Disposable pads on the toilet - types and features

Recently, such a means of hygiene as a disposable cover on the toilet seat has gained popularity. As you can guess, it is used in public toilets. Next, we consider what these pads are and why they are needed at all.

General information

As you know, sitting on the toilet in public toilets is not hygienic and even dangerous. After all, the probability of being infected with various diseases is very high, as people are often carriers of pathogenic microbes. That is why precautions must be taken, in particular, it is necessary to avoid contact with the toilet seat of the plumbing fixture (see also the article Overlaying the toilet with a step - the features of the choice).

Disposable toilet covers provide hygiene when using toilets in public places. As a rule, they are made from recycled one-hundred percent paper or other materials. In any case, the products do not cause an allergic reaction and do not emit harmful substances, due to which they are absolutely harmless to human health.

Most often, disposable toilet seats are distributed in rolls and are easy to tear off. Sometimes complete with covers are disposable gloves that allow you to wear them on the seat without touching it with your hands.

Often they are used in such institutions as:

• Shopping centers;
• Restaurants;
• Office buildings;
• Hotels;
• Public transport (trains and airplanes), etc.

Disposable covers on the toilet allow the owners of the above institutions and transport companies to solve such important problems as:

• Ensuring cleanliness in restrooms;
• Prevent the spread of infectious diseases;
• Ensuring comfort when visiting the restroom.
• Simplify the work of cleaners and cleaning companies.

The increased popularity of these means of hygiene is also connected with these reasons.

Tip! You can buy paper napkins in a pharmacy or supermarket. They are especially relevant for tourists, since not all public toilets have similar hygiene products.

Types of overlays

Currently, there are quite a few varieties of plates, first of all, they differ in the material from which they are made. In addition to paper products, polyethylene linings can be found on sale.

In addition, they can be made in the form of napkins, which are simply placed on top of the toilet seat, and in the form of a cover that fits on the seat. In addition, there is such a form as a disposable toilet seat for the toilet, which has a soft "warm" surface.

Lining features

Merits

Among the advantages of these hygiene products are the following points:

• Low price, so that the purchase of these products does not significantly increase the cost item.
• Versatility - covers can be used in conjunction with toilets of any shape.
• Disposable toilet paper wipes are safe for sewage pipes, as they are water soluble, as is toilet paper.
• Easy installation - cover is easy to put on the seat.
• As mentioned above, they provide comfort and ease of use of plumbing in public places.

disadvantages

As for the shortcomings, they include the need to put the covers on the seat with their own hands. If there are no disposable gloves, then the seat will have to contact.

In addition, disposable seat on the toilet have some other disadvantages:

• Covers-napkins do not provide complete protection against germs.
• Not well fixed on the seat, as a result, you may need to fix the cover or hold it with your hand.
• Disposable toilet paper seats are soaked if there are drops on the toilet seat.
• Often it takes a long time to figure out which side to put the cover on the seat.

Auto-replaceable seats

It must be said that the manufacturers of these hygiene products are constantly improving their products, trying to correct many of its shortcomings. The result was a seat with automatically replaceable covers.

The principle of operation of this device completely eliminates the contact of a person with a polluted surface, since the replacement of the cover is carried out by pressing one button.

In addition, this seat has some other advantages:

• The system eliminates the reuse of coverage.
• Improves the comfort of using plumbing.
• The process of replacing the cover takes a minimum of time.
• The polyethylene cover itself provides reliable protection against pathogens.
• Installation itself is not a big deal and takes a little time.
• The device can operate both from a power outlet and a battery, the service life of which is up to three years.
• The seat fits almost all models of toilet bowls.
• Long service life.

Of course, the cost of these devices is quite high, however, their use, as we see, is fully justified. Covers for them are sold in rolls, like paper napkins. As a rule, one roll is enough for 60-65 visits.

Note! Two to three meters before the end of the roll there is a red stripe that signals its end.

Here, perhaps, all the main points that you can tell about disposable overlays for the toilet.

Conclusion

Disposable pads on the toilet seat provide protection against pathogens when using public toilets, therefore, are an important invention of humanity. Moreover, the most reliable and comfortable are plastic covers, so they are more preferable, despite the fact that their cost is higher (read also the article Float for a toilet bowl - adjustment and replacement).

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