What are the advantages and disadvantages of plastic faucets How to choose plastic faucets
Posted on January 04 2023
There are many materials for faucets on the market. In addition to the common stainless steel faucets, plastic faucets are also widely used. So what are the advantages and disadvantages of plastic faucets? How to choose plastic faucets? Let's take a look:
What are the advantages and disadvantages of plastic faucets?
Advantage:
- High temperature resistant and strong
Plastic faucets have excellent chemical properties and insulation properties of plastics. Plastic faucets have good high temperature resistance and are not easy to scratch. Especially the plastic faucets on the market are mostly made of ABS plastic. ABS plastic is a new material that is non-toxic and tasteless, has excellent chemical properties and electrical insulation properties. It concentrates various properties of ps, san and bs materials. , has excellent mechanical properties such as toughness, hardness and rigidity.
- Environmental protection and health
Plastic faucets have excellent impact resistance, good external dimensional stability and are not easily deformed. They are light in weight, free from dirt, rust, odorless, cheap, and easy to construct. They are environmentally friendly and healthy faucet products.
- Good corrosion resistance
The plastic faucet has the flexibility of plastic at the same time, the flexibility is very good, and the plastic faucet has low water absorption, good corrosion resistance, and easy installation.
- Diversified styles
The improved structure of the plastic faucet mainly has the valve body and switch made of the same color. At least one of the valve body or the switch has a decorative block structure. The color of the decorative ring and the decorative block is different from that of the valve body and the switch. The decorative structure makes the new plastic faucet both practical and beautiful, which greatly enriches the style of the faucet and meets the individual needs of modern people.
Shortcoming:
Plastic faucets are rich in color, mass-produced in molds, and compared with other materials, they are safer to use. ABS plastic is used for production and processing. But it is not strong and has a short lifespan.
In general, plastic faucets are an economical and high-quality faucet type, and are the first choice for home faucets. So how to choose a plastic faucet?
How to choose a plastic faucet?
- Do a good price comparison
Compared with traditional copper faucets and stainless steel faucets, plastic faucets are much cheaper in price, generally at most tens of yuan, and the price is related to the brand, product quality and materials used, so in When purchasing plastic faucets, don't buy too cheap ones. You should compare them and choose products with moderate prices and higher cost performance.
- Look at environmental protection
Good products are very environmentally friendly, and the water released will not have peculiar smell, but some unscrupulous merchants will reduce costs in order to make money, and use some unqualified materials in the products, which makes the plastic faucet products harmful. substance. Therefore, when consumers buy faucet products, they must first check whether the product is produced by a regular brand manufacturer, and secondly check the quality and service of the product.
- Look at the surface of the product
When purchasing a faucet, you should also look at the surface of the product. Good quality products have a smooth surface and no plastic smell. You can put it next to your nose and smell it when you buy it. If there is a strong plastic smell , then the quality must be bad.
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