How to assemble a shower cabin?

The modern plumbing market, not lagging behind, keeps up with the times and is able to offer even the most demanding consumer to solve unbearable tasks in the fight of special equipment. Previously, the problem of installing a shower cabin at home would have been impossible to handle. This design was considered a rare occurrence. But with the improvement of technologies in the field of plumbing began to appear low-cost and fairly high-quality materials. Such production progress caused a reduction in the cost of this type of product.

A plumbing device alternative to a bathtub in which water procedures are taken is called a shower. In specialized stores you can find an abundance of booths of various shapes, sizes and designs made of different materials.

The shower cabin in comparison with a bathroom has many advantages:

• it is much more compact and can fit even in the smallest bathroom, allowing you to install in the bath all the necessary plumbing;
• water is used more economically than in the bathroom 5–7 times;
• it is more convenient to wash and handle such a device;
• the bathroom always remains dry, you can avoid the formation of mold and mildew, ensuring for yourself a comfortable shower;
• By installing a cabin, you can save your time, since taking a shower is much faster than filling a bath with water.

Modern hydroboxes have become an ideal option for small apartments, studio apartments. Even the owners of private houses began to give them preference, because in addition to the above advantages, it has many additional accessories, such as a mirror, a seat, pens, shelves for hygiene products, towel racks and washcloths, various watering cans and massagers for feet. It is important to be able to collect not only the soul itself, but also its bottom, that is, the pallet.

Hydroboxes have different functions. Many are equipped with hydromassage, fan, hood, lighting and decorative lighting, and electronic cabins allow you to listen to the radio or music from flash media,receive phone calls. All this can be controlled using the remote.

Hydroboxes can be made of various materials from both acrylic and cast iron. The doors, otherwise they are called “curtains”, are made of special tempered glass enclosed in a metal frame. Sometimes in the budget versions of the door stalls are made of polystyrene.

Shower cabins can be different in their properties, functionality and design. They are open, that is, do not have a ceiling and rear wall, but only the doors. Otherwise, this cabin is called a shower. And there are also closed or flex boxes, they can be located in any part of the apartment where there is water supply and drain. Such showers are insulated from above and on the sides, have different geometric shapes depending on the pallet (round, semicircular, angular, square, rectangular).Installing an open-top shower enclosure is rather problematic than a closed cabin. It is necessary to carefully prepare the floor and walls, level them and eliminate the cracks, to ensure high-quality waterproofing.

All devices for the shower can be divided into several types.

• Shower cabin - this is either an open or closed design, which, despite its simplest functions, is equipped with a large selection of nozzles. Typically, such devices are a budget option for the consumer.
• Shower box can only be closed and have one or more functions. It is equipped with a pallet with higher sides. The pallet may have a different geometric shape.
• Shower box with bath able to combine both a shower and a standard bath. The functionality of such a device will surprise a rich list of additional options. The pallet is quite voluminous and roomy, and this is similar to the usual bath.

• Hydromassage cabin. This type of closed hydroboxing differs from other cabins in that it includes the function of hydromassage, which is carried out with the help of various interchangeable nozzles.
• Hot box also closed by type of construction.It includes a hydromassage, but unlike a hydromassage cabin, water jets are directed vertically due to nozzles that are built into the back wall.

• Hot box with bathroom. Such a device is quite dimensional, it has a roomy and long pan with sides like a bathtub, which allows you to take a shower and relax in the bathroom. The nozzles, which are installed throughout the pan, allow you to enjoy the hydromassage.
• Hot box with sauna includes the function of the "Turkish bath", as well as due to high temperatures, you can achieve the effect of a Russian or Finnish sauna. The dimensions of such a cabin are many times larger than the standard, for convenience, built-in seats.

Standard hydroboxing includes the following components:

• pallet;
• doors with door function;
• a mechanism for feeding water into the cabin;
• roof.

First you need to prepare the necessary tools for a successful assembly:

• siphon;
• washers;
• sharp knife;
• silicone sealant;
• building level;
• spanners;
• tassels;
• gloves.

The next step will be the selection of the installation site of the cabin and its preparation. Tedious to be vigilant: the installation of a shower stall provides for a smooth and smooth surface for installation.Initially, it is necessary to eliminate defects, to bring water and sewage system as convenient as possible, it must be remembered that the cabin drain should be located very close to the common drain. This will simplify the process of connecting to the sewer.

If done correctly, you can proceed to the installation of walls and doors. This can easily be done with the help of the instructions attached to the details of the booth. In the pallet there are special openings in which the walls are fixed with screws. Doors are similarly attached, only they can differ in opening - they either swing open or move apart. But first you have to install a special door hardware.

Completes the installation of the shower cabin installation of the upper part, or rather the roof. Its installation is in accordance with the attached scheme. It is worth being extremely careful here, as some models of hydroboxes provide for a backlight built into the roof. Insulation must be made at the highest level, and water must not come into contact with the contacts. Treat the required places with a protective sealant, after which you can go to the fasteners for additional fittings.

To check the shower cabin in action, it must be connected to communications. Self-connecting will not be a big deal if you choose a convenient installation site, while the sewage drain must be located directly under the hydrobox drain. Siphon and plums are joined with a flexible corrugation, then you need to process the joints with silicone. If these two drains are located at a great distance from each other, you will have to connect them with a PVC pipe, transitional tees and taps.

Opinions consumer plumbing equipment dramatically diverge. Some argue that German, Italian and Finnish manufacturers have become the leaders in the production of hydroboxes, while Chinese are inferior by several positions in quality. Maybe this is definitely noticed, because the Europeans use, above all, high-quality materials (glass and pallets of premium class), current innovations and developments of leading engineers. But it should be noted that the assembly of such European brands as Appolo and Aqualux carried out in China.

Germany is out of competition here, its cabins are recognized as the best in their properties. it Hansgrohe, Kermi, Hueppe, Hyber, Sprinz, Villeroy & Boch, Hoesch, but the price of these products corresponds to such an unsurpassed quality.

Not every Russian can afford them, as well as the production of the Austrian cab Laufen.

Italy has become a pioneer in the manufacture of shower cabins, their prices are set lower.

You can find the hydroboxes of companies such as Albatros, Roca, Cerutti, Hatria, Jacuzzi. Korean manufacturing firms are on the same level. Niagara.

After studying the Russian sanitary market, you can find the products of the following European firms:

• Gustavsberg (Sweden);
• Ideal Standard and Ido (Finland);
• Geberit (Switzerland);
• Ravak (Czech Republic);
• Cersanit (Poland);
• Gorenje (Slovenia).

Chinese manufacturers, as always, surprise with their budget options. Golden Fish, Appolo, Aqualux, Fituche.

Domestic manufacturers also enter into competition, you can consider brands such as Akrilan, Aquanet, Aquatica, Aqua Joy, Bandhours, Doctor Jet, Indeo, Radomir.

Company name "Production company" Acrylan " speaks for itself, because the production of plumbing from acrylic from this particular company is leading in the Russian Federation, as well as all products are certified ROSTEST.

Aquanet in addition to this equipment, it also produces plumbing and bathroom furniture from Italian components, which has earned the love of customers.

Affordable value is different company "Aquatic", which offers its consumers a huge selection of hydroboxes of various modifications, and prices are quite reasonable.

If you want to buy a shower at a low price, but with all the additional properties, then feel free to choose a company Aqua joy, which released for sale a series of shower at the best price. Plumbing of this brand is multifunctional, it corresponds to the budget of the average Russian. At the moment, consumers are confidently choosing Aqua Joy plumbing, considering it as the owner of the best price and appropriate quality. All hydraulic boxes have been tested for quality and meet all technical requirements.

In terms of their design, they are not inferior to their foreign counterparts, they have a lot of advantages:

• Reasonable price, calculated on customers with different financial situation;
• an opportunity to save on delivery (goods are always available even in stores with a narrow range);
• the assembly of such models is adapted to the communications of the Russian Federation.

Our country recently occupied the market for the production of showers, but rather confidently seeks to occupy a leading position.There is an introduction not only own innovations, but also borrowed from European countries. Among the manufacturers of quality products can also be identified Waterworld, Niagara, Virgo and Shower Room.

It is necessary to adhere to the advice of experts in the installation and installation of the shower.

• To hydroboxing served as long as possible, you should not choose cheap models. You should opt for the best option, then it will delight with its functionality for more than one year. Also, in inexpensive models sometimes there is no installation instructions, which also plays a big role.
• When installing the pallet, for its most accurate adjustment, you should use the longest building level, and then you can cope with this task much faster.
• If complete with a shower cabin there are pipes, then before using them it is necessary to check their quality. Most often, bundled with inexpensive hydroboxes comes across poor-quality hardware, so you need to buy it separately.
• Self-tapping screws need to use exactly those that were included in the kit of accessories for hydrobox.

• It is better to take the hoses connecting the communications with the shower with a reserve, in case you need to move the cabin to another place. And then do not have to dismantle the connection.
• The pallet must be located above the entrance to the sewer pipe.
• If the shower cabin is pre-assembled, then you should not tightly tighten the bolts, nuts, and other threaded parts. Otherwise, you can ruin the thread.
• So that a few days after installation, a specific smell from the sewage system does not appear in the shower box, a siphon with a water seal should be selected. After installation it is worth adjusting its position, then you can avoid discomfort when taking a shower.
• If during the shower you can hear the characteristic creaking of the pallet, it means that it does not maintain body weight and is not set to the level. In order to eliminate the drawback, you need to dismantle the front apron, and then adjust the movable legs of the pallet

Step-by-step instructions for assembling a shower stall, see the following video.