This document discusses different types of water taps, including their materials, advantages, disadvantages, and uses. It describes pillar taps, mixer taps, monoblocs, disk taps, washerless taps, water efficient taps, long handle taps, thermostatic taps, infra taps, and pull-out taps. Key points covered include that brass is commonly used for its resistance to corrosion, pillar taps have separate hot and cold taps but are affordable, monoblocs and mixer taps integrate hot and cold water control, and thermostatic taps ensure a constant safe temperature. Water efficient taps can control flow to save water, while infra taps and pull-out taps provide hygienic options.

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Topic- Different Types Of Tapes
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2. Water Tap:- Tap water is water supplied to a tap. Its
uses include drinking, washing, cooking,
and the flushing of toilets.

3. Material use in manufacturing of water
taps:-
Brass, an alloy of copper , steel and zinc, is the most
widely used material for tap due to its resistance to
soft-water corrosion and hard-water calcification. It
usually contains some alloying elements—like
bismuth—to make it easier to process.

4. Types of water Taps:- There is different type of
water tap some are given
below.
Pillar taps
Mixer taps
Monoblocs
Disk taps
Washerless taps
Water efficient taps
Long handle water tap
Thermostatic Taps
Infra taps
Pull-out tap

5. The most traditional style, pillar taps are the
classic “hot and cold” style – two separate taps,
one for each temperature.
Piller Tap:-
Advantage:- Pillar taps tend to be affordable and easy to install.
Disadvantage:- Two separate tap for hot and cold water.
Uses:- Use in both baths and basins

6. Monoblocs:- Monobloc taps operate in a similar way
to mixer taps, in that the hot and cold water supplies are
mixed inside the tap, but the temperature and flow is
controlled with just one handle – twisting it to the left or
right adjusts the temperature.
Advantage:- Twisting the handle causes a washer to move up and
down, which controls how much water flows through.
The temperature and flow is controlled with just one
Disadvantage:- Higher cost.
Uses:- use in bath and basin tab.

7. Mixer Tap:-
Mixer taps have either a single or two handles
on either side of a single spout. Hot and cold
water are mixed in the body of the tap, while.
water flow and temperature are controlled by the individual/separate
handles.
Advantage:- only one tap for hot and cold water and affordable. Can
emerge the hot and cold water .
Disadvantage:- some mixers may require relatively high
pressure to work properly.
Uses:- use in bath and basin. Many mixer taps feature a practical
pop-up waste mechanism.

8. Disk Taps:- Disk taps are also single handle mixer taps and are
identified by their wide cylindrical body. They work using two ceramic
disks which have holes that, when aligned, allow the water to pass.
This means that disk taps only ever require a quarter turn to reach full
capacity and are easily handled.
Advantage:- Full capacity can easily handle.
Disadvantage:- there are a few parts that need repair after some
time.
small particles of dirt, grit or other foreign body can get trapped .

9. Washerless Tap:- Its a single-handle tap that could control
the hot and cold water with one motion.
Ball taps:- ball taps work by pushing a hollow plastic or stainless steel
ball over a rounded cover, which controls the temperature and flow of
the water. These mechanisms are quite complex, and are prone to
leaking more than other types of taps.
Cartridge taps:- cartridge taps have a lever controlling a plastic or brass
cartridge which moves up and down to restrict flow, and from left to
right to change temperature.
Ceramic taps:- ceramic taps have two ceramic plates which slide over
each other to regulate temperature and flow and require the least
maintenance out of all the types.
These are three types

10. Advantages:-Better Protects the Water Valve .
Cheaper Replacement Parts.
Disadvantages:-These are prone to leaking more than other types
of taps.
Maintain cost is more.

11. Water Efficient Tap;-Where possible, you should opt
for taps with the highest WELS rating you can manage, in order to
save water and energy. The exception, of course, is your bath taps;
these are only really used filling a bath, and for this purpose
restricting the flow achieves nothing.
Advantage:- can control the flow of water and also manage the
temperature of water.
Disadvantages:- cant use in wash basin . Only use to fill the bath
tab.

12. Long Handle Water Tap:- these types taps have long
handle to flow the water from the tap. These are special type of tap
not use in wash basin and bathrooms .
Advantages:- more hygienic and Safe from germs.
Disadvantages:- costly , cant use in home .
Uses:- use in medical , clinic .

13. Thermostatic Taps;-A thermostatic tap is a great
addition to any home where young children or the elderly could
be prone to burning themselves. A thermostatic tap works by
ensuring a constant temperature during use, which makes them a
safer choice for the bathroom
Advantages;- make constant temperature during use.
Disadvantages:- we cant change temperature during using.

14. Infra Red Taps ;-
Advantage:- more hygienic. Save more water. And safe for children.
Disadvantages :- not economical. use in five stars hotels.
Infra red taps offer a range of benefits as
well as hygienic properties. Infra red basic
Operation , making them a more hygienic choice of bathroom tap. In
addition to this, they feature an automatic shut off eliminating dripping
with no chance of the tap being left running. Infra red basin taps are
easy to use and ideal for bathrooms used by the less able and the
elderly.
taps are activated by a motion sensor which enables hands-free

15. Pull-out tap:- These taps allow you to pull out the tap spout
and fill a container away from the sink, and are therefore extremely
useful for small or shallow sinks, with no room for high utensils. The
spout is similar to a shower head. On the downside, the hose can
puncture if incorrectly used whilst excessive use may wear out the
spring in the long term.
Advantages:- The advantage of being retractable and can be easily
returned to its original position.
Disadvantages:-its cover more space.

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