Faucet, did you choose the right one?

Water is the source of life. Faucets are water appliances that are in close contact with water and are frequently used by consumers. The quality of faucets is directly related to whether water resources can be used rationally, and it is also related to the health of consumers.

What is a faucet?

At present, the most used faucet product on the market is a ceramic sheet sealed faucet, which is a terminal device that uses ceramic sheets as the sealing element and uses the relative movement of the ceramic sheets to realize water flow, shut off and adjust the flow and/or temperature of the outlet. .

Types of faucets

1. According to the control method, it is divided into: single handle single control, single handle double control, double handle double control.

2. According to the valve body material, it is divided into: copper alloy, stainless steel, plastic and so on.

3. Divided by purpose: ordinary washing faucet, washing machine faucet, kitchen faucet, shower faucet, bidet faucet, washing machine faucet, etc.

Ordinary washing faucet

Faucet Faucet

Kitchen faucet

Shower faucet

Bidet faucet

Washing machine faucet

China customs

Combining the quality and safety risk monitoring information of the faucet products of key trade countries by the General Administration of Customs’ sanitary ceramics and plumbing product quality and safety risk monitoring information, and the data analysis of the faucet product testing by the National Building and Sanitary Ceramics Testing Laboratory, the faucet products should be Focus on the precipitation and flow of metal pollutants. The precipitation of metal pollutants directly affects the health of consumers.

The national compulsory standard GB 18145-2014 "Ceramic Sheet Sealed Faucet" requires that the lavatory and kitchen faucet should meet the limit requirements of 17 heavy metal elements (as shown in Table 1). Consumers who use metal pollutants to precipitate unqualified faucet products for a long time are likely to cause great harm to the human body. Take lead element as an example. Lead element exceeds the standard limit, which can easily cause damage to the brain and nervous system. Drinking lead-containing tap water, the longer the time, the greater the harm to the human body.

Table 1-17 species in GB 18145-2014

Heavy metal element limit requirements

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In April 2019, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Water Resources jointly issued the "National Water Conservation Action Plan" (Fagai Huan Zi Gui [2019] No. 695), requiring that the total national water consumption be controlled within 670 billion cubic meters by 2022. By 2035, a sound water-saving policy, regulation and standard system will be formed, and the total amount of water used nationwide will be strictly controlled within 700 billion cubic meters. Faucets are the most frequently used water appliances in daily use, and it is imperative to improve water efficiency. On January 1, 2021, GB 25501-2019 "Limited Values and Water Efficiency Grades of Faucets" was officially implemented, which stipulates the flow and water efficiency grades of lavatory faucets, kitchen faucets, bidet faucets and ordinary washing faucets.