PRODUCTS & SERVICES FINDING THE
RIGHT ANGLE We reportedly spend more time sat on the loo than we spend doing any other bathroom activity. It matters for our health and wellbeing, for bladder and bowel evacuation, that we are sat as correctly and comfortably as possible.
Toilet design can have a big impact on the ease with which we ‘go’, and several factors combine to achieve a good WC, so claims toilet manufacturer Clos-o-Mat.
Lee Cartwright, Clos-o-Mat Technical Manager, said: “In third world countries, the squatting position is that normally adopted. Our ‘civilised’ society hasn’t evolved much from the initial 16th
century design of the WC,
when you sat on or over a bowl, but there are little touches which help the whole process.
DURAPIPE HTA PROVES THE CARING
CHOICE A new luxury care home being constructed in Woking is utilising Durapipe HTA pipework for the domestic hot and cold water services.
Due for completion in August 2017, Streets Heath is a luxury new two- storey retirement complex comprising 60 bedrooms, alongside a variety of communal living, dining and laundry areas. The project, being constructed for Hamberley Developments, a developer of luxury care homes and retirement living projects, required a reliable pipework system for the domestic hot and cold water system and Hamberley tasked mechanical engineers J&B Hopkins to deliver an effective solution.
Having successfully used Durapipe HTA for the last 12 years, J&B Hopkins had no reservations about turning to the specialist hot and cold water pipework system for this project. As a result, Durapipe HTA has
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“Following the checklist helps ensure a trouble-free experience, without the user falling through the seat, or even sliding off the front! “We may chuckle but, especially if you are disabled, getting it right really impacts on your ability to go with as little help, and as much dignity, as possible.”
The seat should be at a height to sit on comfortably. The positioning and relationship of pan to cistern should encourage the user to sit with knees and hips at 90° at least. Feet should be on the floor (for stability).
The seat itself should be comfortable, and support the bottom. The user should be sat on top of the seat, not with cheeks ‘falling’ through. The seat should encourage slight parting of the cheeks.
Easy reference drawings and tips are included in a free download:
www.clos-o-mat.com/images/ downloads/WashandDry-wp.pdf
www.clos-o-mat.com
been installed, in sizes up to 63mm, to transport water from the plant room on the ground floor along the corridor runs before dropping down to feed each individual room.
Commenting on the project, Neil Harding from J&B Hopkins, said: “We always look to reduce the amount of copper we install on projects to minimise the risks associated with theft, and so Durapipe HTA was the ideal alternative to copper for this project. We have used Durapipe systems for more than 12 years and have always been impressed. HTA was no different on Streets Heath, it was
quick and simple to install, saving us time during the installation.”
Durapipe HTA is a C-PVC pipework system specially designed for domestic hot and cold water services. The product’s lightweight nature, combined with its quick and easy solvent weld jointing technique, offers significant installed cost savings, compared with copper alternatives. HTA’s limescale and corrosion resistant properties also ensure it maintains its performance over the lifetime of the system with minimal maintenance requirements.
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