Today shower on equal terms took place next to the bathroom. Bathroom it is an innovative accessory. Yes, and people prefer to shower than lying in the bath. So showers comply with the most stringent customer and have many useful features.
Equipment
But the most practical solution would be to purchase a shower cabin with deep tray. This will give the opportunity to combine a small bathroom with a shower - so to speak two in one.
This option in particular should enjoy young families as well as a deep sump allows washing and bathing babies.
The package includes:
- Pallet;
- watering can;
- nozzles;
- Outer lid;
- Sidewalls;
- Door.
When ordering, the customer receives a shower cabin turnkey solution. Shower cabin is to bring home, install and connect. The rest included: locks, joints, fasteners and so on.
Option is more serious - hydromassage box. In this case, in addition to the shower massage provided. In hydromassage box water is supplied through a special nozzle under pressure. The orientation of the nozzles is such that water is supplied to various parts of the body. Whirlpool brings significant benefit to the human body.
It helps to get rid of fat, tones and has a positive effect on the joints. Hydromassage box contains the following options:
- Rain shower;
- Traveling wave;
- Cascade shower;
- Power shower.
Device types and functions
shower cabins make two types - closed and open. Locked - whole installation, that includes a lid, sidewalls and pallet. The design provides a tightly closing doors. Water is supplied by means of nozzles and pressure. closed cockpit - a stand-alone box, isolated from the rest of the bathroom area of the room.
Closed type involves the installation of additional "stuffing." Of course, this means an increase in cost.
- Function ozonation;
- backlight;
- Finnish sauna;
- Turkish bath;
- Seat;
- Phone;
- CD / DVD player;
- Radio;
- The steam generator;
- Aromatherapy function.
Closed shower differs from the open so that it is transferred from one place to another. Components of the outdoor showers differ rigidly secured to the walls and the floor, so that the removal of this design is serious difficulties.
When boxing can install and save. If the bathroom is covered with expensive tiles, the contact points between this tile shower with walls is replaced by one that is cheaper.
Open cabin type shower - it's part of the bathroom, which is limited to the doors and side walls. Water is supplied to the cabin using the shower head. Cheap variation of an open shower - shower corner. In this case, the walls are utilized directly bathroom plus a door that is either sliding or hinged. EXAMPLE sliding door - wardrobe.
Shower angle also reduces the cost due to the pallet. Instead, it shower floor is laid out from a special tile that does not slip. Spread it should be at a slant so that water flowed directly into the drain hole in the floor.
It remains only to install enclosing the door, and that, instead, you can hang a curtain of water resistant fabric. The main agent in this version of the shower enclosure will be spent on a shower mixer with a watering can.
Features door
Shower doors are either sliding or hinged. Swing doors are fixed to the walls of the shower either directly to the walls of the bathroom. This is done using loops.
Sliding door moving along the guide rails. These doors are more expensive than folding, but it saves space.
Sliding doors are divided into four types: 2-, 3-, 4-, 5- and 6 door. The more the door - the better, because in this case the solid construction through the frame.
At the door the cost directly affects the cost of the material from which they are produced. Showers expensively made of tempered safety glass. The advantages of this material - the ease of care. Glass doors are made as transparent and opaque. It is preferable to choose a matte option, as it retains longer neat appearance.
A cheaper material for the manufacture of doors - polystyrene. Polystyrene is cloudy, it appeared divorce, but from the original form is not a trace remains. If you decide that the door of your shower enclosure will be made of polystyrene - it is better if it is opaque. In this case, the structure is easier to keep clean.
Sliding doors
Careful attention is paid to a sliding door. The quality of this design element defines how long you will last shower. Sliding shower doors look like the same as for the wardrobe.
There are two guides - top and bottom. On them ride the rollers, which are mounted and the door. Doors are sheets of glass or plastic. To cubicle sealed and there are strips of rubber and magnets on the doors.
In the sliding door has a weak spot - video. If the movie comes out of the guide, then the door straight. Furthermore, it may break off mounting worse.
The material from which made the guide, is of three kinds. This aluminum, steel or plastic. Worst case - guides of plastic. Over time, the plastic loses its shape, and to replace the rails have to spend as much money as you need to replace the shower.
Therefore, the guides must be made of metal. They will last much longer, though more expensive.
swing doors
Shower cabin with swing opening system comprises one or two doors. When choosing a cabin with hinged doors, the main thing - from which he made loops.
If made of pressed metal powder, it is not very good, since such loops fast break.
pallets
Types and sizes of pallets
Choosing for the shower tray should carefully look at his options. This is the length, depth, width. This takes into account the size of the largest member of the family. Best of all, if the relative with the purchase of a pre-comes to a shower and determine how it it is convenient.
The depth of the pallet has value if the shower - it's the only place in the house or apartment for hygiene (meaning that there is no bathtub).
If there are children in the family or pets, it makes sense to use the maximum depth of the pallet, which would replace a small bath.
Some manufacturers have recently offered an interesting solution. The tray is flush with the floor in the bathroom and is fully integrated into it. On the perimeter of the pallet are made narrow grooves, through which the outflow of water occurs.
pallet configuration for the shower is diverse - round, oval, circle sector or a polyhedron. But the most common - a square or a rectangle. Shower cubicle with the pallet rounded require the same shape doors.
It costs more than the cabin with a tray rectilinear form. But a rounded shower makes sense to spend money in the case of small size bath room, as in a lack of space, the corners will be uncomfortable.
Pallets are made in a variety of sizes and types. They range from 80 to 170 centimeters. If you intend to shower with swing door system, it is necessary to take into account the distance to nearby objects and walls, the doors did not touch them when opening.
pallet material
Cost of the shower depends on what material the pan is made. It should have sufficient rigidity index. In the case of a bath person's weight is distributed over the entire plane, and in the case of the pallet person presses his weight at one point. Thus, on a pallet soul comes a much greater load than a bath.
Trays for shower made from the following materials:
- Artificial marble;
- Enamelled cast iron;
- Enamelled steel;
- Sanitary ware;
- Acrylic;
- kVAR;
- Wood.
The traditional material for shower trays - santehfayans or ceramics. It is smooth and shiny material, has an attractive appearance. It is a natural material, so - environmentally friendly. Santehfayans - quality material. It is massive, strong and durable.
Porcelain shower tray looks harmoniously, if the whole bathroom is decorated in a classic style. But this material has its drawbacks. Over time, it appears the web microcracks.
It is also a brittle material and it may crack when falling heavy object. In addition, santehfayans yellowing and darkening. Therefore, it requires special care. Among the drawbacks relates earthenware considerable weight, which leads to difficulties in mounting.
Enameled steel and cast iron pans the strongest. In an extreme case, steel sag, but it can not burst in any way. Today, the production of iron for almost terminated and steel have a couple of drawbacks. It's a lot of noise. It produces water that falls from a height. In addition, the enamel eventually rusts and disintegrates.
Pallets made of artificial marble is not as strong as steel and cast iron. In the manufacture of pallets the material used recently. The marble chips is mixed with the components of synthetic origin, and is held together by a special glue.
The pallet of the artificial marble not noisy, holds heat and in case of a saturated color does not require careful maintenance. It will last for many years.
Shower elite class can be equipped with a pallet of wood. This tick - expensive and exotic wood. Teak has long been used for decoration of bathrooms, pool and steam room in an exclusive style.
Acrylic - a classic version that does not require major investments. It is durable and yet lightweight material. Acrylic has the properties to sag, so acrylic tray needs a special reinforcement. It sets a tray of five feet, and the fifth of which is located at its center.
When a person stands in the shower, it takes up most of the load. Today acrylic undisputed leader in the market, thanks to its practicality and price. Acrylic retains heat without losing the original color, unaffected by foreign substances. On it is not even noticeable scratches.
Recently, using a new material called Quara. This silica sand mixed with acrylic. The pallet is made from KVAR, it is characterized by low noise emission, rigidity and extra hardness.
What else to look for when choosing a pan - it should not be smooth. For this, the surface is covered with abrasive bands or pimples.
To start figuring out the characteristics of their water and sanitation systems in the place where the installation is supposed to. This water pressure performance and throughput capacity of sewage.
At discrepancy of these parameters, some features will be inoperative.
After using the shower in need of mandatory ventilation. The remaining water from the plaque and the precipitate was removed with a soft cloth which is wetted with vinegar or lemon juice. The liquid is first necessary to warm up a little. it is not necessary to use means containing alcohol, ammonia, acetone and an acid for purification. Limescale is removed using a soft cloth toothpaste.