Details you can't overlook in bathroom renovation: check before you install, don't gamble with your life

Summary: If marrying a wife and having children is a big event, then selling a house is likewise a big event in life, and this is true for everyone. After buying a new home, the first thing we do is renovate, but generally homeowners only know the bare surface of renovation and lack a lot of professional knowledge related to it. After all, they are not professionals, so many homeowners overlook some indispensable details in renovation. Some details don't matter if overlooked, but some details are related to our personal safety

Some details in bathroom renovation cannot be overlooked. If the inspection shows they are missing, they must be installed. Don't gamble with your life

What I'm going to talk about this time is mainly the indispensable steps in bathroom renovation. We all know that we need to use the bathroom every day, and its main functions are generally bathing and using the toilet. Some households install a smart toilet in the bathroom, and smart toilets generally use a socket installed behind the toilet to provide electrical support for the toilet. Therefore, during socket installation, it is recommended to install a waterproof socket. A waterproof socket can effectively protect against water splashing onto the socket, or water droplets falling onto the socket while bathing, which can cause electrical leakage

Next is the shower facility. At present, shower facilities in private homes are generally divided into two types: one uses solar energy to supply hot water, and the other uses gas. If your home has solar installed, then we must pay attention to the material of the hot water pipe. During renovation, for the hot water pipe you must choose a brand with high heat resistance. As long as it can ensure that the water pipe will not leak or age when high-temperature hot water passes through it, that is enough. At the same time, remember that if you are going to use it, use a professional valve designed for solar energy, so as to prevent sudden failure while bathing and showering, and the possibility of scalding

But whether it is a water heater or a smart toilet, they all use power supply. And when using household electricity, you must pay attention to safety in use, especially in a humid environment like the bathroom. Nowadays bathrooms are basically enclosed, and some layouts have windows while others have no windows at all. Even if the bathroom has an exhaust system, it can remove part of the moisture in the bathroom, but it cannot completely remove it thoroughly. Therefore, in order to prevent the danger of electric shock, building industry safety regulations require that every household bathroom must install an equipotential bonding terminal.

The function of the equipotential bonding terminal (hereinafter referred to as "equipotential") is to prevent electric shock, but in current building construction, the equipotential bonding terminals generally installed are fake, because if equipotential bonding is installed during building construction, it requires additional labor. So generally a fake equipotential is chosen to be installed during masonry work, and this way it cannot be seen from the appearance that it is fake, because they use iron wire tied to the rebar, but this causes a poor connection. Although it can pass testing during inspection, if an accident occurs, it cannot prevent electric shock from happening

Therefore, when renovating your home, you must pay attention to the bathroom equipotential. If the equipotential is to be redone, it will consume additional labor, so you can have the renovation worker use 6 sq mm solid copper wire to connect to the equipotential. The method is to connect one end of the wire to the equipotential and the other end to the rebar of the base beam. This ensures that even if the equipotential is fake, it can still perform its normal function.

Conclusion: Many homeowners may think that the electrical wiring installed at home fully meets requirements, and there is no need to consume extra labor to install equipotential bonding again. If you think this way, you are wrong. If during thunderstorm weather you are taking a shower in the bathroom and a lightning strike occurs, if you do not have equipotential bonding, then you are essentially bathing with your life. Although the probability of it happening may be small, we must take safety precautions in advance to avoid danger and leave behind regret!