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Total Hygiene has switched- all in its commitment to optimise client convenience….

The company, manufacturer of the top-selling Clos-o-Mat automatic bidet toilet, has made a change to its innovative Palma Vita, aimed to make it even more flexible in installation, and easier to use. The power switch has been moved from low level to convenient hand height on the right hand side of the cistern, and now incorporates subtle blue back illumination.

The switch had been undertaken primarily to make it easier for its less able clients to power on or off as required, and to make it easier for them to see at a glance whether the Palma is turned on- particularly if visually impaired.

Simultaneously, it guarantees the Clos-o-Mat Palma complies with appropriate electrical regulations, and optimises its siting within a bathroom environment: provided the Palma is fitted with an RCD unit, it can be safely fitted even within ‘Zone 1’ of a bathroom or wetroom, ie adjacent to the shower or bath, making it the only unit of its type on the market with such flexibility of positioning.

Brian Hoare, Total Hygiene Director of Technical, observes, “We don’t get many calls about a Palma not working, because it is so reliable; more often than not, if we do receive such a call, it is simply that the unit has been turned off accidentally, but as the power switch was sited low down and was unlit, it was not always easy for people to know. It is essential for our clients that their WC is working as and when they need it!

“Moving the switch higher up, and illuminating it makes it so much easier for our clients to tell at a glance whether the unit is on or off. We have applied a lot of care to the level of illumination too, enough to be seen without being obtrusive.”

Manufactured in the UK, the Clos-o-Mat Palma is the latest automatic bidet toilet from Total Hygiene, and combines a conventional WC with integral douching and drying facilities, aimed at optimising dignity and independence for the less able when toileting, minimising or even eliminating the need for carer assistance. It is the only unit of its type developed specifically for the disabled, with numerous accessories, so helps achieve compliance with regulations on accessibility, and has been contemporarily styled to be as unobtrusive as possible in a home or care environment.

Since its foundation 40 years ago, Total Hygiene has supplied over 40,000 Clos-o-Mats throughout the UK and Ireland, to locations from individual’s homes through hotels and shopping centres to tall ships, with some of the original units still in regular service. Full details are available @ www.clos-o-mat.com or by telephoning 0161 969 1199 or freefone 0800 374076.
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