Recommendations for choosing an acrylic bathtub for home: how to check the quality of a product in a store, what size to choose and other video tips. Your choice as a buyer settled on polymer products, namely acrylic bathtubs. You were able to appreciate all the advantages, but you don't know how to choose the right model with certain characteristics on your own. Plus, there is no trust in store consultants who are trying to sell stale and expensive goods. Therefore, a serious problem is brewing. You can solve it by finding out the answers to the questions in this article: are there any nuances worth paying attention to? What is the best size? What to look for and how to choose the right one in the store? Read also our article about the advantages of an acrylic bathtub, it's not in vain that you stopped at this type.
Tips on how to choose an acrylic bathtub
Not to delve into all the nuances of the choice, you can simply find not the cheapest price tag and purchase an expensive trough. Most likely, the quality will be good, but not everyone wants to overpay - and they will do the right thing. This means that you need to learn how to competently inspect the polymer product you like - a bath.
The first and most important is to study the layer of the walls of the container, or rather their thickness. This characteristic is very important because gives an idea of the strength: the thicker the reinforced layer, the stronger the walls of the bath and it is more reliable.
There is one trick to determining the thickness of an acrylic sheet using a regular flashlight. Everything is done simply: turn on the flashlight and bring it to the wall (in an attempt to enlighten it). If the attempt is successful, and the light of the device is visible on the reverse side, then the product is of poor quality and the strength is poor due to the thinness of the layer.
Another method is also very simple and does not require any special tools. It is necessary to tap the body of the container in different places. A dull echo would mean a "hard-walled" product.
To determine the environmental friendliness of the polymer, in addition to strength, you need to smell the bath. A sharp chemical "aroma" indicates low-quality cheap raw materials. Buying it is harmful to health. By carefully examining the surface of the product, and touching it with your palm, you can find dents, scratches, bumps, roughness and similar imperfections. All of this should not be. If the seller (consultant) begins to talk about the features of this particular product and this particular acrylic, you should not listen, let alone believe. Plastic can and should be smooth. In addition to surface imperfections, an acrylic bathtub may have an uneven color distribution (shade, tone). All divorces are defects in the manufacturer's work. A conscientious manufacturer will not allow this. It is better to find the model you like with a uniform pleasant color.
At the end of the inspection, pay special attention to the bottom. The bottom of the acrylic bathtub should be flawlessly smooth - this is ideal. On a perfectly smooth surface, you cannot slip, rather, you can stick. Knowing this, you will never choose a low-quality product. And all the beliefs of sellers about the unevenness of the bottom will mean a marketing ploy, a gimmick to increase sales.
Determine the size of the acrylic bath
Some buyers of acrylic bathtubs are confused by beautiful shiny elements, the presence of a pleasant and useful hydromassage, but few people think about the convenience of relaxation in this "paradise". But dimensions are the most important detail. Here are the optimal parameters for all family members:
- It is easier to get into the bathtub with a height of 65 to 70 cm.
- Up to a depth of 60 cm, the person taking a bath will be able to keep their head in a comfortable position above the water.
- The standard length is from 150 to 180 cm. But this size mostly depends on your height, and should allow you to stretch your legs, and your head and neck should rest on a special board.
- Width is the most democratic parameter. You can choose any of your choice, if only it is comfortable.
Any representative of the plumbing trade understands how important it is to "try on" the product. Therefore, it will not be possible to forbid you to get inside the bathroom and make your body more comfortable. Another thing is that this can cause some embarrassment due to the presence of other buyers, then it's up to you: you should choose the bath of your dreams or buy a more pleasant-looking one.
We will try not to be mistaken in the store, where the choice is very wide
Naturally, in order to find what you like, you go to the store where there is the largest number of products and the selection is very large. So it is with the bathroom. In a construction supermarket, you can make the right choice in terms of price, model, and manufacturer. The first thing you will notice is that the appearance of the polymer product, after wandering for some time, you, having already decided on the model, will come up to evaluate your choice for quality.
As for the strength, it directly depends on the thickness of the walls. The optimum blade thickness is 5 or 6 mm. To study the thickness and composition of the body, you need to carefully examine the edges of the sides of the bath. Looking closely, you can distinguish several layers that resemble rings in a tree trunk. These same "rings" should be compared with the models you like in order to make the right choice. Reinforcement layers are different for each manufacturer.
It is becoming more and more difficult to come across a sample with a sheet thickness of 6 mm on the market. The most common specimens with wall thickness up to 4 mm. Sales consultants may give higher numbers to convince you of the correct choice and an excellent price, but the Russian proverb “trust but check” was created for this very purpose. Determine the strength of an acrylic bath by the thickness of the sheet and the number of reinforced layers, this is all easy to do. There is no need to spare the time for choosing comfort.
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