than anywhere else, and cartridges need frequent replacement because of the severe pressure.
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 Zour
It depends on use and pressure, but taps in Zour usually need cartridge changes more often than elsewhere. If you notice a leak or low pressure, we change the cartridge right away.
The mixer body tolerates pressure, but the cartridge inside is affected much faster. If the cartridge does not work, change it first before you think about a new mixer.
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