We offer a superb range of contemporary and traditional
mixer showers with a choice of thermostatic or manual controls. Mixer
showers draw and mix both hot and cold water directly from the cold water
storage tank and the hot water cylinder or both from the mains fed supply.
They are ideal for homes with readily available hot water and will deliver
a truly refreshing shower.
Please select your shower type below:
Thermostatic Showers
Technical Advice - Thermostatic Showers
Bristan's
thermostatic showers will automatically maintain the chosen temperature,
even when other household appliances are being used. In the event of either
the hot or cold water supply failing the shower will shut off automatically
with immediate effect.
The
benefits of thermostatic controls
Once a suitable temperature has been achieved, Bristan thermostatic showers
will automatically maintain the chosen temperature, even when other household
appliances are being used. In the event of either the hot or cold water
failing, the shower will stop automatically.
A typical installation for a gravity system
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A
typical installation for a mains pressurised
or combi-boiler system
Our thermostatic showers are suitable for all recognised plumbing systems, including gravity, mains pressurised, pumped and combi-boilers.
Note! On gravity systems, the minimum distance from the underside of the cold water cold water storage tank to the shower head must be 1 metre.
Note! The inlet hot water temperature must be at least 10°C above the required blend temperature.
This
one piece unit (with a ceramic disc valve) produces excellent stabilised
temperatures and flow control and is fitted to the following showers:
Compass, Cobalt, Fusion, Qube, Quadrant, Sigma, Tulsa, Meridian, Artisan,
Builder Box, Aqueous, Rio, Zinc, Matrix, Cardinal, Fairfax, Prism, Java,
Omega, Orta, Pisa, Trinity, Art Deco, Osborne and 1901 dual control.
Click each type below to view specific details
1. Thermostatic showers
(Prism, Tulsa, Java, Omega, Orta, Pisa, Trinity, Art Deco, Osborne and
1901 dual control).
2.
Thermostatic bar type showers
(Prism, Quadrant, Qube, Fusion, Rio, Aqueous, Cobalt, Compass, Artisan,
Sigma and Meridian)
3.
Thermostatic sequential showers
(Cardinal and Tempo)
4.
Dual control recessed showers
(Artisan, Meridian, Fairfax, Compass, Fusion, Zinc, Prism pick & mix
shower valve, Quadrant pick & mix shower valve, Qube pick & mix
shower valve)
5.
Shower Poles with Integrated Bar Shower
(Prism & Quadrant)
Site
Conditions
Suitable for all recognised plumbing system, including gravity, mains
pressurised, pumped and combi-boilers. Note! On gravity
systems, the minimum distance from the underside of the cold water cold
water storage tank to the shower head must be 1 metre.
Minimum
water pressure
0.1 bar (1.45 psi)
Maximum
water pressure endured
5 bar (72.5 psi) or 10 bar (Tulsa only)
Maximum
hot water supply
80°C degrees. Note! The inlet hot water temperature
must be at least 10°C above the required blend temperature.
Inlet
Connections
The inlet connections are 15mm compression elbows. These can be orientated
to take water supply from top, bottom or back feeds at 153mm centres.
(138mm-145mm Tulsa Only)
Outlet
Connections
The outlet can be either from a top or bottom connection with the BSP
adapter provided.
Material
The body, elbows and cartridge are of brass construction.
Temperature/Flow
Control
The temperature and flow is controlled by Bristans Thermostatic cartridge.
This one piece unit with a ceramic disc valve produces excellent stabilised
showering temperatures to within +/- 1°C. The temperature is factory
set to 42°C and can be easily adjusted to suit site conditions.
Safety
Shut-off
Our Thermostatic cartridge will shut off in the case of either hot or
cold failure. The inlet hot water temperature must be at least 10°C
above the blended temperature. A pressure drop of 50% in either the hot
or cold supply will only result in a temperature change of +/- 2°C.
Flow
Limiters
Flow limiters are supplied for use with unbalanced or high pressure systems.
Dimensions
Body Diameter - 75mm
Inlet Centres - 153mm (138mm-144mm Tulsa)
Width - 175mm
Depth - 150mm
Diameter of Oval Concealing Plate - 230mm x 175mm
The above dimensions are all common to the Thermotech™ range with
the exception of the depth. The dimension shown is an average. This dimension
will alter with various styles of control handles.
Product
Approval
All Bristan thermostatic showers are individually tested and are designed
to conform to BS EN 1111. They have also been tested by the Water Research
Centre and are approved by the Water Regulations Advisory Scheme and comply
with all UK water regulations (subject to correct installation).
Guarantee
Each Bristan shower is guaranteed for 5 years covering all manufacturing
defects. This does not apply to any products that have been damaged during
fitting or miss-use. Gold and special colour finishes are often softer
than chrome plate, therefore a 3 year guarantee covers these finishes.
Installation
All plumbing installations must conform to the legal requirements laid
down in the Water Regulations. It is strongly recommended that no sealing
compounds be used on any of the connections to the shower as sealing 'O'
rings and compression joints are fitted to all relevant connections.
Bristan
Customer Service
If for any reason you need advice on technical information, installation or maintenance, call our highly trained staff for assistance on 0844 701 6273 or
click here.
2. Thermostatic bar type showers
Site
Conditions
Our thermostatic bar type showers are suitable for all recognised plumbing
systems including gravity, mains pressurised, pumped and combi boilers.
Note! On gravity systems, the minimum distance from the
underside of the cold water storage tank to the shower head must be 1
metre.
Minimum
water pressure
0.1 bar (1.45 p.s.i). (0.2 bar - Rio only)
Maximum
pressure
5 bar (72 p.s.i).
Maximum
hot water supply
80†C Note!
The inlet hot water temperature must be at least 10°C above
the required blend temperature.
Inlet
Connections
The inlet connections are 1/2" to 3/4" BSP cranked unions. Inlet
centres on the valve are fixed at 150mm and the unions can be adjusted
from 125mm to 175mm centres. See individual product specification to confirm
this.
Outlet
Connections
The outlet is from a bottom connection with the 1/2" BSP adapter
provided.
Material
The body is of full brass construction.
Temperature/Flow
Control
The temperature and flow is controlled individually by 2 easy to operate
handles. The temperature is thermostatically controlled and therefore
produces stabilised showering temperatures to within +/- 1°C. The
temperature for the Artisan and Sigma showers is factory set to 38°C.
The others are factory set to 42°C and can be adjusted to suit site
conditions.
Safety
Shut-off
The thermostatic cartridge will shut off in the case of either hot of
cold failure. The inlet hot water temperature must be at least 10°C
above the blended temperature.
Dimensions
See individual products
Product
Approval
All Bristan showers are individually tested and are designed to conform
to BS EN 1111. They have also been tested by the Water Research Centre
and are approved by the Water Regulations Advisory Scheme and comply with
all UK water regulations (subject to correct installation).
Guarantee
Each Bristan shower is guaranteed for 5 years covering all manufacturing
defects. This does not apply to any products that have been damaged during
fitting or miss-use. Gold and special colour finishes are often softer
than chrome plate, therefore a 3 year guarantee covers these finishes.
Installation
All plumbing installations must conform to the legal requirements laid
down in the Water Regulations. It is strongly recommended that no sealing
compounds be used on any of the connections to the shower as sealing 'O'
rings and compression joints are fitted to all relevant connections.
Bristan
Customer Service
If for any reason you need advice on technical information, installation or maintenance, call our highly trained staff for assistance on 0844 701 6273 or
click here
.
3. Sequential Thermostatic showers
Site
Conditions
Our sequential thermostatic showers are suitable for all recognised plumbing
systems including gravity, mains pressurised, pumped and combi boilers.
Note! On gravity systems, the minimum distance from the
underside of the cold water storage tank to the shower head must be 1
metre.
Minimum
water pressure
0.1 bar (1.45 psi).
Maximum
water pressure
5 bar (72.5 psi).
Maximum
hot water supply
80°C. Note! The inlet hot water temperature must
be at least 10°C above the required blend temperature.
Inlet
Connections
The inlet connections are 15mm compression elbows. The distance between
the inlet connections on the valve is between 138-145mm.
Outlet
Connections
The outlet can be from a top or bottom connection that is 1/2" BSP
male.
Material
The body and valve is of full brass construction.
Temperature/Flow
Control
The temperature and flow is controlled individually by one easy to operate
handle. The temperature is thermostatically controlled and therefore produces
stabilised showering temperatures to within +/- 1°C. The temperature
is factory set at 43°C and can be easily adjusted to suit site conditions.
Safety
Shut-off
The thermostatic cartridge will shut off in the case of either hot of
cold failure. The inlet hot water temperature must be at least 10°C
above the blended temperature.
Flow
Limiters
Flow limiters are supplied for use with unbalanced or high pressure systems.
Dimensions
Body Dia. - 65mm
Inlet
Centres - 138mm-145mm
Width - 160mm
Depth - 145mm
Cover Plate Dia. - 160mm
Product
Approval
All Bristan showers are individually tested and are designed to conform
to BS EN 1111. They have also been tested by the Water Research Centre
and are approved by the Water Regulations Advisory Scheme and comply with
all UK water regulations (subject to correct installation).
Guarantee
Each Bristan shower is guaranteed for 5 years covering all manufacturing
defects. This does not apply to any products that have been damaged during
fitting or miss-use. Gold and special colour finishes are often softer
than chrome plate, therefore a 3 year guarantee covers these finishes.
Installation
All plumbing installations must conform to the legal requirements laid
down in the Water Regulations. It is strongly recommended that no sealing
compounds be used on any of the connections to the shower as sealing 'O'
rings and compression joints are fitted to all relevant connections.
Bristan
Customer Service
If for any reason you need advice on technical information, installation or maintenance, call our highly trained staff for assistance on 0844 701 6273 or
click here
.
4. Dual Control Recessed Showers
Site Conditions
Our thermostatic dual control showers are suitable for all recognised
plumbing systems including gravity, mains pressurised, pumped and combi
boilers. Note! On gravity systems, the minimum distance
from the underside of the cold water storage tank to the shower head must
be 1 metre.
Minimum
water pressure
0.1 bar (1.45 p.s.i).
Maximum
pressure
8 bar (116 p.s.i).
Maximum
hot water supply
80°C. Note! The inlet hot water temperature must
be at least 10°C above the required blend temperature.
Inlet
Connections
The inlet connections are 15mm compression elbows/straight. These can
be orientated to water supply from top, bottom or back feeds at 150mm
centres. (Fusion female G3/4" DSP only)
Outlet
Connections
The outlet is from the top connection with a 15mm compression fitting
provided.
Material
The body is of brass construction.
Temperature/Flow
Control
The temperature and flow is controlled individually by 2 easy to operate
handles. The temperature is thermostatically controlled and therefore
produces stabilised showering temperatures to within +/- 1°C. The
temperature of the Artisan is factory set at 38°C, others are set
to 42°C and can be easily adjusted to suit site conditions.
Safety
Shut-off
The thermostatic cartridge will shut off in the case of either hot of
cold failure. The inlet hot water temperature must be at least 10°C
above the blended temperature.
Dimensions
See individual products
Product
Approval
All Bristan showers are individually tested and are designed to conform
to BS EN 1111 / BS 1287. They have also been tested by the Water Research
Centre and are approved by the Water Regulations Advisory Scheme and comply
with all UK water regulations (subject to correct installation).
Guarantee
Each Bristan shower is guaranteed for 5 years covering all manufacturing
defects. This does not apply to any products that have been damaged during
fitting or miss-use. Gold and special colour finishes are often softer
than chrome plate, therefore a 3 year guarantee covers these finishes.
Installation
All plumbing installations must conform to the legal requirements laid
down in the Water Regulations. It is strongly recommended that no sealing
compounds be used on any of the connections to the shower as sealing 'O'
rings and compression joints are fitted to all relevant connections.
Bristan
Customer Service
If for any reason you need advice on technical information, installation or maintenance, call our highly trained staff for assistance on 0844 701 6273 or
click here
Technical Advice - Manual Showers
The manual option controls the temperature of the water by manually adjusting
the valve to the desired temperature before showering. It will not
shut off automatically if there is hot or cold water failure, it will
need to be turned off manually. We offer a choice of 4 manual mixer showers.
The manual option controls the temperature of the water by manually adjusting
the valve to the desired temperature before showering.
Site
Conditions
Our manual showers are suitable for all recognised plumbing systems including
gravity, mains, pumped and combi boilers.
A typical installation for a gravity system
A
typical installation for a mains pressurised
or combi-boiler system
Note! On gravity systems, the minimum distance from the underside of the cold water storage tank to the shower head must be 1 metre.
Minimum
water pressure
Generally the minimum water pressure required for a manual valve is 0.1
bar (1.45 p.s.i). See individual products for further information. i.e.
Maximum
water pressure
10 bar (145 p.s.i).
Maximum
hot water supply
80°C
Inlet
Connections
The showers are supplied with 15mm compression elbow inlets. The compression
elbows can be orientated to take water supply from top, bottom or back
feed at 153mm centres.
Outlet
Connections
The outlet can be from either a top or bottom connection with the 1/2"
BSP adapter provided.
Material
The body and elbows are of brass construction.
Temperature/Flow
Control
The temperature and flow is controlled manually by an easy to operate
single lever. The manual valve uses the latest technology in the form
of a long lasting, self-cleaning ceramic disc cartridge.
Safety
Features
These mixers are not thermostatically controlled, therefore the outlet
temperature depends on the position of the handle, hot and cold water
temperatures and the supply pressures. If there is a hot or cold water
failure the valve will not shut off automatically, it will need to be
turned off by hand.
Product
Approval
All Bristan manual showers are individually tested and are designed to
conform to BS EN 1286. They have also been tested by the Water Research
Centre and are approved by the Water Regulations Advisory Scheme and comply
with all UK water regulations (subject to correct installation).
Guarantee
Each Bristan shower is guaranteed for 5 years covering all manufacturing
defects. This does not apply to any products that have been damaged during
fitting or miss-use. Gold and special colour finishes are often softer
than chrome plate, therefore a 3 year guarantee covers these finishes.
Installation
All plumbing installations must conform to the legal requirements laid
down in the current Water Regulations. It is strongly recommended that
no sealing compounds be used on any of the connections to the shower as
sealing 'O' rings and compression joints are fitted to all relevant connections.
Bristan
Customer Service
If for any reason you need advice on technical information, installation or maintenance, call our highly trained staff for assistance on 0844 701 6273 or
click here
Technical Advice - Pressure Balancing Valves
This is a manual option again, the advantage of pressure balancing valve
is it will compensate for changes in pressure. This will maintain the
selected temperature with changes in the incoming pressures. And will
also shut off automatically with a hot or cold water failure.
Site
conditions
Suitable for all recognised plumbing system, including gravity, mains pressurised, pumped and combi-boilers. Note! On gravity systems, the minimum distance from the underside of the cold water storage tank to the shower head must be 5 metres (0.5bar).
Minimum
water pressure
0.5 bar (7.25 psi)
Maximum
water pressure endured
8 bar (116 psi)
Maximum
hot water supply
80°C
Inlet
Connections
The inlet connections are 15mm compression elbows. These can be orientated
to take water supply from top, bottom or back feeds.
Outlet
Connections
The outlet can be either top or bottom connection with the BSP adapter
provided.
Material
The body and elbows are of brass construction.
Temperature/Flow
Control
The temperature and flow is controlled manually by an easy to operate
single lever. The pressure balancing valve uses the latest technology
in the form of a long lasting, self cleaning ceramic disc cartridge.
Safety
Features
These mixers are not thermostatically controlled, but do compensate for
pressure changes. The outlet temperature will vary with change in inlet
supply temperatures. They will also shut off automatically with a hot
or cold water failure.
Product
Approval
All Bristan pressure balancing showers are individually tested and are
designed to confirm to BS EN 1286. They have also been tested by the Water
Research Centre and are approved by the Water Regulations Advisory Scheme
and comply with all UK regulations (subject to correct installation).
Guarantee
Each Bristan shower is guaranteed for 5 years coving all manufacturing
defects. This does not apply to any products that have been damaged during
fitting or miss-use. Gold and special colour finishes are often softer
than chrome plate, therefore a 3 year guarantee covers these finishes.
Installation
All plumbing installations must confirm to the legal requirements laid
down in the current Water Regulations. It is strongly recommended that
no sealing compounds be used on any of the connections to the shower as
sealing ‘O’ rings and compression joints are fitted to all
relevant connections.
Bristan
Customer Service
If for any reason you need advice on technical information, installation or maintenance, call our highly trained staff for assistance on 0844 701 6273.
Technical Advice - Electric Showers
An instantaneous electric shower is fed with cold water direct from the
mains supply and has a small canister inside it that uses electricity
to heat the water.
There is no need to heat a tank of hot water before you take a shower, the shower is instant and economical to use. They are also relatively easy to install requiring one water connection from the cold mains supply and an electrical supply. A qualified electrician should install the electrical supply.
The performance of an instantaneous electric shower depends on the incoming cold water temperature and the power rating of the shower itself which is usually between 7 and 10.4 kilowatts. The higher the kilowatt rating of the shower, the greater the flow. A typical 8.5kW shower will deliver between 3 and 4 litres per minute depending on the incoming water temperature.
An Electric Shower requires the supply of mains cold water with a minimum running pressure of 1.0bar and maximum of 10bar.
An independent stop valve should be fitted in the water supply to allow maintenance and servicing. In hard water areas an in-line scale reducer can also be fitted and regularly cleaned to ensure reliability.
The water supply to the shower inlet can be either 15mm copper or a 15mm plastic pipe.
Supply
pipework for Bristan electric showers can be fed from the top left, bottom
left, behind left (concealed in the wall), bottom right or behind right
(not applicable to Twist and Waltz).
Installation
All plumbing installations must confirm to the legal requirements laid
down in the current Water Regulations. It is strongly recommended that
no sealing compounds be used on any of the connections to the shower as
sealing ‘O’ rings and compression joints are fitted to all
relevant connections.
Bristan
Customer Service
If for any reason you need advice on technical information, installation or maintenance, call our highly trained staff for assistance on 0844 701 6273.
Technical Advice - Shower Pumps
A typical twin impeller shower pump boosts the supply of gravity hot and
cold water to a shower valve, shower panel or other shower outlet to give
a high performance shower.
A shower pump when combined with a shower valve or shower panel will give you a high-performance, invigorating shower, which enables you to use multi-mode handshowers with features such as massage or foam spray.
Sited outside the actual shower or bathroom a shower pump can be fitted to existing gravity-supplied shower valves to boost performance. They are also available in a range of power ratings up to 3 bar enabling the use of multi-outlet showers such as shower panels with integral bodyjets.
Performance depends on the power rating but a pump such as the Bristan Duraspeed will deliver up to 15 litres per minute through a high flow handshower.
A shower pump is best installed in an airing cupboard and requires separate gravity fed hot and cold water supplies at approximately equal pressures.
A minimum of 115 litres (25 gallons) cold water supply tank is recommended, and the hot water supply temperature should be 60°C in line with British Standard 6700, British Water Regulations, and Plumbing Code of Practise.
Under no circumstances should a shower pump be connected directly to the mains cold water supply, combination boiler or a pressurised hot water system.
Installation
All plumbing installations must confirm to the legal requirements laid
down in the current Water Regulations. It is strongly recommended that
no sealing compounds be used on any of the connections to the shower as
sealing ‘O’ rings and compression joints are fitted to all
relevant connections.
Bristan
Customer Service
If for any reason you need advice on technical information, installation or maintenance, call our highly trained staff for assistance on 0844 701 6273.
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