Washbasin is a very widely used furniture item in daily life, and the installation of washbasin has therefore become an essential function for family members. But what should you pay attention to when installing and purchasing?
How to install the water pipe under the basin
1. Make sure that the basin and the basin drain have been installed;
2. Unpack the purchased basin drain pipe;
3. One end of the basin drain pipe is specially connected to the basin drain, unscrew the plastic head of this end;
4. Screw the unscrewed plastic head on the basin drainer;
5. Put the basin drain pipe on the basin drainer, and tighten it with the plastic head screwed on the drainer in advance;
6. Drain water to test whether there is water leakage. If there is leakage, you can wrap the raw material tape on the connection between the drain and the sewer pipe first, and then proceed to the fifth step.
Precautions for installation of washbasin
It should be noted that although the installation steps of the basin drain are very simple, there are also many precautions. One is to install according to the type of product. Although the steps are roughly the same, there will be some small differences in the installation methods for different drains. The second is to pay attention to the selection of suitable drainage pipes. Threaded pipes are the least recommended products, because this kind of product is easy to hide dirt and is not conducive to family hygiene.
Basin sewer installation inspection
After the basin drain is installed, how to check whether it is qualified? This step is very simple, just need to conduct a waterproof test. But it should be noted that if there is water seepage, water leakage or poor drainage, etc., it is necessary to carry out investigation step by step. Generally, it may be that the flange is not tightened, or the drain is not wrapped with tape.
Generally speaking, there are few steps to install the washbasin, and the method is simple, and young people can learn it at once. However, basic knowledge such as the purchase of the drainer and the precautions for product installation still need to be mastered in advance.
Basin water pipe classification
1. The water pipes under the basin are classified according to the material
①Plastic sewer pipe: This kind of sewer pipe is usually made of high-quality PP plastic, which can be bent at will, has good toughness, is almost free from space constraints, and is cheap.
②, stainless steel sewer pipe: stainless steel is the appearance, in fact, most of this sewer pipe is made of stainless steel and ABS engineering plastics, which has strong corrosion resistance, not easy to age, easy installation, fastening and durability, long service life and other characteristics, the price Slightly more expensive than plastic basin drains.
2. The water pipes under the basin are classified according to the shape
①. Straight-line downpipe: The straight-line downpipe is designed and manufactured in a “one” shape, and most of the surface is designed with corrugations, so that it can be bent at will and reduce the constraints of space.
②, S-shaped drain pipe: This kind of washbasin drain pipe is commonly known as the deodorant drain pipe.
