Ceramic Discs Vs Rubber Washers

Most plumbers will have spare ceramic disc and tap washer spindles in stock.

Ceramic discs vs rubber washers.

Rob explains the benefits of ceramic discs which are used in all bathempire showers bathro. I have no expereince with ceramics. So keep a set spare. 14 april 2013 at 7 41am.

The washers are blue or red but some are white which are particularly prone to falling apart. The catalogue states ceramic insert on the item description of some of the taps. The bottom sealing washer in ceramic works makes the ceramic a tight seal but deteriorates through time. Taps with the traditional rubber washer are still available.

My old taps use rubber and it is years before i have to replace them. But that does not simply mean all the other taps are rubber washer type. What is the difference between ceramic discs and rubber washers. Additionally there was purposefully no usage of springs washers or any rubber components to further reduce mishap and maintenance.

When old style taps drip itll cost you 20p for a washer when ceramic discs drip they all do eventually it cost you s thats if you can get the discs. The ceramic is strong enough to resist cracking and stand up to extreme heat and cold. The ceramic discs also protect the metal of the valve from erosion. Because they are very hard ceramic discs aren t subject to the same wear that traditional rubber washers experience.

Ceramic disc spindles are more expensive than tap washers. They are controlled simply by raising the lever on a single handle model and turning the individual knobs on a double handle type. The ceramic carbide cartridge was constructed to be the most lasting cartridge to date because ceramic carbide is impervious to friction and can withstand frequent use. They use neoprene rubber washers as seals which tend to wear out more quickly than other types of faucet.

Spares aren t kept on site compared to tap washers so you can potentially waste more water until new ceramic discs are purchased. Its simple to convert change. However trying to identify them in tool station for example or any other catalogue is extremely difficult. If you go to a dripping ceramic tap try holding the tap head down by pushing on it for 10 seconds often the drip stops as you do this.

Ceramic or rubber washers. Ceramic disc faucets are the most recent development in fixtures and by far the most reliable. Nowadays the vast majority of modern bathroom taps use ceramic disc cartridges instead of rubber washers.