Now many people have purchased a bathtub in their bathroom, so how to install the bathtub? What are the precautions for bathtub installation? Let’s follow the editor to understand the precautions for bathtub installation.
Step 1: Test whether the water is leaking.
Before placing the bathtub, install the water fittings first, and shut off the water for 24 hours to see if there is any water leakage in the bathtub, and pay special attention to the overflow port. It is difficult to shut off the water for 24 hours. Pour two buckets of water outside the bathroom and try to drain the water from the bathtub, which is more convenient to operate. When it comes to the actual installation, the bathtub is directly lifted into the bathroom and placed in the place where the water is drained. Since the mixed water position of the faucet left when changing the water is just the width of the bathtub, if the size of the bathtub and the mixed water are not just right, you must Note that the center point of the bathtub should be facing the center point of the mixed water, otherwise it will be ugly after installing the mixed water faucet in the future.
After the bathtub is lifted into the bathroom, start to install the water fittings, fill the bathtub with water, turn off the water, and check for water leakage. When the water overflows the overflow, the water in the bathtub will flow out from the overflow. At this time, I Just lie on the ground, reach under the bathtub, and feel the back of the overflow to see if any water is leaking from here. After the overflow test is passed, the next step is to check the airtightness of the sewer and observe the airtightness of the sewer.
The second step: the leveling of the bathtub.
When placing the bathtub, pay attention that the other end of the drain is slightly higher than one end of the drain, so that the sewage will not be drained smoothly in the future. This depends on the situation. The bathtub was originally suggested by Xiao Gong. It was observed that the bottom of the bathtub has a drainage slope, and the four sides of the bathtub were leveled with a spirit level and then tested with water. As expected, the water drained quickly. The bathtub visually maintains a horizontal appearance without affecting the drainage effect
The third step: fill sand.
Although the cast iron bathtub is strong, its thermal conductivity is very fast. Medium river sand should be used to lay and pound the bottom of the bathtub firmly. Bricklayers also suggest that foam can be used. Considering that foam is not as fluid as river sand, it is very suitable to fill all the gaps. In the process of filling river sand, how to prevent the sand from leaking into the downpipe is a problem to be solved. After all the installation work is completed, the water test is performed again (this step is mainly to ensure that the moving bathtub behind does not cause water leakage). After confirming that it is correct, it is time to wait for the bricklayer to build the skirt.
The fourth step: leave the inspection port.
A hole with a height of 300mm and a width of 400mm is left at the drain, and a hole is cut according to the size, and a wooden board (thickness 40mm) that has been waterproofed and anti-corrosion treated is cut according to the size. Glue sticks the bricks to the planks. Spread the sealant on the edge of the protruding brick, and set it on the box
This is to facilitate the maintenance of the bathtub drainage system in the future. When laying the bathtub skirt, for the sake of aesthetics, all the heights of 600 are reserved, and other materials such as mosaics are discarded. The bathtub skirt uses the same bricks as the lower part of the wall bricks. In this way, the lower wall tiles, floor tiles, and bathtub skirt are all One color and one material, very beautiful.
Step five: tiling.
There is no need to scratch the tiles of the bathtub skirt. After building the red brick platform, apply a layer of cement mortar on the surface, and then wait two days to install the tiles. It is very troublesome to install the tiles, because the ground has a slope, and the bathtub It is flat, so each large brick has to be polished to a different size. It is not allowed to polish a lot at one time, because it is easy to grind too much, and you have to grind it repeatedly. The upper edge of the brick should be tucked under the rounded edge of the bathtub so that no external corners are formed.
