Useful information

Dear Customer!

If you think about buying a new bathtub, we suggest you to read this information, which was drawn up specially for you.

This table was based on researches of the largest Russian and European technological and research centers. In addition, during the study of all the materials, great attention was paid to consumer reviews of various types of baths.

We hope you make the right choice!

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1* Falling on the enameled surface of steel and cast-iron heavy objects may damage it, causing cracks and splits, which subsequently become cluttered up with dirt and blacken.

Extruded acrylic also has a lower and an upper layers: the lower layer consists of ABS plastic (pens and mobile phone cases are made of it) which occupies 90% of material thickness; the upper layer consists of PMMA (acrylic coating whose thickness is 0.4 mm) which acts as the upper layer, which washes off over time as the enamel surface of steel and cast-iron bathtubs does, leading to "yellowed" baths. In the case of cracking it is possible to repair the bath in a small period of time.

In case there are cracks and splits on a 100% cast acrylic sheet (used for producing illuminators, cockpits of fighters, giant aquariums) they can be repaired using the maintenance kit (liquid acrylic + polyester resin) at home! There are no upper and lower layers - 100% cast acrylic acts as a single thick layer.

Material, called artificial stone, used for manufacturing sinks and bathtubs, can also be repaired with special maintenance kit for stone products.

3* Shock resistance means the ability of a bathtub, made of a certain material, to withstand pointed strikes. Concerning Steel and Cast-iron clear black splits appear on their top enameled layer, which are remained on the surface of the bathtub. So you can see the discounted cast-iron and steel bathtubs in many stores, which are discounted because of the splits, which can’t be repaired.

Shock resistance of extruded acrylic and of 100% cast acrylic, as well as of any other polymer, tested by Rockwell method. Shock resistance of extruded acrylic, according to Rockwell, is equal to R (the material can withstand the pressure of 588.4 H on the area of 12.7 mm). Shock resistance of extruded acrylic is equal to M (the material can withstand the pressure of 980.7 H in the area of 6.35 mm). On this basis, in the equal conditions a 100% Cast acrylic can withstand the pressure which is almost 3 times greater than the pressure that Extruded acrylic can withstand.

As for the artificial stone, it is less subject to splitting than cast iron, steel or extruded acrylic. However, it also has got the top layer, the percentage of splitting on which is higher than that on cast acrylic.