The diagram illustrates how the waterflow in a tap is turned on and off. It presents the parts and how they function together in switching the faucet on and off.
Overall, the tap handle is used to turn the faucet on and off. The handle is protruding from the main body while the rest of the parts are enclosed in an easy-to-clean cover.
In detail, the tap handle is turned counterclockwise to turn the tap on. In turn, the spindle, a round tube just below the tap handle, turns in the same counterclockwise manner upwards. Just below the spindle are the spindle thread, jumper, and washer. The spindle thread encloses the jumper, which resembles an inverse letter T, and the washer is found below the jumper. Turning the faucet on lifts these parts away from the washer setting, allowing water to flow freely.
To turn the tap off, the handle is turned clockwise. The spindle is also turned clockwise downwards. This pushes the spindle thread, jumper, and washer down towards the washer setting, blocking the flow of water.
The diagram illustrates how the
waterflow
in a
tap
is
turned
on and off. It presents the parts and how they function together in switching the faucet on and off.
Overall
, the
tap
handle
is
used
to
turn
the faucet on and off. The
handle
is protruding from the main body while the rest of the parts
are enclosed
in an easy-to-clean cover.
In detail, the
tap
handle
is
turned
counterclockwise to
turn
the
tap
on. In
turn
, the spindle, a round tube
just
below the
tap
handle
,
turns
in the same counterclockwise manner upwards.
Just
below the spindle are the spindle thread, jumper, and
washer
. The spindle thread encloses the jumper, which resembles an inverse letter T, and the
washer
is found
below the jumper. Turning the faucet on lifts these parts away from the
washer
setting, allowing water to flow
freely
.
To
turn
the
tap
off, the
handle
is
turned
clockwise. The spindle is
also
turned
clockwise downwards. This pushes the spindle thread, jumper, and
washer
down towards the
washer
setting, blocking the flow of water.