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Basement Ceiling Leak - Part 11 - Not Just One Cause地下室的天花板漏水-第1 1部分-不只是原因之一

September 5th, 2008 2008年9月5日 · No Comments沒有評論

In在…內 Part 10第10部分 , Bennett had finished breaking up the poured concrete floor as part of repairing the floor of the new shower that was part of our home renovation just 9 months ago. ,班尼特已完成打破了澆混凝土樓板的一部分,修復地下新的淋浴,這是一部分,我們的家裝修只有9個月前。

Even before the pieces of concrete were removed from the shower floor, one of the causes of the leak were revealed.甚至前件具體的被拆除,從淋浴樓的原因之一,洩漏被發現。

In fact, even before any of the concrete shower floor was broken up, the second cause of the leak was revealed.事實上,即使是之前的任何具體淋浴樓被打破,第二個原因,洩漏被揭發。

Now, cause #1 was the improper drain which we have already discussed.現在,事業# 1是不當的流失,我們已討論。

Cause #2 was revealed only when Bennett had removed part of the wall tile at the base of the shower floor.事業# 2顯示,只有當班尼特已刪除的一部分,牆上的瓷磚在該基地的淋浴樓。

The approach taken when the shower was first built was to put the shower tiles first on the ceiling and then on the walls of the shower.所採取的做法時,淋浴首次建成是把淋浴的瓦片首先就上限,然後就堵牆的淋浴。 The shower floor was last.淋浴樓是最後一次。 Per Bennett, this was not correct.每班尼特,這是不正確的。 What should have occurred was to build the shower floor first, including the floor tile, and then tile the shower ceiling and walls.應該怎樣發生的是要建立淋浴首先發言,包括地板瓷磚,然後瓷磚淋浴天花板和牆壁。 Why?為什麼?

Wall and Floor Tiles

Well, you want to have the shower floor tiles underneath the wall tiles.那麼,您想要有淋浴地板下,牆壁瓷磚。 this is so when water from the shower rolls down the wall tile it will reach the floor tile directly. And, with a properly sloped floor that is sloped in all areas of the floor towards the drain, the natural path for the water will be to go towards the drain, even if there is insufficient silicone caulking at the point where the floor and ceiling tiles meet.這是因此,當水從淋浴卷下來,牆瓷磚將達到地板瓷磚直接和,與妥善的坡樓是傾斜的在各個領域的發言,對流失,自然路徑為水將是走向流失,即使有不足,有機矽嵌縫在點地板,天花板的瓦片和滿足。

However, in this case, with the wall tiles installed before the floor tiles, when water from the shower came down the walls it did not meet the floor tile; rather, if there was any gap in the silicone caulking between the wall and floor tiles the water would have done through the opening and into the grout.然而,在這種情況下,與牆上的瓷磚前安裝地板,當水從淋浴下來的牆壁它不符合地板瓷磚,而如果有任何的差距,在有機矽嵌縫之間的牆地磚水這樣做,通過開放和進入灌漿。 Grout is pores and eventually water would have gone through the grout and onto the concrete sub-floor.灌漿是孔隙水,並最終將經過灌漿和上具體分樓。 This is what happened to make the concrete under the floor tiles by the time Bennett broke it up into pieces damp around the far wall and the wall on the left.這是所發生的事情作出具體的根據地板由班尼特爆發的時間把它納入件潮濕的周圍遠遠牆和牆在左邊。

Now, even in this case the leaking water should have been retained by the rubber water proofing mat underneath the concrete floor.現在,即使在這種情況下,滲漏水,應已保留的橡膠防水墊下的水泥地上。 That is what it is supposed to do.這是什麼,這是假定這樣做。

Waetr Proof Mat Hole

Once Bennett had finished breaking up the concrete he uncovered a small hole in the rubber water proofing mat.一旦班尼特已完成打破了具體的,他發現了一個小洞,在橡膠防水墊。 Was this caused by the drilling of the concrete floor.這是造成鑽井的水泥地上。 Per Bennett, no.每班尼特,沒有。

Even if the hole was made by the drilling, once the broken concrete was removed, we found what we think is the primary reason why water that found it’s way onto the water proofing mat found it’s way out of the shower and into our basement.即使孔是由鑽井,一旦破碎混凝土已被刪除,我們發現我們的想法是首要的原因,水,發現它的方式上防水墊,發現它的出路的淋浴間和成我們的地下室。 That’s for next time.這是為明年的時間。

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Vinegar vs Liquid Gel Drano醋與液態凝膠drano

September 4th, 2008 2008年9月4日 · No Comments沒有評論

Some plumbers will tell you that once a month you should pour vinegar down your shower and bathtub and sink drains.一些水電工都會告訴你,每月一次,你應該倒醋您的淋浴間和浴缸和洗滌槽的排水渠。 This is to use the natural ingredients in vinegar to help keep the drains clean.這是使用天然成分,在食醋,以幫助保持排水渠清潔。

An ounce of prevention, if you will.一盎司的預防,如果您的意願。 :-)

We used to do this in our previous home and it worked very well.我們用來做這在我們以前的家庭和它運作十分良好。

However, in our current home, what with all the home renovation activities and the move, somehow we never got around to do it.然而,在我們目前的家裡,什麼與所有家庭裝修的活動和舉措,在某種程度上,我們根本抽不出時間去做。

Sure enough, about a year after we moved into our current home the drain in the bathtub of the main bathroom shower became more and more plugged.果然,大約一年後,我們搬進我們目前的家用流失,在浴缸中的主要浴室淋浴,成為越來越多的堵塞。 So, we wanted to see just how powerful vinegar was.因此,我們希望能看到剛才有多麼強大,醋是。 Each day for a week, we would pour vinegar down the drain.每一天一個星期,我們會倒醋下來的流失。

Did this help?這樣做幫助? Well, not really.以及,而不是真的。 A week later, the clogged drain issue remained.一個星期後,堵塞流失的問題依然存在。

So I went out to our local Goodes Home Hardware store to purchase some chemical drain unclogging substance.所以我走出去到我們的本地goodes首頁硬件商店購買一些化學物質流失unclogging 。 I noticed that the Liquid Gel Drano was about $0.80 more for the same amount as Liquid Drano.我注意到,液態凝膠drano約$ 0.80以上相同的數額液體drano 。

When I asked why he indicated that the gel format allowed the substance to cling better to the material causing the clogged drain; sounded good to me.當我問為什麼,他指出,凝膠格式允許的實質內容,以更好地固守物質造成堵塞流失;好聽的給我。

I then took it home and attempted to pour the recommended ½ of the bottle into the clogged drain; I couldn’t.然後我把它主頁,並試圖倒入建議半的瓶子到堵塞流失;我不能。 After the first 1/5 of the bottle was poured down the drain the rest was just sitting there in the tub.之後,第一的1 / 5瓶被潑了下來,流失,其餘的只是坐在那裡,在浴缸中。 The clog was that severe.該阻塞是嚴重。

So, I waited the recommended 30 minutes and flushed it with hot water.所以,我建議,等待30分鐘,並把它用熱水。 Sure enough, the drain was much better, but not as good as it could have been.果然,流失好得多,但不如它可以已。

So, I proceeded to pour the remaining portion of the ½ of the bottle not yet used per the instructions and waited another 30 minutes.所以,我接著倒入其餘部分的半的瓶子尚未使用%的指示,等待另一個30分鐘。 When I did this there was no issue of the gel substance coming back into the tub; it all went down the drain.當我這樣做是沒有問題的凝膠物質回來到浴缸;所有到付諸流水。

After the 30 minutes I flushed again with hot water and, voila, clog totally gone.後30分鐘i沖水式再次用熱水和, voila ,阻塞完全消失。 The next morning there was none of that water backlog around my feet in the shower!第二天早上有沒有水積壓靠近我的腳在淋浴! :-)

And, this will hopefully serve as a wake-up call for me to remember to pour some vinegar down the drain at the beginning of the month.並希望這將充當暮鼓晨鐘,喚醒了電話,我記得要倒一些醋下來,流失在月初。

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