Siphon device for the sink in the kitchen and that's it

In every house there is a lot of useful things. Many of them are invisible, but their function is very important. For one of these items include a siphon for the sink. Unfortunately, not everyone knows what it is, especially if it is not faced with the repair or plumbing work. Siphon - a special device in the form of a bent pipe, which holds a certain volume of fluid. As it moves from a liquid container with a large level of water in a container with smaller.

Siphon designed to solve several problems:

• protection duct blockage;
• passing water from the sink into the sewer;
• create water tubes, prevents the spread of bad smell of sewage.

materials

When choosing a siphon sink in the kitchen should pay special attention to the material from which it is made. Previously, for such products generally used in the iron or iron. But the high complexity of installation, rapid contamination and the inability to effectively clean, pushed them into the background, giving way to more modern materials.

Now for the siphons are most commonly used:

• brass;
• copper and brass;
• plastic.

Brass products with chrome finish looks elegant and presentable. They will be a real interior decoration. But, take care of such a trap is difficult to sink, because the surface is constantly become dirty, covered with bloom, fat, etc. Compared with plastic models are made of brass much more expensive.

Siphon out of bronze or copper is also pretty impressive looks of the kitchen interior, but only in certain styles, such as: retro, Country, classical. As chrome, it requires careful maintenance, as formed on the surface rapidly limescale, stains and dirt grease, the material may be oxidized and scratched.

Plastic siphons for sinks look easy. They often can be found in modern apartments, as they are, compared with the previous analogs, much cheaper. They have a sufficiently high strength and low weight, comfortable and easy to install, does not rot, do not accumulate on the surface of limescale.

species

There are several types of siphons are suitable to a variety of sanitary devices. For example, there is a model for a bath for the shower and sink. The last is of three kinds: corrugated, bottle and tube.

Corrugated

The design of this trap is considered to be the most simple. It is a corrugated tube with a curved frame at the end. On the one hand siphon attached to the drain sink, and the other has a special adapter to connect to the sewer.

Among the advantages of corrugated siphon for kitchen can be identified:

• simple design;
• easy installation;
• the possibility of self-assembly;
• It allows you to move the shell to another position without having to detach the corrugated pipe.

But in this species there are also disadvantages. For example, pretty soon pollution folds tube and an easy cleaning. To wash a siphon, need to dismantle it.

Bottle

The most popular kind of sink devices. Outwardly, it looks like a flask with otkruchivatsya. It has a sink and exhaust hose. The first is connected with drainer sink, and the second to the sewage system.

We bottle trap are the following advantages:

• cleanability;
• the ability to protect small items that had fallen in the sink from getting into the sewer;
• protection against malodor due to the presence of standing water in the flask;
• the ability to connect to the siphon additional devices, such as a washing machine.

There are also combined types of sink in the kitchen. They connect your device to the bottle and corrugated siphons.

pipe

Structure is bent by the letter «S» or «U» pipe. In its lower part has a hole inside for the convenience of cleaning. Installation is not as simple as that of the corrugated variety as rigid structure does not allow to bend the pipe.

The benefits include:

• stylish and attractive design;
• compact design;
• lack of odor of sewage;
• ease of cleaning.

Disadvantages are also present. Among them, more time-consuming installation can be identified than in the previous cases, and the rapid clogging of the pipes.

With shallow water seal, it increases the likelihood of a quick evaporation of water, so that it may be an unpleasant smell of sewage. This happens in the case of a rare use of the shell.

Criterias of choice

Before buying it is important to pay attention to the shell structure. If it has a non-standard size drain, the siphon process selection problems may occur. Usually in this case, the siphon must be packaged with a sink.

If the device you plan to connect additional equipment to the need to go down the drain, such as washing machineIt is necessary to pay attention to the type of bottle siphon with additional outputs. It is important to pay attention both to locate the sewage inlet pipe and on the amount of space under the sink. A simpler solution would be to buy a corrugated tube.

Not the last role is played and the appearance of the siphon for the sink in the kitchen, as well as the quality of its production. Before buying, make sure that the product has no visible defects, such as chips, burrs on the threads, deformed and loose rubber gaskets.

Siphon Basin - subtle but very important device in the kitchen. Due to it comfortable to use washing. Properly selected material and shape of the product will not cause discomfort during operation sinks, such as odor of sewage and other problems. For some interiors, decorated in a contemporary style, fit and attractive spectacular metal siphons made of brass with chrome-plated, copper or bronze.