Eight misconceptions in purchasing and using floor drains

Eight misconceptions in purchasing and using floor drains

Misconception 1: Only focus on appearance, not quality

Many consumers judge the quality of a floor drain based on its surface brightness and weight when purchasing it. In fact, the brightness of the surface of the floor drain is the result of different materials and processes used by the manufacturer in the production process. Stainless iron and alloy chrome plated and nickel plated products are usually more bright and belong to high gloss. Stainless steel wire drawing and copper wire drawing are matte products. Of course, the weight of the product does represent the different materials of the product, and the weight order is stainless steel stainless steel alloy pure copper. There are many types of stainless steel and alloy products here. Currently, stainless steel products are mainly made of 201 and 202 stainless steel plates, which vary in thickness and weight. Alloy products are mainly based on zinc element, and commonly added alloy elements include aluminum, copper, magnesium, cadmium, lead, titanium, etc., which are difficult for consumers to distinguish. At present, regardless of the material used, the service life of the technology is not a problem, so when choosing a floor drain, you should focus on the product's functionality.

Misconception 2: Only focusing on price, not on functionality

As an essential product in home decoration, floor drains have not received much attention from many people, who think that buying just one is enough, mainly because they do not understand their importance. Many people think that it is nothing more than the use of bathroom and kitchen drainage, ignoring its functionality. Each household's space is independent, but your bathroom pipes are connected to each household and directly connected to the septic tanks of each building. The septic tanks produce toxic gases such as methane and carbon monoxide through fermentation for a period of time, which is very harmful to human health. In addition, it is self-evident that the odor generated by other households when discharging pollutants will return from your home's pipes. Therefore, it is recommended not to blindly pursue low prices, but to focus on product functionality.

The four essential elements for purchasing a floor drain:

1. Floor drains need to be odor proof, and a floor drain that meets the national standard of a 5cm water seal is considered a standard odor proof floor drain.

2. The main function of a floor drain is drainage, and it is important to choose a floor drain with fast drainage speed. A floor drain with siphon function, like a toilet, has fast drainage speed.

3. It should be easy to clean and not blocked.

4. The water seal can store water for a long time, and it takes a long time without anyone at home to ensure that the room does not smell bad.

Misconception 3: Superstition in sales, not believing in oneself

Due to consumers not carefully understanding the relevant knowledge of floor drains before purchasing, they mostly listen to the merchant's introduction. Businesses driven by profit can mislead consumers, so it is recommended that everyone learn about related products through various channels when making purchases. Such as browsing the internet, visiting friends' homes for inspection, or consulting with product experts.

Misconception 4: Ultra thin floor drain is good

Many hydraulic workers recommend consumers to choose ultra-thin floor drains when installing them. The purpose is for installation convenience, without considering functional issues. If the room smells, it's not their problem.

Odorous floor drain

The drawbacks of ultra-thin floor drains are:

1. It is flat drainage and cannot form effective drainage vortices, so the drainage speed is relatively slow.

2. If it is a reed cup type water seal, it has less water storage capacity and shorter odor prevention time.

Misconception 5: Having a water trap can prevent odor

Many people know that water can prevent odors, and some hydraulic workers and developers also install water traps on pipelines. However, the water trap also has many drawbacks:

1. If it is the same floor drainage, it is necessary to elevate the floor when installing the water trap, which not only increases the decoration cost but also reduces the space in the bathroom.

2. If it is a partition drainage, once the water trap is blocked due to sedimentation and accidents, it needs to be repaired at the lower level of your house. If someone renovates it, it will cause losses to both parties. The hidden danger of large water storage bends, whether in the same layer or between layers, is blockage.

3. Do not blindly believe that having a trap can prevent odor, because according to the principles of physics, when draining water from someone else's house, water acts like a piston, pulling out a portion of the water from your trap until it leaks through the air. Therefore, the water trap cannot fundamentally prevent odor.

Misconception 6: Placing the floor drain in the center of the bathroom can change the original path

Many people like to change the position of the original reserved opening of the floor drain for two reasons:

1. The floor drain is placed in the middle of the ground, and water flows towards the middle for easy drainage and cleaning.

2. The original floor drain affects the design of the bathroom. So does changing the drain route really solve the problem? Otherwise, the function of the floor drain is actually to drain water and prevent odor, and it is the same when placed in that position. And the diversion also incurs certain costs, such as purchasing connecting pipelines, digging trenches on the ground, and labor costs.

Solution: 1. As long as the ground level is exceeded, tilt towards the floor drain position. 2. Just make slight changes to the original design plan.

Misconception 7: Turn on the exhaust fan when there is a smell in the bathroom

The reason why a floor drain is not odor proof and a fan does not work is simple. The purpose of turning on the exhaust fan is to remove the foul odor from the bathroom. But during the process of pumping, you need to have new gas compensation. Part of the air comes from the room, and the other part comes from the pipes covered by the floor drain without odor prevention function. It can be imagined that the more you turn on the exhaust fan in your bathroom, the more smelly it becomes. This not only wastes electricity but also has no effect. This doesn't mean that you don't need to install an exhaust fan. The function of an exhaust fan is to remove steam when you take a shower.

There are two solutions to this problem: 1. Block the floor drain. 2. Replace with a genuine odor proof floor drain. Of course, blocking is impossible.

Misconception 8: Toilet smells, spray perfume, light perfume or spray air freshener

These three methods are all symptomatic rather than fundamental approaches. Although you smell fragrance in your sense of smell, in reality, odors and harmful gases are still mixed in with the fragrance, which is a self deception. What should I do? Replacing the odor proof floor drain is your top priority. That way, your bathroom will naturally smell fragrant. Because there is no foul odor, your bathroom should emit the fragrance of cosmetics.