In view of the high cost of current household services, most of our citizens are trying to carry out all the work on the house with their own hands. In principle, in the production of most of them a call of a qualified specialist is not required, because to stick wallpaper, collect a table, hang a shelf or paint the floor is not difficult, and everyone can cope with it. However, when the question comes to repair or installation of plumbing, many home masters still try to seek help from a professional.
Those when the reward for the established toilet or for the repair of the current crane was purely symbolic, passed. Today, such services are quite expensive, sometimes the amount of costs for them is comparable with the cost of acquiring plumbing itself. But nevertheless, with certain knowledge, the presence of an appropriate tool and proper dexterity, almost any plumbing work can be fully performed by yourself. There is nothing complicated in this, and solve this problem on the shoulder to any home master.
Water and sewage communications
Before installing the toilet, you should understand those engineering communications in the apartment that are responsible for the supply and removal of water. So, first of all, it is worth considering water pipes that have the function of supplying water. At one time, the material for their manufacture was steel, less often – copper. Steel pipes are distinguished by fragility in use due to their exposure to corrosion, so now the apartments are trying to equip polypropylene water communications based. This material is quite cheap and at the same time very durable. As for steel pipes, they are simple and galvanized. Zinc coating protects steel from corrosion and the formation of rust, so their service life is longer.
All pipes have a different diameter, which is determined using conventional caliper, however, it is worth noting that the diameter of the pipe is not measured in the metric system traditional for us, but in inches. One inch is 2.54 cm. Depending on the thickness of the wall, water pipes are divided into 3 categories:
lungs;
ordinary;
reinforced.
All communications have compounds among themselves using various couplings and tees. Sewage or withdrawal communications are also made from different materials. Polypropylene bounces are cheap and wear -resistant, however, in most Soviet buildings, sewer pipes are made of cast iron and in order to prevent corrosion processes are also covered with a layer of bitumen.
At the junction of the pipe located in the apartment, with the main plumbing sewer line of the house, there is a hydraulic shutter that prevents the appearance of an unpleasant aroma. In the case of the output failure, the gases in the sewers may fall into the plumbing line of the apartment, causing a constant heavy smell in the bathroom. Realizing how plumbing carts are arranged, you can proceed to the self -installation of the toilet in the apartment.
How to install a toilet with your own hands
Three traditional methods of installing the toilet in the bathroom can be distinguished:
Installation with epoxy glue. In this case, the surface of the floor on which the toilet is planned is carefully cleaned of dirt and fats and treated with corundum. After that, an epoxy glue is applied to the surface with a thin layer, and the toilet is pressed on top. It is worth noting that they cannot be used 10-12 hours after installation due to the fact that the glue takes time to dry out.
Installation with taffeta. A difficult, but very reliable way. A wooden base attached to the floor on anchors is installed in the floor seizure. After that, the recess is poured with concrete and waiting for its solidification. And already on the finished taffeta, with the help of ordinary screws, the toilet itself is attached.
Installation with screws. This is the most elementary installation method. The toilet is mounted using screws and dowels right in the cement or tile floor.
Connection of the toilet to plumbing communications
The unit is combined to the withdrawal communications by release and corrugated graduation pipe. The sewer pipe must be pre -cleaned. For greater tightness of the connection, it is recommended to wrap the formed joints with linen thread and cement. Then you can start installing a drain tank. It is installed on the toilet shelf. There should be a rubber gasket between the shelf and the tank that provides tightness. Using a flexible hose, the drain tank is connected to the water supply system, after which it is filled. The toilet is ready to use. Everything is simple!