Easy replacement of tube shower hose: step by step guide

Surely at least once each faced with the problem of leaking shower hose. Water pressure of the spray gun is reduced and instead, the liquid flows through a metal corrugation. From what is happening whether you can remove it yourself?

The design of the shower hose and the cause of leakage

Shower hose itself consists of a flexible corrugated metal shell and an inner sealed tube of rubber or other material. It protects the fragile metal corrugation of the inner tube kinks, breaks, fractures, strains, and sprains. Along the edges of the hose - fitting with sleeve nut for connecting the element to the mixer and connect watering. Fasteners coated with a special protective coating, scratch resistant to chipping. Elements securely fastened to the structure, eliminating the chance of leaks.

Are made of thick rubber hoses that do not have a protective sleeve. They are much cheaper than traditional counterparts, and wear out quickly

As a rule, modern cheap mixers are equipped with low-quality shower hose, which begin to leak at the first year of operation of the crane. This occurs by the fact that the material of the inner tube (usually a thin unreliable tires), from the constant contact with the hard water coarsens, hardens and loses elasticity former It becomes brittle.

You should not get lost, frightened and fall into a stupor: all quite feasible to repair without any financial investments.

We solve the problem yourself

Tube replacement can be found in any hardware store. For sale is a lot of options with different diameters and material manufacture. Select the desired tube diameter can be, depending on the dimensions of the hose. If in doubt - it will be easier to parse an element, remove the old tube, and with it go to the store.

Tools required:

• wrench;
• pliers;
• screwdriver;
• fumka;
• knife.

Council. To check the purchased handset on the resistance to temperature, pour a little boiling water hose fragment at a time.

Replacement tube: step by step guide

Step 1. Cover the valves of hot and cold water bathroom.

Step 2. In one hand, traps the shower heads and the other by means of a wrench, unscrew element. Likewise dismantle the shower hose.

Council. If the thread is tightly become attached, wipe dry the cap nut and tightly wrap it waffle towel, or any other non-slip fabric. If you clamp nut pliers, under them also enclose the fabric or rubber.

Step 3. Remove on both sides of the union, gently prying them with a knife.

Step 4. We take out the hose corrugations are looking for an alternative.

Council. As long as you go shopping in search of a new hose, metal corrugated soak and spray shower in a concentrated soda solution. Rinsing items on arrival, you will be pleasantly surprised with their purity and the absence of rust.

Step 5. Measure out the required length of the new hose with a small margin, snapped.

Step 6. Refill tube in a metal sleeve. For convenience pull the cord through the metal corrugated, cut a hole in one end of the tube, tie the cord and pull the other end.

Step 7. Putting the tap. We put in the pipe fitting, hose set into place and fasten using fum tape if necessary.

Step 8. Fasten the shower heads.

Step 9. Open the water supply valves, check the system for leaks.

Other types of damage

In some cases, strikes or other mechanical damage, may fail connecting fittings. Sometimes they crack nuts themselves or are deteriorating sealing gum. When it goes down very protective sleeve, as a rule, the hose can not be repaired. It is necessary to change the very corrugation or completely the entire structure.

The main difficulty in replacing the shower hose is the selection of the right diameter element. You can measure the thickness of the caliper hose, but if you are not sure - it is easier to dismantle it and take with you to the hardware store as a sample.

Failure of the shower hose - failure fully reparable with their hands. To rectify the situation in several ways, depending on the cause of the leak. Successful repair!