LOOKING FLUSH

VitrA Vitrus glass concealed casing for wall hung or back to wall WCS £ 611. Shown in black glass. Sento wall-hung pan with Aquacare function £466.

LOOKING FLUSH! New VitrA WC with built-in bidet

Unique design offers comfort and hygiene. People who understand the benefits of washing with water after using the toilet, include a water closet (WC) with a builtin bidet function as an essential part of the bathroom design. The bidet function is recognised as offering superior hygiene and comfort and now this simple solution for enhanced personal care is available in the UK on selected WC’s from VitrA – Aquacare.

It’s all in the name - not only do VitrA Aquacare WCs save valuable space in the UK’s smaller bathrooms, by eliminating the need for a separate bidet unit, the system provides the ultimate in hygiene and user comfort. VitrA is one of the world’s leading bathroom companies and works with world renowned designers to manufacture innovative sanitaryware, furniture, brassware and accessories. VitrA’s Sento, Integra and M-Line ranges all offer an Aquacare option.

The M-Line WC, designed by multi-award-winning German design house NOA, includes a thermostatic cartridge for a comfortable warmwater wash. VitrA’s Aquacare is unique, with a patent-pending, and is explicitly designed to suit all UK water systems – it is also very easy to install.

TECHNOLOGY FOR THE USER Aquacare WCs are wall-hung which adds to a feeling of space in the bathroom and makes cleaning simple. Installing a wall-hung WC requires an in-wall cistern frame, which needs to be considered at the design stage. Alternatively,

and to avoid too much building work in an existing bathroom a Vitrus glass cistern and frame, by VitrA, like the one pictured right, allows an Aquacare WC to be fitted as an upgrade. VitrA’s extensive range of in-wall cistern frames are easy to install, and there is a choice of sizes available allowing for installation under a window or where space is particularly tight. Dual-flush mechanisms mean the user can choose as little as 2 litres to flush, making tangible savings to a household water bill. VitrA’s Aquacare WCs also include Rim-ex

technology – there is no rim on the WC bowl whatsoever eliminating one of the most unhygienic aspects of a standard WC. In fact, in tests with Akdeniz University, in Turkey, VitrA’s Rim-ex option has proved to be 95% more hygienic than WCs with a traditional rim that harbour germs and limescale.

TECHNOLOGY FOR THE INSTALLER Aquacare is an innovative solution that makes installation of a bidet WC both quick and easy. VitrA Aquacare comes as a complete set: a WC with a pre-assembled and integrated air breaker, and a WC seat and cover. The WC pan requires no additional equipment or preparation besides water installation. If maintenance is needed, a straightforward click removes the Aquacare cover below the WC seat. VitrA has designed, with a patent-pending, Aquacare to protect potable water against contamination from dirty water while saving time and money for the installer. Additionally, it represents an invisible solution for end-users but still offers extra hygiene and comfort in the bathroom. This highly engineered solution is available for Sento, Integra and M-Line wallhung WC pans and is automatically compatible with EN1717 as well as LGA and DVGW certified.

LEFT: VitrA Sento wall-hung WC pan with Aquacare function £466 shown with VitrA Elegance mechanical flush plate in anti-fingerprint chrome £78.00 VitrA Nest Trendy bathroom furniture in high gloss white; 80cm washbasin unit with one drawer £861.washbasin with LED lighting £423. Basin mixer £113 Nest illuminated mirror £590. Nest Trendy laundry unit with wheels – top opening £523. Nest tall unit with one door £ 812.

BELOW: VitrA Integra WC with Aquacare function RRP £484. Shown with VitrA Loop R flush plate in matt chrome £47.

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