Ceramic Discs Vs Rubber Washers

Ceramic or rubber washers.

Ceramic discs vs rubber washers.

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. Back in days of old taps and shower fittings always used rubber washers to prevent dripping. They use neoprene rubber washers as seals which tend to wear out more quickly than other types of faucet. I have no expereince with ceramics.

Nowadays the vast majority of modern bathroom taps use ceramic disc cartridges instead of rubber washers. The washers are blue or red but some are white which are particularly prone to falling apart. Most plumbers will have spare ceramic disc and tap washer spindles in stock. In simple terms this means no or at least far fewer leaks and only a 90 degree rotation to turn the tap on or off.

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. Spares aren t kept on site compared to tap washers so you can potentially waste more water until new ceramic discs are purchased. Ceramic disc faucets are the most recent development in fixtures and by far the most reliable. The bottom sealing washer in ceramic works makes the ceramic a tight seal but deteriorates through time.

However trying to identify them in tool station for example or any other catalogue is extremely difficult. Video showing how to swap compression standard tap glands over to ceramic disc quarter turn cartridges. But that does not simply mean all the other taps are rubber washer type. Because they are very hard ceramic discs aren t subject to the same wear that traditional rubber washers experience.

The ceramic discs also protect the metal of the valve from erosion. The catalogue states ceramic insert on the item description of some of the taps. My old taps use rubber and it is years before i have to replace them. Ceramic disc spindles are more expensive than tap washers.

Rob explains the benefits of ceramic discs which are used in all bathempire showers bathro. Taps with the traditional rubber washer are still available. 14 april 2013 at 7 41am. They are controlled simply by raising the lever on a single handle model and turning the individual knobs on a double handle type.

Its simple to convert change. What is the difference between ceramic discs and rubber washers. 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.