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Bath after get off work is definitely a must-do for most people who enjoy life, but the prerequisite for enjoying a perfect bathing experience is to have a bathtub that suits you. So, how to choose the bathtub that suits you? Now there are many types of bathtubs on the market. What are the characteristics of each, and how to classify the bathtubs? How to choose? Now I will analyze them one by one.
According to style: Divided into cylinders without skirts and cylinders with skirts, the styles are heart-shaped, round, oval, rectangular, triangle, etc.
According to function: divided into ordinary bathtubs, massage bathtubs, etc., massage bathtubs include seat bubble massage bathtubs, hydrotherapy massage bathtubs, hydrotherapy air massage bathtubs, pulse massage bathtubs, etc.
According to the production materials: cast iron bathtubs, acrylic bathtubs, steel bathtubs, wooden bathtubs, etc.
Pros and cons of various bathtubs:
Acrylic bathtubs: a large market share
Advantages: easy to shape; good heat preservation performance; good gloss; light weight , Easy to install; rich in shape and color. Due to the above characteristics, the cost of acrylic bathtub is relatively cheap.
Disadvantages: Compared with the surface of ceramics and enamels, the disadvantages of acrylic materials are that they are easy to hang dirty, noisy during water injection, poor high temperature resistance, non-wearing, and easy to aging and discoloration on the surface. The quality of the cylinder is relatively better.
Cast iron bathtub: made of cast iron, covered with enamel
Advantages: long service life, high grade, easy to clean, because of the thick cylinder wall, the heat preservation performance is also very good. Moreover, the cast iron cylinder has good gloss, and its service life is the longest among the three cylinders. The cast iron bathtub has better acid and alkali resistance and abrasion resistance than similar products.
Disadvantages: The weight is very considerable, so it is difficult to handle and install. Due to many factors, the price of cast iron bathtubs is much more expensive than that of steel bathtubs, and the price is the most expensive.
Steel bathtub: The steel tank is made of a whole piece of bathtub special steel sheet with a thickness of about 2mm through stamping, and the surface is then enamel-treated.
Advantages: It has the characteristics of wear resistance, heat resistance, pressure resistance, etc., the weight is between the cast iron cylinder and the acrylic cylinder, the heat preservation effect is lower than that of the cast iron cylinder, but the service life is long, and the overall cost performance is higher. It is not easy to hang dirty, easy to clean, not easy to fade, long-lasting luster, easy to shape, and low cost.
Disadvantages: Because the steel plate is thin, the firmness is not enough, the noise is large, the surface is easy to peel off, and the thermal insulation performance is not good, so some add thermal insulation layer.
Wooden bath barrels: materials include nanmu, cypress, oak, fir, pine, etc.
Phoebe bath barrels have the best overall performance, but they are rarely seen on the market. Pine and cedar bath tubs are prone to moisture, blackening, and mildew, and their overall performance is poor.
Advantages: It has the advantages of heat preservation, environmental protection, small footprint, easy cleaning, long life, and convenient installation.
Disadvantages: In the case of long-term dryness, it is easy to crack, so if it is not used for a long time, put some water in the bucket.
Massage bathtub: you can use circulating water for hydromassage, but electricity is needed as energy source
Advantages: The pulse massage bathtub has a signal generator that simulates the human body spectrum, and the signal it sends It is very similar to the human body's frequency spectrum, and produces resonance phenomenon, which plays a role in activating the meridians. In addition to the massage function, some bathtubs are also equipped with computer boards, which can be equipped with telephones, CD players and radios, and some bathtubs can be automatically cut off and filled with water under computer control.
Disadvantages: In addition to the high price of the massage bathtub, not only the area of u200bu200bthe bathroom is required to be large, but also the requirements for water pressure, electricity and installation are very high. (Source: Phoenix Home Furnishing)
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