Ideal Standard, a leading provider of innovative and design-driven bathroom solutions, has today launched its new ITV exposed shower valve, created by Robin Levien, award-winning royal designer for industry.
ITV (Inline Thermostatic.Valve) is a dual control exposed shower valve with a modern brass bodied design. The ITV uses proven components and materials to achieve excellent product quality and reliability, exceeding what is expected at this price level, with no compromise on performance or ease of installation.
The dual control offers a "set and forget" temperature control with a maximum temperature limit stop which can be set to 40, 43, 46 or 48°C, providing maximum safety, ensuring safe showering and preventing scalding. The recommended safe shower temperature is 40°C and is clearly marked on the body of the valve.
The ITV uses the proven ¾ thermostatic cartridge, as offered in many other of Ideal Standard showers valves. The quarter turn ceramic disc flow control provides ease of use, controllability and durability, ensuring a smooth turning action and no drips. The valve is supplied with a bottom outlet, ensuring easy installation with a shower kit.
The new ITV exposed shower valve comes with a five year guarantee and is available as a valve only and in two shower pack options S1 and S3, combining ITV with the new Idealrain shower kit.
S1 combines a single function shower kit, designed to have an excellent flow rate even at a very low water pressure (down to 0.1 bar), ideal for those with low water pressure systems. The S3 option includes a three function shower kit. Each pack includes an 8 litres per minute flow restrictor as a water saving feature for use on pressures greater than 1 bar.
Paul Frankish, Ideal Standard UK Marketing Director, comments: "Everyone wants a good showers at a reasonable price, even those with a low pressure hot water system. The new ITV provides consumers a practical, functional and reliable shower valve at an affordable price".
Key features:
ITV Thermostatic.Exposed Shower Valve:
– Dual control offering set and forget temperature control
– Recommended safe shower temperature of 40°C clearly marked on the body
– Proven ¾" thermostatic cartridge, as used in many other of our showers
– Adjustable maximum temperature limit stop
– Flow controller is on the outlet from the valve
– Supplied with bottom connection; easily changed to top outlet or a second outlet can be added for ‘dual outlet’
– Quarter turn ceramic disc.flow control for ease of use, controllability and durability: smooth turning action and no drips
– Rotatable inlet elbows for 150mm pipe centres with pipes from rear, above or below
– WRAS and TMV2 (approvals applied for)
ITV Shower Packs:
– 2 ITV shower packs
– With Idealrain S1 shower kit – Single function Small Ø80mm handspray
– With Idealrain S3 shower kit – 3 function Small Ø80mm handspray
– We recommend S1 pack for pressures below 0.3bar – S3 will work but with reduced functionality
– Valve and kit in one small colour picture box
– 1.35m wide bore hose with retaining ring
– 600mm slide rail with push button height adjustment
– 8 l/min flow restrictor supplied as a water saving feature
ITV Accessories:
– Additional outlet can easily be added to the top of the valve body to give a ‘dual outlet’ installation
– Ideal for use with a fixed riser and a separate handspray
– User friendly as it is obvious which flow control operates which outlet
– ITV is supplied suitable for 150mm pipe centres
– For pipe centres from 147 to 155mm the use of the Adjustable elbows kit removes the need to change the pipe work, and saves installation time
The ITV is available March 2011.
Max Rennie – MyTub