Major repairs of bathroom unit.

Bathroom and toilet officially speaking is a bathroomWhile connecting towel dryer "childish" error is the
unit. A space it takes makes only 6-8% of the generalwrong supply of hot water. If sanitary technician says
flat area, but considering its importance it is out ofthat it is impossible to supply hot water to a towel
competition. It is possible to imagine an apartmentdryer, trust him and set an electric towel dryer.
without any room or even without a kitchen (there isSewage-pipes are mounted with a slope of about 5%
no kitchen as such in "studios", it is joined with the livingand if possible avoid corners of 90°. I strongly
room), but it is quite impossible to imagine an apartmentrecommend buying all the pipes and sanitary
without a bathroom unit. Major repairs of a bathroomengineering armature only of the known producers and
unit is technically quite a difficult task, it is not a joke.preferably in the specialized shops. Revisory access
You should leave this work only for highly skilledholes for the maintenance of plumbing-sewage
specialists.system must not be too little, otherwise their purpose is
At first, if a quality of mounting and finishing works canlost and in case of some problems it will be necessary
be checked by anyone (for example, a wall is curved,to break the walls. All of these are basic moments of
a window or a door does not close, or tiles are putplumbing and sewage system mounting, and in general
roughly), then a quality of plumbing mounting, sewageall of this must be the business of your sanitary
and electrical systems you can't check.technicians.
And secondly, as a result of bad work your neighboursLet's discuss ventilation.
can be flooded, constantly clogged sewage system,It is obligatory to mount drawing ventilation. What
short circuit failure in the electric wiring due to theshould be considered when buying a ventilator? First of
contact with water and other serious problems.all it is its power, it must correspond to the size of a
We have already written a lot about floors, ceilings androom, and second it is its noise (measured in decibels).
walls, therefore I will remind you briefly that all theBoth descriptions are specified on a ventilator.
materials must be water proof, and there must beSanitary engineering equipment. Here we will discuss
damp proofing on the floor. It is also very important tomixers, water heaters, ceramic bathroom fittings and
observe the geometry of your bathroom; otherwise itetc.
will be difficult to put tiles and to place sanitaryFor a shower and a bath pay attention to the models
equipment in a right way.with a thermostat. There are two regulators in them.
Electric wiring and electrical equipment.One regulates a temperature, and another regulates
A bathroom and a toilet impose the specialwater pressure. To my mind, it is exceptionally
requirements on everything that is related to electricity.convenient.
An electrical equipment, used in a damp room, mustPay attention to toilets flushing systems, which are wall
have grounding, wiring must be three-wire (phase, zero,mounted, and wall toilet sinks for them.
ground). Lamps, wall outlets, switches are used withElectric water heaters. They are divided into running
the degree of protection.and storage. Running water heaters are smaller, but
Water supply and sewage system.are more powerful, than storage ones. It can reach 16
Steel, copper, metal-polymeric and polypropylene pipeskW. Having a lot of other electric devices in an
are used for hot and cold water supply. PVC pipesapartment can create heavy load on your electric
are used for the sewage system. Water is cut off bysystem.
ball stop valves. If plumbing specialist usesWhether to have a spa or not - I will not advise
screw-thread connections, it is important not to brickanything, because a good bath is a very expensive
them up in a wall to have an access to them. Thething and it's up to you to decide, whether to pay
welded connections of steel pipes must be grounded£1000-£3000 for it. I will only tell you, that
to avoid corrosion. It is necessary to put pre-filters onconnection of a spa does not differ from ordinary bath
all water-pipes to avoid damages of expensiveconnection. I hope that these information will help you
sanitary equipment. It is better to set filters withduring repair works, when buying materials and dealing
drainage, as it facilitates their service.with builders.