Singase sithole amakhomishini ngezixhumanisi ezikuleli khasi, kodwa sincoma kuphela imikhiqizo esiyibuyisayo. Kungani sithemba thina?
Ungakhathali ngalokhu kuthenga utshani nengadi okudingeka ube nakho – kunalokho, thenga izincomo eziphezulu zochwepheshe bethu.
Ungathenga ipayipi lengadi ngo-$15, noma izikhathi eziyishumi kunalokho. Uma ucabanga ngomsebenzi oyisisekelo wepayipi—ukuthwala amanzi kusuka empompini ukuya embotsheni ukuze unisele utshani, ugeze imoto, noma unisele izingane ntambama ehlobo elishisayo—kulula ukukhetha inketho eshibhile. Kodwa ngemva kokuhlola uhla lwepayipi lengadi, ochwepheshe e-Good Housekeeping Institute bathole umehluko omkhulu ekusebenzeni, ukusebenziseka kalula kanye nokuqina. Ngenkathi ukukhetha kwethu okuphezulu kubiza kakhulu, ezinye izinketho ezingabizi zisebenza kahle futhi zingase zibe izinketho ezingcono, kuye ngesimo sakho.
Ukuze sithole lesi sifinyezo sabanqobi, ochwepheshe bethu bachithe amahora angaphezu kwama-20 bebuyekeza idatha yobuchwepheshe, behlanganisa amapayipi futhi bewahlola endaweni yethu yokuhlola egcekeni. Siphinde saxhumana nochwepheshe bezindawo ababesebenza ngamapayipi. "Ingadi ngayinye inezidingo ezahlukene, ngakho-ke udinga ukukhetha ipayipi lakho ngokufanele," kusho uJim Russell, umqeqeshi wengadi nomdali wengadi osebenza eNyakatho-mpumalanga.
Ukuhlolwa kwethu okusebenzayo kugxile ekusetshenzisweni kahle, okuhlanganisa ukuthi ipayipi lalilula kangakanani ukuxhuma kumpompi kanye ne-spout. Abahloli baphinde bahlola ukuthi kulula kangakanani ukuzulazula, beqaphela noma yikuphi ukuthambekela kokuqhekeka noma ukuqhekeka, kanye nokuthi ipayipi lalilula kangakanani ukubhajwa endaweni yokugcina. Ukuqina kuyisici sesithathu, esiqhutshwa kakhulu yizinto zokwakha kanye nokwakhiwa. Ekugcineni, sikhethe amapayipi ayisithupha aphezulu engadini. Akuwona wonke afanele zonke izinhlelo zokusebenza, kodwa endaweni ethile exubile kukhona ipayipi lengadi elifanele wena.
Uma unezici eziningi zamanzi — okungenzeka zisakazeke ezingadini zemifino, ezisekelweni, nasezitshalweni eziningi ezihlala isikhathi eside — ukusebenzisa u-$100 epayipini lengadi empeleni kuyindlela yokutshala imali ehlakaniphile, ikakhulukazi uma kuvela eDramm workhorse engamamitha angu-50. Yenziwe ngerabha eqinile kakhulu, leli payipi elingenamsebenzi likwazile ukumelana nakho konke ukuxhashazwa abahloli bethu abakusebenzisayo: ukugxumagxuma, ukudonsa, ukucasula, ngisho nokunyathela izinto zethusi ezifakwe i-nickel (isimangalo "esingacindezelwayo" silungile). Ezivivinyweni zethu zokusebenziseka, ipayipi elingu-5/8″ likhiqize ingcindezi eyanele, kwakulula ukulinamathisela kuma-faucet nasema-spout, futhi kwakulula ukulikhulula bese ulibuyisela emuva. Kodwa ungenzi iphutha, iDramam engamakhilogremu angu-10 iyipayipi eliningi egcekeni. Hlala ngaphakathi. Kodwa-ke, yakhelwe labo abanezidingo ezinkulu zokunisela nokuhlanza.
Leli yipayipi lengadi elishibhile kakhulu ohlwini lwethu, futhi kuzwakala sengathi, kusukela ekwakhiweni kwe-vinyl, kulula ukulilungisa (ngaphandle kwebhokisi, besine-curl enhle ngakolunye uhlangothi). Ukufakwa kwepulasitiki nakho akuhlali isikhathi eside kunezifakelo zethusi eziqinile kupayipi le-premium. Noma kunjalo, lapho uchwepheshe wethu exhuma ipayipi, lafutha amanzi kahle lapho sasilidinga khona. Vele, ukwakheka okubuthakathaka kwenza kube nzima ukulilawula futhi aligoqeki kahle njengamanye amapayipi. Kodwa-ke, uma ulinakekela kahle (ligcine kude nelanga elishisayo lapho lingomile khona, futhi ungalishayi imoto yakho phezu kwalo), kufanele likunike izinkathi ezimbalwa zesevisi ngaphandle kokuvuza.
Amapayipi engadini afuthwayo asebenzisa amandla amanzi ageleza kuwo ukuze ande aze afike kubude bawo obuphelele bese encipha ukuze agcinwe. Angase abukeke emuhle, kodwa ochwepheshe bethu bahlabeke umxhwele ngekhwalithi iyonke yale nguqulo evela ku-Knoikos. Uma ingasetshenziswa, ipayipi elingamamitha angu-50 liyancipha libe ngamamitha angu-17 futhi lingagoqwa libe yinqwaba engangesinkwa. I-Knoikos futhi yiyona kuphela ipayipi esiyivivinye ngepayipi layo, okuyipayipi elilula kakhulu nelingabizi kakhulu esingathanda ukulibona kubakhiqizi abaningi. Ekuhlolweni kwethu, ukuxhumana kwakungenamthungo, futhi ipayipi likhiqize amandla amaningi ngezilungiselelo eziyishumi zokufafaza zepayipi. Ngokwakha, ukufakwa kwethusi okuqinile kuqinile futhi akugqwali, kuyilapho ipayipi le-latex linomklamo olula, oguquguqukayo ongamelana namazinga okushisa afinyelela kuma-degrees Fahrenheit angu-113, ngokusho komkhiqizi.
I-Flexzilla ithole udumo oluphezulu kakhulu phakathi kwabahloli bethu, okwenza i-Dramam ibe mncintiswano. Zombili ziyipayipi elihle kakhulu futhi ungonga imali ku-Flexzilla ngaphandle kokushintshana okumbalwa. Abahloli bethu bathande kakhulu ukwakheka kwe-Flexzilla ngendlela ehlelekile, okuhlanganisa indawo yokubamba enkulu kanye nesenzo esijikelezayo ekuxhumeni, okuvimbela ukugoba futhi kwenza ipayipi libe lula ukulisebenzisa. Umfutho wamanzi uyamangalisa, yize ungaphansi kancane kwe-dram. I-Flexzilla imelane nokuhlolwa kwethu kokuqina, ipayipi elimnyama elingaphakathi alinawo umthofu futhi liphephile emanzini okuphuza, okuyinto enhle uma ikugcina umanzi ngaphandle kotshani, noma uma uzolisebenzisa ukugcwalisa ichibi lezingane. Ukudonsa okuncane: Ibhokisi eliluhlaza elihlukile linombala ngokushesha ekuhlolweni kwethu, ngakho ungalindeli ukuthi ipayipi libukeke lisha.
Phakathi kokwakhiwa kwayo kwensimbi engagqwali kanye nokufakwa kwethusi okuqinile, le hose ihlangabezane neBionic Billing ezivivinyweni zethu. Ngenxa yokuqina kwayo, ipayipi elingamamitha angu-50 lilula futhi kulula ukuliphatha. Kodwa-ke, abahloli bethu baqaphele ukuthi ngenxa yokuthi ipayipi liguquguquka kakhulu, lihlangana kaningi kunezinye. Ngokuphathelene nokusebenza, ipayipi langaphakathi elingu-5/8″ linikeza ingcindezi eyanele, futhi njengeKnoikos, liza nomlomo walo. Nakuba singenakukuqinisekisa lokhu okushiwoyo, iBionic iphakamisa ukumelana kwayo nesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu, okuhlanganisa nokushisa okungaphansi kwe-zero. Ngokusekelwe kolunye ulwazi lwethu ngensimbi engagqwali engu-304 (into yepayipi), sithemba ukuthi izohlangabezana nezidingo, okwenza kube ukukhetha okuhle kokusetshenziswa unyaka wonke ezindaweni ezibandayo (vele uqiniseke ukuthi unepayipi elivimbela ukuqandisa, noma ungase ubhajwe ipayipi eliqhumile).
Uma izidingo zakho zokunisela zincane – ukunisela ingadi yesitsha esophahleni noma ukugeza inja yakho edekini elingemuva – ipayipi eligoqiwe yindlela okufanele uyenze. Ochwepheshe bethu bahlabeke umxhwele ngale nguqulo eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ye-HoseCoil, eqala ngamasentimitha angu-10 futhi inwebe kuze kube ngamafidi angu-15 uma inwetshiwe ngokuphelele. Inesisindo esingaphezu kwekhilogremu elilodwa futhi iguquguquka kakhulu, okuyinto enhle uma udinga ukuyithatha nge-RV yakho, noma mhlawumbe uye edokini ukuze ugeze isikebhe sakho. Ukwakhiwa kwe-polyurethane kuvumela umklamo oguquguqukayo nolula, kodwa ngokolwazi lwethu ngezinto ze-polyurethane, i-HoseCoil ingase ingapheli isikhathi eside njengamanye amapayipi ku-roundup yethu. Indlu engu-3/8″ nayo ayidali ingcindezi enkulu njengezinye izinketho eziphezulu. Kodwa ngentengo, ochwepheshe bethu basacabanga ukuthi iyinani elihle lezidingo zakho zokunisela okulula.
Ochwepheshe bethu baqala ngokubheka imakethe yamanje ukuze banqume ukuthi yiliphi ipayipi lengadi ongase ulithole emashalofini ezitolo naku-inthanethi. Sekungamashumi eminyaka sihlola imikhiqizo yotshani neyasegadini, ngakho-ke sifuna imikhiqizo enerekhodi eliqinisekisiwe.
Ukuhlolwa okwenziwe ngezandla kwenzeke emakhaya abahloli abahlukahlukene, okwasivumela ukuthi sihlole ipayipi ezimweni zangempela. Lapho sibuyekeza amamodeli athile, onjiniyela bethu kanye nabahloli bomkhiqizo bachitha amahora angaphezu kwe-12 bebuyekeza amakhulu amaphuzu edatha yobuchwepheshe nokusebenza, kufaka phakathi ubukhulu bepayipi, izinto zokwakha (kufaka phakathi izimangalo ezingenalo i-lead), ukumelana nokushisa, nokuningi.
Sabe sesiqhuba uchungechunge lwezivivinyo epayipini amahora angu-12. Ukuze silinganise ukuthi kulula kangakanani ukusebenzisa, sixhume ipayipi ngalinye empompini omkhulu kanye ne-spout izikhathi eziningi, siphawula noma yikuphi ukuxhumana okunzima noma izimpawu zokuwohloka. Siphinde salinganisa ukukwazi ukuhamba, okuyikho ukuthi ipayipi ngalinye lalilula kangakanani ukulikhulula nokulifaka, nokuthi ngabe kukhona yini ukugoba. Ukusebenza kuncike kakhulu esilinganisweni sokugeleza kanye namandla okufafaza, sisebenzisa i-nozzle efanayo yokufafaza ngakunye. Ukuze sinqume ukuqina, sihudule ipayipi ngalinye ngokuphindaphindiwe ezindaweni ezimagebhugebhu, kufaka phakathi imiphetho yezinsika zezitini kanye nezinyathelo zensimbi; sisebenzisa ingcindezi efanayo kanye ne-engeli, sihlole izimpawu zokuqala zokuguguleka kwendlu. Saya njalo emapayipini nasezintweni zokufakelwa futhi sawagibela ngamathayi amabhayisikili namasondo okubuyisela okhuni ukuqinisekisa ukuthi awaqhekeki noma aqhekeke.
Ukuhlolwa kwethu kokuqina kwakuhlanganisa ukudonsa ipayipi phezu kwekhona elibukhali lensika yezitini nge-engeli efanayo kanye nokucindezela.
Abahloli baphinde babheka izimpawu zokuqhekeka, njengoba lokhu kuvimbela ukugeleza kwamanzi futhi kungaholela ekuqhekekeni kwangaphambi kwesikhathi.
Ukuze uthole ipayipi lengadi elifanele izidingo zakho, cabanga ngobukhulu bendawo nokuthi ipayipi lingasetshenziswa futhi lisetshenziswe kabi kangakanani.✔️Ubude: Amapayipi engadi asukela kumamitha ama-5 kuya kwangaphezu kwamamitha ayi-100 ubude. Yiqiniso, ubukhulu bendawo yakho yisona sici esinqumayo. Kala kusukela empompini wangaphandle kuya endaweni ekude kakhulu egcekeni edinga ukuniselwa; khumbula, uzothatha okungenani amamitha ayi-10 ukusuka ku-spray yepayipi. Ukuzisola okukhulu esikuzwa kubathengi ukuthi bathenga amapayipi amaningi kakhulu. "Ipayipi elisindayo noma elide kakhulu lingaba buhlungu kakhulu kunokujabulisa," kusho umlimi onguchwepheshe uJim Russell. "Phakamisa ipayipi bese uzibuza ukuthi ufuna ukulidonsa."
✔️ Ububanzi: Ububanzi bepayipi buthinta inani lamanzi angadlula kulo. Amapayipi engadini asukela ku-3/8″ kuya ku-6/8″ amayintshi. Ipayipi elibanzi lingahambisa amanzi amaningi ngokuphindwe kaningana ngesikhathi esifanayo, okuwusizo kakhulu ekuhlanzeni. Lizophinde linikeze ibanga elengeziwe ku-spray ukuze ukwazi ukuphuma ngepayipi elifushane.✔️Izinto: Lesi sici sithinta izindleko, ukutholakala kanye nobude bepayipi. Nazi izinketho ezivame kakhulu:
Ake siqale ngokukhuluma ngendlela engalungile yokugcina amapayipi – endaweni engcolile ngaphansi kompompi. Lokhu kubeka ukuguguleka okwengeziwe kwepayipi futhi kuliguqule libe yingozi yokukhubeka. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuyacasula. “Akekho ofuna ukubheka ipayipi, ngakho uma linyamalala kalula, kungcono,” kusho umlimi ochwepheshe uJim Russell. Uthanda ama-hose caddy angakwazi ukuhoxiswa, njengale nguqulo evela ku-Frontgate. “Ipayipi lalingabonakali futhi kwakuyinto enhle ukulibeka kude,” esho. I-hose hanger, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ifakwe odongeni noma izimele, iyisisombululo esingabizi kakhulu sokugcina ipayipi lakho lihlelekile futhi likude, yize lisabonakala. Amanye ama-hangers ane-crank mechanism esiza ekugoqeni nasekukhululekeni, okuwusizo uma unepayipi elide elingamamitha angu-75 noma ngaphezulu. Ngaphandle kwalokho, i-hanger yesandla izokwenza umsebenzi ngo-$10 kuphela.
I-Good Housekeeping Institute Home Improvement Lab inikeza ukubuyekezwa kochwepheshe kanye nezeluleko kuzo zonke izinto ezihlobene nekhaya, okuhlanganisa utshani kanye nezinto zikagesi zengadi. NjengoMqondisi Wezokuthuthukiswa Kwekhaya kanye Nezindawo Zokusebenza Zangaphandle, uDan DiClerico uletha ulwazi lweminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20 kulesi sikhungo, ebukeza izinkulungwane zemikhiqizo ye-Good Housekeeping, kanye nemikhiqizo efana ne-This Old House kanye ne-Consumer Reports. Wayesebenzisa namapayipi ahlukahlukene engadi eminyakeni edlule, enakekela i-patio kanye nengadi yangemuva yekhaya lakhe laseBrooklyn.
Kulo mbiko, uDan wasebenzisana eduze noRachel Rothman, iNhloko Yezobuchwepheshe kanye noMqondisi Wobunjiniyela beSikhungo. Sekuyiminyaka engaphezu kwengu-15, uRachel esebenzise ukuqeqeshwa kwakhe kobunjiniyela bemishini futhi wasebenzisa izibalo ngokucwaninga, ukuhlola, nokubhala ngemikhiqizo endaweni yokuthuthukisa ikhaya.