Sealed and odor-proof floor drain means adding an upper cover to the floating cover to seal the floor drain body to prevent odor. The advantage of this floor drain is that it has a modern and avant-garde appearance, while the disadvantage is that you have to bend over to lift the lid every time when using it, which is more troublesome.
How to prevent odor from floor drain - What should I do if the floor drain smells bad?
How to prevent odor from floor drain
The water seal floor drain has the oldest history. Its biggest defect is that if it is not used for a few days, the odor of the sewage pipe and pests will drive in the sewage pipes directly due to the lack of water. Even if some manufacturers increase the water storage bend, there will be a problem of longer business trips or not using them for a long time without odor. At the same time, another problem arises. The higher the water seal, the easier it is to hide dirt in the core. These dirt is difficult to clean. Moreover, because the floor drain itself discharges domestic sewage, the water stored in the water storage bend in the south or in summer will smell odor for a few days, forming a new source of pollution. So how do floor drains prevent odor?
Eccentric block type:
means using a gasket, fixed with a pin on one side, and sealing with gravity eccentricity principle. The disadvantage is that the seal is not tightly closed, and the other is that the pins are easily damaged and cause failure;
Float ball type:
Float ball type:
Float ball type, but if water is not replenished for a period of time, the seal will fail;
Spring type:
is divided into upper and lower spring type. The upper elastic type is to press the cover plate. The cover plate bounces up and presses it again and it will reset; the lower elastic type is to use a spring to stretch the sealing gasket at the lower end of the sealing core to seal it. Since the spring is made of boron iron, it is prone to rust, and its elasticity gradually weakens until it fails, and its life span is not long. In addition, the spring is easy to wrap hair and fabrics, making it difficult to clean;
Gravity mechanical type:
Gravity movement, which uses the principle of eternal gravity, has the longest service life. There is no need to seal it with water, no dirt water is stored, and the straight up and down drainage is drained. After the water is discharged, the sealing gasket at the bottom of the sealing core will be automatically closed. When not in use, the floor drain is always in a closed state. The odorproof effect is the best, and it is very convenient to clean it. Just take the odorproof core down and rinse it in water for a few times. It can be completed in less than a minute. The comprehensive comparison should be the best performance and most popular odorproof core at present.
Suction type:
is sealed with a magnetic suction gasket of two magnets. Due to the poor water quality on the ground, such as washing items, brushing the ground, etc., the dirt will contain some iron impurities to adsorb on the iron absorbing stone. After a period of time, the impurity layer will cause the gasket to be unable to close. In addition, due to the action of the earth's large magnetic field, the magnetic force will gradually weaken.
What to do if the floor drain is odor-resistant?
1. Although self-sealing floor drain is an inevitable development trend for the floor drain in the future, in terms of the current actual situation, its odor-proof effect is not as stable as that of the water-sealing floor drain, so try to choose the water-sealing floor drain.
2. Fill the floor drain in time to keep the water seal in the floor drain and replace it frequently;
3. Use wet towels or plastic bags of waste gas to cover the floor drain to prevent the smell and germs from spreading into the room.
4. Put water in plastic bags. You can take a sealed convenience bag, put clean water in the bag and tie the mouth, then put the water-filled convenience bag on the floor drain, take it away when used, and block it when not in use, which can prevent the floor drain from smelling.
5. Use a rubber plug. You can go to the hardware store to buy a rubber plug, which can be stuffed on the floor drain when you don’t use it to prevent the floor drain from smelling.
6. Clean the floor drain frequently. There will be some hair and other debris on the floor drain in the bathroom. Pay more attention to cleaning to avoid affecting the drainage function of the sewer pipes. In addition, putting some tea bags, incense, bamboo carbon in the bathroom can also effectively relieve the odor in the bathroom.
How to choose floor drains
Floor drains on the market are divided into three types: stainless steel floor drains, pvc floor drains and all copper floor drains. Since the floor drain is buried below the ground and requires good sealing, it cannot be replaced frequently, so it is very important to choose the appropriate material. Among them, all copper floor drains are beginning to occupy an increasingly large share due to their excellent performance.
Stainless steel floor drains are quite popular in the past few years because of their beautiful appearance, but according to relevant professionals, stainless steel is expensive and has a thin coating, so they cannot escape the fate of rust in a few years; while PVC floor drains are cheap and have good odorproof effects, but the material is too brittle and easy to age. Especially in the north, the temperature in winter is low and it cannot be replaced for too long, so the market is not optimistic. At present, the most common ones on the market are all copper chrome floor drains, which are thick and are easier to clean even if copper rust is produced over time. Generally speaking, a full copper floor drain can be used for at least six years.
Types of odor-proof floor drains
In addition to the water dissipation and refreshing, odor prevention is the most important thing. The floor drains on the market now basically have anti-odor function. According to the advanced level of anti-odor principle, facilities and methods, the prices are also the same. When purchasing, you should choose the right one according to your needs.
Floor drains are mainly divided into three types according to the anti-odor method: water-proof floor drain, sealed and anti-odor floor drain and three-proof floor drain.
Sealing odorproof floor drain
Sealing odorproof floor drain means adding an upper cover to the floating cover to seal the floor drain body to prevent odor. The advantage of this floor drain is that it has a modern and avant-garde appearance, while the disadvantage is that you have to bend over to lift the lid every time when using it, which is more troublesome. However, recently, an improved sealed floor drain has appeared on the market. A spring is installed on the upper cover. When using it, you can use your foot to lift the upper cover and then step back when not in use. It is relatively convenient.
Water odorproof floor drain
Water odorproof floor drain is our most traditional and common. It mainly uses the sealing nature of water to prevent the dissipation of odor. In the structure of floor drains, water storage bay is the key. For such floor drains, you should try to choose a deeper water storage bay, and you should not just look beautiful. According to relevant standards, the water seal height of the body of the new floor drain should be 5cm, and it has a certain ability to keep the water seal from drying out to prevent odor.. Now some ultra-thin floor drains appear on the market, which are very beautiful, but the odorproof effect is not very obvious. If your bathroom space is not a bright room, it is best to choose a more traditional one.
Three-proof floor drain
Three-proof floor drain is by far the most advanced odorproof floor drain. It installed a small floating ball at the drain pipe at the lower end of the floor drain body. It uses the water and air pressure in the sewer pipe to hold the ball up completely close to the floor drain port, thus playing a role in preventing odor, insects and overflow.