Types of siphons

Husband of my favorite friends are always grumbling that by marrying, came in fact an Italian family. A big family, represented by four generations - from grandparents to grandchildren, plus a cat finch. They are all active, with its own outlook on life. Defend its position vigorously and uncompromisingly from morning till night. There's adopted family dinners and entertainment together. Not so long ago, looking for him, I got on a dinner, after which all have fun playing in the association. Pronounce the word - and everyone must say that it is associated. I am preoccupied with writing the next article, of course, suggested the word "siphon". Great-grandmother remembered bursting heat asphalt, portly aunt in a white apron, which pours into a glass of flavored syrup is thick and dilutes his gazvodoy. Of the siphon. Grandma told about scarce cans with gas and glass unit in the Iron Braids, especially popular in the country. The younger generation represented by his grandson and granddaughter indignantly said: "We do not have any siphons, which sprays which syrup? Carbonated water in plastic bottles full of every corner in every tent. " And only the Pope realized that I had in mind. And rightly observed: "What does carbonated water? Siphons in our apartment there, and not one, but four. In the bathroom, toilet, kitchen. This is a necessary and important in the household plumbing fixtures. " You probably already guessed that such a siphon, and where, in fact, is it? Everyone knows that under every sink in the bathroom and kitchen, a bathroom and the toilet has a pipe. According to her the dirty water flowing out the drain. And the pipe is bent so that the water, for example, from the sink drain, first down, then rises up a bit and after that ascent finally merges into the sewer. This is the design of the curved pipe and is called the "trap". In the encyclopedia I found the following definition: "Syphon - is a curved tube with bends of varying length, in which liquid is poured from a vessel with a higher level in a vessel with a lower level, with the upper part of the tube is located above the liquid level in the upper vessel. The question arises: why water could not immediately get into the sewers, and must overcome the strange twists? That's exactly is the whole trick. When we close the valve, the latter flowing through the pipe, water can not overcome the bend. Therefore, a segment of pipe before bending is always filled with water. This water slide. He does not give an unpleasant smell from the drains to get into the kitchen, bathroom and toilet. And, of course, do not be a trap, we would have "enjoyed" svezhespuschennyh smells of sewage. For myself, I came up with this definition: sanitary siphon - a tube (or pipe system) with a water slide. The pipes goes down the drain the dirty water, and water trap does not pass the smell from the drains. Wandering through the plumbing shop, I was convinced that a great many varieties of siphons. What? I told him in order. Siphons siphon bath shower with automatic drain What do we do when we want to take a bath? The first step is closing the lid drain hole at the bottom, open the tap and wait until the water is typed. If, at that time suddenly rang an old friend or the beginning of an interesting movie, and we forgot about the turn of the tap, water will pour and pour ... For such a situation, in the bath on the side of the overflow hole is provided. It will not let the water flow over the edge and save you from the flood. Because siphon bath consists of two tubes: drain and overflow. Before the water gate, they are united and have one tube water goes down the drain. The design is as old as the world. What requirements can be presented to her today? Bathrooms are a great many: round, square, triangular, large and small. Drain holes in them are located in different places. Hence, the trap should not be a monolith. A good siphon tube should be easily adjusted in length and fits any drain opening, regardless of its location. This is a view from the outside. If we look inside, it always amazes me personally addicted foreigners to take baths. They fill the bath nasyplyut there any salt, flavorings and sit baldeyut. Then vylezut, put on a bathrobe just lathered on the body and the fragrant and happy. Do not even rinse. So I can imagine how they then go all day and scratching from nesmytogo soap. Or maybe they pour into the bath is not what we are? Or soap, they have some more? Got out, for example, the alien from the bath - and do not feel like it put your hands in dirty water and pull the plug from the drain hole. You can, of course, to pull the chain, which plug is attached to the overflow (as in a conventional bath). But apparently, the most fastidious of them and came up with an automatic siphon drain. In the overflow pin is installed. From outside the bath is connected to the drain plug. On the pin is worn cover. Twist it in one direction causes the cap down into the hole drain and hold water, and turning to another raises her - and the water is discharged. Siphons from the firm Vega: bath with water supply through the overflow hole (left) and shower with a chrome pipe-riser (right) should be noted that the traps are equipped with automatic drain cover and drain plug. Although usually covers, caps and funnels plum bought together with mixer taps, single color and design. My advice: when buying any sanitary faience (bath, sink and bidet), be sure to ask the seller what he staffed. Firm "Charus", the official distributor of Swiss company Geberit »(Geberit), offers just such a comfortable version of the siphon for bath. In addition, you can choose between 12 variations of colors covers are sold separately. On sale is and chrome, in harmony with a metallic sheen cranes, and made of colored plastic. If you have a large and comfortable bathroom, instead of the standard compartment that with one tap and you can wash and fill the bath, it is not necessary to fill the bathtub to install an additional tap. On the wall above the tub only set the mixer to regulate water temperature, and water poured into the tub through the overflow. This requires a special trap to which a pipe from the mixer. Such siphons German company Vega »(Viega) can be purchased at the firm of Concept» (Konzept). Traps for the shower, this trap has another name - the "ladder". I must say, this is a word or sea to sea, either to the ship or to the stairs is irrelevant. Plumbing ladder, first, set in a pan shower or simply mounted on the floor. And secondly, it is designed to drain water. That is never closed flap, as opposed to baths and sinks. Less than its height, the better. After all, in any case have to lift the shower pan, "eating" thus part of the height of the room, and possibly do a step. Or the hollow floor. Typically, the height of ladders ranging from 8 to 20 cm Many naively believe that washing in the shower can not be improved. No way! Firm "Concept" offers a special tube that is inserted into the drain hole. Its height (12 cm), slightly less than the height of the shower tray. At the top of the tube has a hole for water drainage. Therefore, the pan filled with warm water until you take a shower. Accordingly, the legs do not feel chilly. On the other hand, if you are exerting a constant opening and closing the shower curtain, you can do without it, and no shower. There is a special ladder that is installed directly on the floor. In the semi hollowed groove. It put sewer and drain. Top floor is covered with tiles - and you're done. Such designs can be used not only for the soul. And for example, to mount a full bathroom. Then, if the water is still spill over the edge of the bath, it is not the universal flood will flow down to the neighbors, and through the ladder goes down the drain. You can even set the ladder on the balcony, especially if you have formed a system of warm floors. Then the rainwater and melted snow beautifully utekut via ladder. Another option - to make a ladder in the garage for the runoff of dirt from the machine. Such ladders from firms Geberit "and" Vega "are very popular. Traps for sinks in the plumbing store was amazing to me strange inscriptions on the price list: "siphon tube", "siphon bottle" and "trap corrugated. The word "corrugated" reminded me of the old fashion of pleated skirts. Cloth for them, remember, gave the woman of fashion in the studio, where it was imbued with a special compound and then did nesminaemye folds. So here: it was found that a siphon is made of is such a "folded" tube. Chrome-plated bottle trap to sink first, he is bent in such a way to get a water slide. This bend is fixed with plastic tape. The rest of the siphon is movable and can bend in any direction. Imagine that you decided to change the situation in the kitchen. Mares ceiling, floor and walls. Plan out how it all will stand and wait for the ordered furniture. Suddenly, your wife comes to my mind a new idea. And the sink she desperately wants to install an entirely different place. Give help: instead of pulling sewer pipe through the entire kitchen (and in fact the spouse may change his mind) - buy corrugated siphon for cleaning. I must say, corrugated siphon - a domestic invention. The truth, unfortunately, the folds of the siphon rapidly clogged with dirt and grease. Siphons as firms such as Geberit "and" Vega ", reminiscent of a constructor with threaded connections. They can turn in any direction and go around any corner. Now for the siphon bottles - it's good all the familiar rigid structure, reminiscent of the bottle. It is practically in every home under the sink. Handy thing - with it you can be sure about the safety of the lost when cleaning teeth and gold crowns slipped while washing the hands of the Rings. In short, all the lost items will be on the bottom of the "bottle". Loosing its lower part, you'll find your favorite rings and crowns. Yes, do not forget before this simple manipulation of pre-insert a siphon a bucket to water the water trap merged there, but not on the floor. By the way, if the sink fastened corrugated siphon, then, alas, to search for any loss you have to Maryinskiy fields aeration. In other words, in that the siphon did not stay. But to avoid such troubles, we recommend to buy a combined version - Bottle trap with a corrugated hose. U Tube siphon almost no special features. It's just a bent pipe. In all cases, these traps belong to the "deficit" space under the sink is required in our usually smaller bathrooms. For example, to install under the sink washing machine. Now vengeance advertised package, which includes a miniature washing machine and a special shell. The meaning of this innovation is that the machine can stick directly under the sink. Convenient, no words. On the other hand, what if the bathroom is already a nice little shell of another company, lovingly selected for color and style to the bathroom, tiles and other accessories? Understandably, buying another shell do not want to. Yes and no reason. There is a way. You can buy a special trap, which, in turn, is placed in a special box. For it in the wall under the sink hollow hole. Hence, from the sink to the wall will be stretched only a thin tube. Length can be easily adjusted. In height, she is only 6 cm V "Geberita" This box is white and the "Vega" offers a chrome version. I must say that this construction was originally designed for the disabled person to a wheelchair is not rested his feet in the trap under the sink. (The photo shows that, for convenience, the sides of the shell are special railings.) Traps for washing machines similar construction (when the trap is placed in the box and plugged into the wall) is proposed for the washing machines. By the way, the technical passport of some washing machines indicated that the discharge of the machine is better to sum up to the sewer pipe it through a siphon. Agree, producers can see that and how to connect. So, how to construct traps for washing machines? The front side of the box is closed decorative cover. Box attached to the wall in that place, a more pleasant: the washing machine on top - above it, on the side of her. Drain fed underneath a decorative cover. If you suddenly need to move a washing machine, everything is thought out - look will not bump into ugly, oddly curved pipe. At the sight is only a pretty little box. Pipe Siphon for double sink and outlet for the dishwasher Likewise, you can connect and dishwasher. Moreover, the siphon can completely remove the wall. Outside, leaving only a decorative cover and the "beginning" pipe, which is put drain hose washing machine. A third version combined. In this case, to sink in the bathroom or kitchen sink, you can buy a siphon, which has a special drainage hose washing machine. Traps for Kitchen Until recently, the siphon in the kitchen we wanted only "under the sink." Now times have changed. The kitchen is fashionable to put the dishwasher and washing machine. Even the sinks are diverse. Instead of a single sink washing can have two or even three compartments. In one washing dishes in the other fruits in the third - I can not even imagine that. But something, perhaps, washed, once there is a third container. What do we have? It is necessary to buy three siphon under each sink? Absolutely nowhere. Only need to buy a "branched" trap, where the number of "branches" coincides with the number of sinks. Kitchen siphon with overflow and automatic sink What are my options? For steel and plastic kitchen sinks firm Charus offers siphon with overflow and automatic opening drain plugs. I talked about a similar siphon for bath. So, here is the same design. In modern washes, though not all, have a special slot. They supplied the pipe with overflow, so you can fill the sink with water. In a convenient location set handle: rotating it, we open the drain hole. True, the hole for the handle will have to drill. But then, no need to seek out a dirty water drain plug. What made traps? Most often traps made from plastic (polypropylene or polyethylene). It does not rust, rot, is not subject to corrosion. Still have pipes made of copper alloys - brass and bronze. They do not rust, but eventually covered with a thin layer of oxide, dirt begins to cling to all the irregularities and roughness, and naturally accumulates on the walls of the siphon. Plastic in this respect is much more practical. Outwardly, they also look different: you can pick up a siphon made of white and black plastic, you can buy chrome. Domestic siphons beauty does not shine. And in quality and in terms of design they are very inferior to imported. One joy - the price. Our traps can be bought from 15 to 30 rubles apiece. On the other hand, who needs what. For example, the firm Santehcomplect "I was told, as a rich client required to funnel the sink was certainly golden. And the gilded "no nonsense" in the sense covered with gold. Another weirdo like to put a siphon is not plastic, and metal. Citing his desire that he likes to print pictures and pour directly into the bath developer. From this, they say, plastikovaya funnel bath darkens, and metal - though that! And no amount of persuading him to pour waste into the toilet, they say, would be cheaper, so nothing came of it. Not persuaded. So, to sum up. If you bought the excellent road and good plumbing faucets, you have to buy the qualitative and siphons. They will serve faithfully and without streaks, and is not clogged. I do not advise to save money and look for that cheap. After all, the sophisticated technology than the carefully controlled manufacturing process, the better the siphon, but, naturally, and more. And another thing: if Russia does not have a strong dealer firm, which supplies to our market you buy a siphon, then look for parts and then torment. Better to buy traps are popular in our firms and companies. Firms, of course, offer different versions of siphons, at different prices and with different warranty period. In our table we tried to give information about those manufacturers whose products I have found in our stores. And as the final choice is yours.