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Bought a bath Alexandria 170 (Sverdlovsk region) in the configuration:
- Hydromassage, Spinal massage, Crane-regulator, Turbo mode, Four-position mixer, Front screen, Dry-start sensor, RCD
We had to abandon the air massage because of the quality of our water (although we have a filter), they are small and quickly fail.
In general, the bath itself is good, acrylic is thick, does not bend and practically does not make noise when recruiting water, the frame is durable. After installation, the bathtub is very stable; there is no need to mount it to the wall.
Now, in order, about each system, about their advantages and disadvantages, as well as about the operation of the bathtub as a whole.
Hydromassage - the pressure of the water from the nozzles is very good, but there is a difficulty in regulating the pressure itself and the direction of the jet. The fact is that they are regulated separately, while it is impossible to reduce the pressure on everyone at the same time. But twisting them under water is extremely inconvenient, especially when coupled with when they start to jam and have to unscrew them and tighten them again - very inconvenient. It is generally contraindicated for girls with manicure, all manicure will remain on the nozzle. If left to the full, then they hit almost the same point, which becomes after some time - unkempt. You can change the direction of the jet only at maximum pressure, and then at an extremely small angle. After a short time, they independently return to their original position from the pressure of the water. Conclusion: there is a pressure head direction adjustment, but it does not work, it is very inconvenient to use the head pressure adjustment.
Spinal massage - everything with the pressure control is in order, it is regulated by the regulating valve from the maximum to almost off (they do not completely overlap), but with the pressure direction adjustment, again it’s difficult, you need to use your finger or fingernail (since the nozzles themselves are small) to turn them into the desired position is also extremely uncomfortable, while they sometimes resist these actions. The back is massaged extremely well.
The crane regulator, the power button - it is convenient to use, but there is a nuance. The fact is that the switches are uninformative (it is not clear when they are on, and when they are off). When taking a bath, everything is clear here, but when the bath is empty, everything is more complicated. If you start to put water into the bath when the hydromassage switches are turned on and the regulator tap is open, then when filling the “intake” the hydromassage will turn itself on and from the upper nozzles of the back massage, the water will begin to fill the bath at a very good speed, and if this moment is not monitored, instead of bathing it will be grand cleaning. Conclusion: we need an indication for the valve tap open / closed, and for the on / off button.
Turbo mode, drives the air at a good speed into the nozzles, with it the process of taking a bath becomes much more pleasant. There is a small nuance, if the water from the nozzle can be reduced or blocked, then the air cannot be adjusted. Especially if the water in the nozzle is covered or completely closed, then a lot of splashes will be created near this nozzle when the turbo mode is on, which requires a curtain (otherwise, after taking the bath, cleaning will follow).With the water turned on in the nozzles and turbo mode, the spray is minimal.
Four-position mixer - looks decent. A good shower head with the ability to adjust modes, from calm to massage. But the mechanism for removing the shower hose is terrible. It just folds under its own weight onto the floor under the bathtub, but there’s nothing to do, but it’s in this place that the frame of the bathtub is with sharp pe-shaped edges and there is nothing for it to snag or get tangled between the bathtub leg and the frame. It required revision. If you set the tap to switch the position between the shower and the spout without a gap, then when you turn it, a metal rattle sound (extremely unpleasant) appears, if you lift it a little, it starts to hang from side to side. The faucet of the mixer does not cause any complaints, the only thing is that the paint of the designation of cold water has peeled off, now everything is red. Conclusion, price quality does not match.
The front screen is the whole story. The fact is that to put it as it is written on the site does not receive, in view of its curvature. Having clicked the right side, the left pops up, you insert the left, the right flies out. At first I thought marriage, under the guarantee, another week later they brought another, but these are the same eggs, only in profile. He was also bent in this same direction. To my complaint to the dealer, the answer was simple: “There are no others, everyone is like that”, I had to refine it again. As for the magnets, they are also useless, which side do not put, when you touch the screen, he stirs. You will have to change the magnets to the usual double-sided, the bathtub is completed with one-sided. Also, the plates on the screen for magnets were installed as follows, on the first screen upside down, that is, the screen could only be installed upside down. On the second screen, the plates stood from the bottom, but with such a distance that they did not fall under the magnets. I had to redo everything.
pros
Dry start sensor - this is the only thing to which there are no complaints. Without water, the hydromassage cannot be started, if the water descends, and the hydromassage is not turned off, the first time air enters the fence, the sensor turns off the entire system, except for the turbo mode, it will continue to work.
RCD - It works properly, but to connect, you need to refine it again. The fact is that the UZO is designed for 1 plug and its socket with a deep landing. But in my case I have 2 forks (1 hydromassage and 1 turbo), I need a tee, but not one tee is suitable for such a landing, it just doesn’t have enough long forks. The grinder had to cut the excess height of the outlet on the RCD.
The result is as follows, gentlemen, designers, pay attention to details
Minuses
The difficulty of installing the front screen. Minor improvements are needed for normal operation.
