Do environmentally-friendly cabinets have to be environmentally friendly? How to choose environmentally friendly cabinets?

With the improvement of people's living standards, people's requirements for quality of life have also improved. This requirement, in the decoration, is reflected in the concern for environmental protection. Take the cupboard as an example. We used to install cabinets, paying more attention to the quality of installation and the practicality of cabinets. Now more and more people are concerned about whether the cabinets are environmentally friendly and what the formaldehyde content is. There are slogans such as environmental protection cabinet and 0 formaldehyde cabinet in the market. So, are environmentally-friendly cabinets necessarily environmentally-friendly? What is the purchasing method of environmental protection cabinets? Now let's take a look at the selection method of environmentally friendly cabinets!

Is the environmental protection cabinet really environmentally friendly?

To know whether environmental protection cabinets are really environmentally friendly, we must first know what environmental protection cabinets are. The so-called environmental protection cabinet is simply a cabinet with reasonable design, healthy and environmentally friendly materials, no pollution and no harm to human body. European environmental standards are divided into three grades: E2, E 1 and E0, among which E0 has the lowest formaldehyde emission, followed by E 1 and E2 respectively. But do environmental protection cabinets on the market really use E0 grade plates? In fact, the cost of E0 grade plate is 20% to 30% higher than that of E 1 grade plate, and few merchants will use E0 grade plate to make cabinets!

In addition, due to the imperfect management of the cabinet market, the industry order is chaotic. Some small workshop-style "manufacturers" and family-style "factories" are simply not qualified to produce special products such as cabinets. They produce inferior cabinet products by cutting corners and shoddy, and let a lot of toxic and harmful substances mix into them, but under the banner of environmental protection cabinets, consumers are easily deceived.

How to choose environmentally friendly cabinets

1, the choice of cabinets should not only look at formaldehyde, but also look at chemical pollution.

The environmental protection index requirements of cabinet industry mainly refer to the formaldehyde emission of cabinet plates. The most direct way to identify whether it is environmentally friendly is to let the merchants issue relevant test reports. "Formaldehyde does not exceed the standard" is only an important aspect of environmental protection cabinets. When we choose environmentally friendly cabinets, we should not only look at formaldehyde content, but also look at chemical pollution, physical injury and garbage pollution.

In addition to formaldehyde content, attention should also be paid to benzene, ammonia, harmful heavy metals and other harmful substances that may still exist when purchasing cabinets. In addition to the panel, there are cabinets and adhesives that need to be treated to ensure that the content of various harmful substances does not exceed the standard; On the level of physical injury, cabinets with poor materials and workmanship may have burrs and sharp corners in details. These improperly handled parts are easy to cause harm to the body. Inferior cabinets may also be contaminated by noise and radioactivity. To avoid these problems, it is necessary to use high-quality hardware and reasonably choose panels and countertops.

2. Is the cabinet design energy-saving?

The choice of sink directly affects the consumption of tap water. Compared with the popular double sinks, a single large sink saves more water. Because the double tanks can be dipped and washed separately, it is more reasonable to use water. Gas stoves should be as far away from the tuyere as possible. If it is installed near the door, the gas will be affected by flowing air when it is used. Not only the consumption of gas will increase, but also the oil fume will be scattered by the wind and cannot be absorbed centrally, which will affect the work of the range hood.

3. The design of the cabinet is easy to leave garbage and breed bacteria.

The kitchen has always been regarded as the "manufacturing workshop" of garbage, and it is common to dirty the floor and block the sink. However, improper cleaning of residual garbage is easy to breed bacteria and attract four pests. If a set of cabinets is poorly designed or the quality of sewage fittings is defective, the garbage can is unreasonable or the quality problem is easy to lead to garbage pollution.