- October 13, 2021
- Glass and Mirror Products Info
What causes glass shower doors to explode, Boom!
The shower room is loved by consumers for its advantages such as small space, but it is disturbing that the shower door glass has a spontaneous explosion rate of 3‰, whether it’s a frameless shower door or framed one.
If you are not careful, your personal safety will be threatened. “Why does shower door glass explode?”
The quality and safety of the shower room have become the most concerned issue for consumers, let’s learn.
What caused the shower door glass explosion?
1. Is the shower room explosion caused by float glass quality.
There are sulfide stones and impurities in this glass, the sulfide stones cause micro-cracks in the glass, which will change the stress of the whole glass and cause spontaneous explosion when affected by the temperature difference. Therefore, do not buy the cheap shower glass.
2. Improper installation also leading to glass explosion.
To mock two pieces of quality tempered glass, the same size, and the same thickness.
One-piece, professional install.
The other one is reinforced at 4 corners, 3 loose and 1 tight, let’s see if there is any glass firmness difference. When installing reinforced tempered glass, it is required to have even force around it. But testers deliberately tightened the screw in one of the corners to simulate improper installation.
The tempered glass that has not been treated has been smashed a lot and not broken.
The reinforced toughened glass broke very soon.
Therefore, toughened glass that looks very durable will become very fragile as long as the stress structure changes.
This shows how important shower room installation is.
Therefore, everyone must go to the physical store to buy the shower room. Not only can you intuitively see the quality, but also the physical store can give you professional services.
How Shall We Purchase the Right Shower Door?
Check Glass Quality.
- A good shower room has transparent glass and no defects such as dots and bubbles.
- There is a tempering logo on the glass corner.
Check Aluminum Profiles
- Look at the hardness of aluminum
The thickness of the qualified shower room aluminum profile is above 1.2mm, The hardness of aluminum can be tested by pressing the aluminum frame by hand. Aluminum with a hardness of 13 degrees or more is difficult for an adult to deform by pressing it by hand.
- A good shower room has a smooth surface, no chromatic aberration, and perfect surface treatment.
Check The Hardware
The slider and the track should be closely matched, with a small gap, and not easy to fall off when impacted by external forces to avoid safety accidents. Use 304 and even 316 stainless steel hardware to ensure quality.
Check Shower Door Water Tightness
The main checking points of the water tightness of the shower room are
- The connection between the shower room and the wall
- The joint between the door and the door
- The connection between the shower room and the stone base and the bottom basin
- Check the sealability of the rubber strip and the rubber strip
Eliterglass is your quality shower door glass manufacturer and supplier in China, we work with Taiwan, Jinjing, XYG high-quality raw materials, and precise processing to avoid crackles, scratches, or any other defects that causing possible glass breakage, contact us if any requirements.
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