How to install a bathroom faucet on the wall

Bathroom renovation is not only a major overhaul of the walls, ceiling and floor, replacement of plumbing and communications, but also the installation of a mixer. You can replace it or install it from scratch, the essence of the process does not change, the difference is only in the algorithm of actions.

To avoid difficulties with assembly and disassembly during installation work, it is better to familiarize yourself in advance with what parts it consists of. If the involvement of specialists in the repair is not included in your plans, then the advice of our specialists on how to install a mixer on the wall in the bathroom will help you figure it out.

As visual materials, photo and video instructions are attached to the article.

What does the mixer consist of?

Before dismantling and installing plumbing, you need to figure out how it looks and what parts it consists of. In addition, knowing how it is staffed can help avoid unscrupulous sellers. The packaged bathroom faucet consists of the following items:

1. Frame. Its standard scheme is as follows: two nozzles for supplying hot and cold water, two sockets and a spout;
2. Shower hose. This is the part of the system that connects the mixer body to the shower head. Since this part is the most frequently out of order, it is not recommended to save on it.

The choice of shower hoses is huge: from plastic products with metal wrapping, to advanced models with anti-twist protection and a silicone layer on a metal braid.

1. Shower head (also called shower head). Shower heads from the simplest ones with two or three standard modes, to half a dozen functions for creating a soft aerated, massage or jet stream, "economy" mode and many other pleasant shower options.
2. Eccentric. This type of shower adapter is elongated, rounded, one edge of which is attached to the mixer, and the other to the pipe. The length and size of the eccentrics is individual for each model.
3. A gander called a spout or curl. The most common goose models are J, C and L-shaped.
4. Decorative shades.
5. Rubber or silicone gaskets.

The nuances of installing a mixer in the bathroom with your own hands video

However, checking the equipment is not always enough, since to be completely sure that there is no defect in the purchased product, it is necessary to make sure that the threads of the eccentrics and fastening nuts are intact. Assembly instructions are included with the plumbing. Assembling and disassembling it is quite simple, you can see this by watching the video tutorial on assembly.

Criteria for choosing a bathroom faucet

How to install a faucet on the wall, what are the most common methods? Firstly, this is the replacement of the old one, and secondly, the installation during the repair.

In order to replace the old plumbing with a new one, you first need it. It is not difficult to do this, since the current range of products offered by plumbing stores makes it possible, taking into account financial capabilities, to choose a model, both domestic and foreign. Below are the characteristics to look out for when buying:

• The weight. Even if you are not an expert, and are not able to distinguish stainless steel from brass, the quality of a product can be determined by its mass. Too lightweight product indicates its small thickness and fragility of the device.
• Metal. If the consultant in the store offers a choice of silumin and brass mixer models, give preference to the second one. Silumin is not very durable, its composition is an alloy of silicon with aluminum, products made from it have a minimum weight and can be deformed during installation.

Many novice craftsmen make a standard mistake when choosing products from it due to the low price. The highest viscosity of the alloy is possessed by brass models, which do not allow the clamping nut to burst with light deformations and installation. In addition, brass fixtures are less susceptible to corrosion.

• Dimensions. This characteristic concerns not so much the size of the mixer as its correspondence to the place of installation to the bathroom wall. In the case of an incorrect selection of a model (excessively long or short, massive or, conversely, a miniature crane and other inconsistencies) or does not correspond to the installation site, it can not only look ridiculous, but also quickly fail.

Dismantling the old mixer

Removing an old faucet in a bathroom is a fairly straightforward task. To do this, you will need pliers and wrenches - gas and adjustable. Dismantling is done in several steps:

1. Shut off the water supplied both through the main line and from the electric boiler or gas water heater;
2. Drain the water remaining in the system;
3. Remove the tap from the wall. Do this very carefully, taking care not to break the thread of the fitting in the wall;
4. Clean the threads on the reinforced-plastic pipes in the wall from the winding.

Mixer installation

Installing a mixer in the bathroom with your own hands is as follows. Pre-connect the body with the shower hose, watering can and gander. Such manipulations are possible even without a tool, since the process of how to install it yourself is not difficult.

For direct installation, we will use the so-called fum - tape, a special translucent sealing material, although in the old fashioned way you can use ordinary tow with sealant or ordinary sunflower oil. We check the level of screwing in the eccentrics with the help of a building level - this is perhaps the most difficult task when installing a mixer in a bathroom.

To screw the eccentrics onto the metal-plastic pipes on the wall, we wrap them with fum - tape or tow. Usually the distance between the holes in standard models is 15 cm. If for some reason this distance was violated, eccentrics will help to remove the imbalance.

After that, you can start trying on the mixer body. If the body becomes easy, then the eccentrics have been installed correctly. Now you need to remove the case and screw on the decorative shades. At the same time, make sure that they are as close to the wall as possible.

DIY installation and installation of a mixer in the bathroom video

We fasten the case. When installing it, there is no need for additional use of the reel, since its function is performed by the gaskets that come with the device. We tighten the nuts with a wrench. When tightened correctly, the key should make a creaking sound. To tighten the nuts sufficiently, start up the water and pull just as much as necessary to stop dripping. Now you can connect the gander and the shower head.

Mounting the mixer on a bare wall

When installing it on a new tiled wall, you need to do the following:

• Align the distance between the center pieces of the fittings. Under the condition of strict parallelism, it should be exactly 150 millimeters.
• The edge of the fitting must be flush with the tiles.
• The height of the faucet above the bathtub must be at an acceptable height, with the bath rim being the criterion for the level of installation.

Installation tricks

Knowing some of the nuances will help you cope with the task no worse than an experienced master. Here is some of them:

How to install a mixer in the bathroom if the pipes on the wall are crooked video

1. It is not difficult to use tow correctly, to do this, wrap it tightly around the thread in the direction of twisting. Be careful not to twist the tow into bundles.
2. When installing plumbing along with water pipes, you will need to mark the height. It is 15 to 20 cm above the top of the bathtub.

How to correctly install a faucet in a bathroom on the wall, which does not require a call to the master and financial costs. In addition to invaluable experience, this process will help you grow in your own eyes. Remember: if you want to do something with high quality, do it yourself!