It was a major breakthrough.
Plastic disc in shower faucet vs ceramic.
Luckily replacement is simple.
It blocks the proper closing of the valve and water flow may not be stopped.
You can tell a ceramic disc faucet at a glance.
Ceramic disc faucets are much tougher better able to deal with extreme temperatures and can go for years without needing repairs or replacing.
These faucets are high quality very reliable and do not need repair very often.
Most two handled faucets from these brands will have ceramic disc cartridges encased in brass.
They use one lever on top of a broad cylindrical faucet body and you can operate them just by giving the lever a quarter turn.
The american standard ceramic disc valve used a pair of ceramic discs that rest against each other to control water flow.
The discs are polished to near perfect flatness.
Repairing a single handle disk faucet.
Ceramic disc valving is an innovative water control system found in each american standard faucet.
Two ceramic disks at the bottom of the chamber will raise and lower to control the volume of water flow.
Each time you use one of our faucets two discs control water flow by gliding back and forth in an airtight seal that prevents leaking and ensures a super smooth operation.
After much experimentation and development the company received patent number us 3810602 a for a ceramic disc faucet dating from 1972.
Rohl waterstone california faucets kwc watermark grohe and hansgrohe have very nice faucets.
The temperature is controlled by a side to side rotation of the handle.