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August 12, 2017 18:06

Installation of acrylic bathtubs with their hands

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Acrylic baths are popular because of their attractive appearance, variety of designs and colors, affordable price and ease of installation.In addition, a bath of acrylic light weight, non-porous, most of them have anti-bacterial coating, and defects stripped special pastes.But there are drawbacks - the surface does not withstand mechanical damage, cleaning abrasives, and the heat is kept to a lesser extent than cast iron bathtubs, and sit acrylic baths is not recommended on the ledges.

Installation of acrylic bathtubs with their hands

Installation of acrylic bathtubs with their hands

Preparing to install acrylic bathtubs

bath installed in the room to its cladding tiles.Before choosing a new bath overlap the central valve, dismantle the old bath, cut out or break out the old sink (depending on the metal, he or plastic), clean out the sewer pipe socket, then insert it corrugation (drain valve element) and liberally lubricate the joints with silicone sealant, floormust be carefully aligned.

Grease the joints with silicone sealant

Grease joints with silicone sealant

After that, proceed to measurement of carefully checking all the dimensions of the place, where there will be a new bath.When choosing the location, bear in mind that the bath should not obstruct access to the pipes, but it fit snugly to the wall.The last stage of preparation bathroom - cleaning debris.

Preparation of the site for the new bath

Site preparation for the new bath tub

form can be not only rectangular, but other geometric shapes - round, square, angular, and others.Thus, despite the shape tub wall must not deflect under pressure hands, translucent should not be caustic chemical odor.A sign of quality is the number of poles.Enough well made product has four corner supports, less durable - more.Included with the purchase check the certificates of quality, batch number of the product, the availability of the installation instructions, accessories, quality and quantity of fasteners.

installation options acrylic baths: frame with legs, bricklaying and combining these two methods.The most appropriate is the first way to install a bath on a special frame, which must be packaged with a bathtub.

Tools and materials for

One of the preparatory steps is the preparation of materials and tools for the job.It should be reserved as follows:

- Bulgarian;

- hammer;

- mounting the gun sealant;

- building level;

- adjustable wrench;

- electrical tape;

- corrugated or rigid tube.

To install acrylic bathtubs their hands

Before starting assembly and installation bath, you need to turn it.

  1. Install legs (frame) bath:

- unpack all the details of the frame fasteners;

- put the pencil guide marks, one will be located closer to the sink, the other closer to the headboard of the bath;

- according to these labels drilled holes for screws (drill desirable to set the mark with a piece of tape so that it is not passed through the bath, and there was a hole depth of more than six millimeters);

- fasten screws mounting brackets, and to them the product feet.

Installing the legs to the frame in the bathroom

installation feet for the frame in the bathroom

2. siphon Installation:

- connect the upper drain hole, then lower;

- assemble the siphon;

- degreasing solvent and causes the surface layer of sanitary sealant.

installation siphon acrylic baths

siphon must be made of brass, chrome-plated, have a semi-automatic system for closing and opening the drain taps.

  1. Edit bath legs on the level:

- turn over the bath and using the levels were measured degree of curvature along its baths and wide and, accordingly, in the right direction to tighten the legs.

The adjustment is made on the bath level

Adjusting the level of the bath is made

4. Install hooks to prevent the bath turning:

- mark a line on the wall edge of the tub;

- drilled hole puncher;

- dowel hooks fastened to the wall;

- skewer bath on these hooks.

5. Connect the siphon to the sewer via corrugated or rigid tube .

Connect the siphon to the sewer

Connecting siphon to sewerage

6. Check bath for leaks (fill the bathtub with water and carefully look, not whether the leak is found, if it was discovered again spend processing sanitary sealant, let them dry and degrease the surface).

After checking for leaks in the bath set a decorative panel, designed to hide the sewer connection and the bottom of the bath.

also read how close the pipe in the bathroom.

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