Based in WA, Therm-Oz Showers have been trading in Australia for just over three years and are going from strength to strength. Although they are busiest in the eastern states – no doubt due the size of the population in that side of the country - there is very strong support from WA plumbing firms. Owners Rob and Sarah Pond have been travelling around WA with The Master Plumbers and Gasfitters Association to present their products at the Association’s popular industry forums. You may have met them if you attended one of the forums in Kalgoorlie, Esperance, Margaret River, Bunbury, Geraldton or Albany. In October, you will find them at last two forums for the year, which will be in the Perth metro area in October. They sponsored the Association’s President’s Cup Golf Day in March.
Safety, constant temperature and simplicity A Therm-Oz thermostatic shower delivers water at a constant temperature, automatically compensating for any fluctuations in the water supply, such as those that occur when someone flushes a toilet or turns on another tap when the shower is running. The ability to maintain a constant temperature means there is no chance of scalding. Therm-Oz thermostatic showers are WaterMark certified (Licence WMK26224), made and tested to AS4032.4 and fully compliant with AS/NZS3500. The heart of a Therm-Oz thermostatic shower is the thermostatic mixing valve unit, which on the outside has the deceptively simple appearance of a stainless steel tube with a handle at each end. A twist of the right handle operates the flow. The left handle controls the temperature, which is normally set at a safe 38°C. A safety over-ride button allows the left handle to rotate and increase the temperature to a maximum of 45°C or turn in the opposite direction for a cooler shower. After changing temperature, the safety over-ride button re-sets. Another smart feature is the Cool-Touch Technology that ensures the outer surface of the valve is always cool and safe to touch.
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The Reno Kit is the most popular product. It has all the components to convert a standard two tap manual shower with need for pipework alteration or electrical work. As WA plumbers have discovered, the Reno Kit can be used as a quick fix if a shower breech has a bad seating that can no longer be re-seated. Provided one seat is still good, which is usually the case, there is no need to chop out the bad one. With the Reno Kit installed, the problem is solved and the customer gets an awesome shower. The Reno Kit can also be a solution if there is a leak in the tee pipework of a shower breech. If both seatings are still good, the tee pipework becomes dead, so if there was a leak in that section it will no longer be a problem. There is no need to chop out to find and repair the leak.
