Bath Tub Leaks, Wasting Water
Image For those of you who use the tub, of course, upset when the tub is leaking, has been spending time filling water to shower, on the next day as the water disappeared some where. Over time, this can be a waste of water usage. If our bathtub is leaking, there are some simple steps to fix it.
- Check the first section where the leak. The trick is to fill the bathtub to the brim, and then observe the amount of water remaining to what extent. Boundary that is the marker to the leaking area. If there is no water left at all, it means there is a leak in the bottom of your bathtub.
- Break your old tiles first, but if you do not use the bathtub tiles, then peel the first part of the base or tub wall so that the new cement may adhere more strongly.
- After the ceramic dismantled, do plaster application on the surface of the tub again using Instant Cement MU-301 (Couple Bricks and Plaster) and let it dry for 1×24 hours.
- When dry coat the entire surface evenly with Instant Cement Waterproofing for Electronic Coatings Water Flexible Two Component, is suitable for use in a place that is always under water, then wait until the waterproofing is really dry.
- Before closing with ceramics, perform tests to determine whether the tub soak still experiencing leakage, by filling the tub back up to full.
- Once confirmed no leaks again, replace the tiles you want to use Instant Cement of adhesive ceramic wet area type and Semen Instant of Charger Nat Ceramics type to close the gap between your tiles, so be closed completely.
To avoid leaks again, try not to brush tub with a brush that is too hard. Additionally, when applying cement or waterproofing, wait until it completely dries perfectly.