Installing the dryer for dishes in the closet
Compliance with the rules of personal and household hygiene reduces the exposure of a person to various diseases several times. Indeed, many pathogenic bacteria that cause infectious diseases, various parasites (for example, helminths) get into the human body when the norms and rules of hygiene are not followed.
An important attribute of a person’s life is dishes, on the cleanliness of which the quality of the health of an individual family largely depends. The owners of the dishwasher, of course, do not notice problems in constant washing, but for the rest of the housewives, maintaining the cleanliness of the dishes means constant washing, rinsing and drying the dishes manually.
You can dry the tableware in different ways, rubbing it with a towel, exposing it on a sink or table upside down, or putting them in a special dryer. Dryer - is a structure consisting of many special compartments for plates, mugs and cutlery.
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How to choose the "drying" for dishes?
Each dryer differs from the other method of attachment.
- Wall mounted;
- Board;
- Built-in;
- Overhead (trophlex);
- Closed;
Each of these models has many advantages and disadvantages; therefore, the dryer should be selected to fit the dimensions of the kitchen, taking into account its convenience and functionality.
Types of dryers for dishes in the closet
For the installation of drying in the cabinet, embedded models are used, there are a lot of varieties, each of them differs according to the following criteria.
- Design.
- There are dryers, with a multitude of compartments for each type of tableware;
- The separate options consisting of several separate elements adapted for a necessary type of ware;
- Single and multi-tiered;
- For one or more types of dishes.
- Body material.
- Metal - make such models of steel, then coated with enamel or other protective coating;
- Stainless steel models are more expensive, but given constant contact with water, a very durable and wear-resistant option;
- Plastic - perhaps the most affordable, but also the most short-lived, subject to rapid wear;
- Wooden - environmentally friendly, standing, aesthetically attractive.
- According to the mechanism of transformation.
- Removable and retractable.
All dryers are designed to perform not only high-quality drying, but also should provide comfortable and quick access to the dishes. Many use drying as a permanent place to store dishes, so it should be roomy, take into account the household utensils used in households and allow them to easily get the necessary dining accessories.
Installation of drying dishes in the cabinet according to the rules
Having decided on the model, then there is such an important stage: installation of the dryer for dishes in the cabinet. Depending on the material of the dryer body, it can be attached to the cabinet using:
- Inserting self-tapping screws into the cabinet wall of a special cone-shaped plastic holders, on which the guide racks of the dryer will subsequently be laid down;
- Fastening plates - the holders of the screws on the wall of the cabinet, on which the grid then falls;
- Fastening special locks to hold the structure.
In addition to the many types of fastening systems, there are standards that must be observed before installing the dishwasher dryer in the kitchen cabinet.
- Determine the proportions in the case of separate drying options - the distance between the upper and lower shelves should be at least 30-40 cm;
- Provide space under the water pan;
- Assemble the dishwasher dryer in the kitchen set so that the cabinet doors close and open easily;
- In case the cup compartment does not have a pallet, it should be installed solely on top, so that the water flows through the plates.
There are many ways to fix the dishwasher in the closet, it all depends primarily on the drying model and the mounting hardware option provided by the manufacturer, as well as on the material from which the kitchen unit is made.
VIDEO: Assembling and installing a dryer for dishes.