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Bathing or showering is extremely important, but do we need to bathe or shower every day to keep up with good health? According to the perceptions of the modern society, one needs to bathe or shower every day to stay healthy. Studies have found, children who go to school without bathing or showering, are inactive & lazy; they lack confidence in anything they do. It’s the same with elderly people that go out to work; they are usually idle & sleepy all the time, and are not energetic.

Body odour and restlessness make them feel agitated at work, also, they lack focus, which can result to low productivity and performance; it adversely affects your growth. Bathing or showering daily makes you feel confident. It infuses new energy in you every time, and gives you a sense of accomplishment.By taking a bath or shower once a day, you can wipe off the bacteria present on the skin.

Tauseef Hussain is a media blogger at QS Supplies, and occasionally writes on shower enclosures. He is passionate about interior decoration and his goal is to live a creative life and give the best advice for bathroom suite to make things better and beautiful in a bathroom.

I remember my father saying to me once when I was about 13 years old and adamant that flares would never come back into fashion, though all things come around again. So, it’s no surprise to me to find that more traditional designed bathrooms are back in vogue.

It is true to say that some designs last forever, for they never really phase out; the roll top bath can be viewed in such a way. As much as one may be tempted by the modern whirlpool bath with its hot jets and relaxing bubbles, you know there will come a point when they will go out of fashion. The same is true for some of the more garish bathroom suites on offer from the late sixties and seventies. So, staying traditional does have a distinct benefit for the long term appeal of your bathroom design.

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Baths and bathing have as long a history as civilisation itself as there has always been a need for humans to wash and bathe. The first baths to be introduced in the UK was that of the Roman bathhouses; thanks to their ingenuity, they created a whole new bathing culture very different from the one we know today, but certainly, they had to develop into the bath each of us have in our homes today.

You will find baths made from a range of different materials such as steel, acrylic, enamel and even the occasional waterproof finished wood, but most manufacturers concentrate on either steel or acrylic bath designs. So, what are the advantages and disadvantages between a steel and acrylic bath and how will it affect your bathing experience?

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To start with, let us first understand what a wet room is and how it is different from a regular bathroom or shower area. Unlike a bathroom, a wet room has a completely water tight finish allowing water to be sprayed anywhere in the room without causing damage. It is common for wet rooms to have showers installed as opposed to baths, but if your wet room is big enough, then there is no reason why you cannot install a bath.

What makes a wet room watertight? It is not actually the tiles on the floor and walls, but rather the waterproofing or tanking, if put in a professional term, which is applied prior to any tiles being fixed. A wet room, therefore, removes the need for any shower enclosure or cubicle as the room itself acts just like an enclosure. Also, the floor of the room will have a slight slop to allow all the water to drain away in much the same way as a shower tray works.

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As the 100-day countdown for London Olympics begins, the anxieties soar higher! Just ponder and wonder ‘why’! Well, people have been impatient to make it to the colossal event 2012, which is said to be a sublime one. It has, resultantly, made people to crave to witness it and experience it for their lifetime.

People have been frantically flocking into Heathrow Airport to witness the enigma that is yet to get unveiled. It is also said that visitors to the UK from outside European Economic Area are not supposed to spend more than 45 minutes while waiting in the emigration queue. To everybody’s amazement, they have been waiting for more than the time stipulated for a few weeks now.

Immigration news, updates and weekly round ups further state that more ardent fans are expected to make it to the event. In such state-of-affairs, no one knows what may be the conditions of the Bathrooms and hygiene at Heathrow airport and the venue of the events.

Just a reality round-up!
With massive queues at Heathrow airport last week, isn’t it about time they upgraded and expanded their bathroom facilities. As we move into a time when more and more people are traveling and using the services at Heathrow, our government decides to implement cut backs. Attempting to save 10% on staffing costs, it looks as though our senseless government has cost us more by all the delays resulting from the cut backs.

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The birth of sensor taps has come in part, thanks to innovation in design and technology. Also, we need to amply express our gratitude to the dire need to reduce the amount of water used both by businesses as well as the general public, which has consequently given birth to the need for the sensor taps.

With the UK population set to grow up to 70 million by 2027, no wonder there is a growing concern for the government about the level of water consumption here in the UK, for the more populous it gets the need for water will increase more, beyond fathom. Recent water shortages in the UK have yet again raised concerns over the amount of water wasted in domestic homes and businesses, and with it, the suggestion that water bills should be inflated to encourage the people to use less water.

It’s true to say that people, in general, have become more aware of the shortages in natural resources, but are we all doing enough to reduce the amount we use on a daily basis? There are many simple ways to reduce water consumption such as collecting rain water for watering your garden, not flushing the toilet throughout the night, or even turning the tap off when brushing our teeth. But to make a real significant decrease in the level of water consumed in homes, technological advances need to be discovered for household appliances, thus, it is here we see the need for sensor taps.

So, what are sensor taps and how do they work? Sensor taps are designed in such a way that they only allow water to flow when an object, such as a hand, is passed by the sensor; within 0.5 of a second after the object is removed the water will shut off automatically.

Also, you can get sensor taps which have an in-built thermostatic control, allowing you to regulate the temperature of the water disbursed, again further, saving more money and energy.

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Two of the main benefits for installing a shower cubicle in your home are that showering can save you time as well as money. If you consider the average shower takes about 4 minutes and the average shower head puts out approximately 5 gallons per minute, compared to the average bath which uses approximately 30—50 gallons, the savings soon add up.

However, one can find there are many different styles and designs to choose from at the time of selecting a shower enclosure. For aesthetic reasons, most people will first choose the design that will work best in their bathroom, but it’s also important to have the right shower tray for an enclosure. In answering the question, how to get the right tray for a new enclosure, there are a number of things that one needs to consider. One should know, No shower enclosures can be hailed without a good shower tray.

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The key of getting a right radiator for a room is all in the sizing. In layman terms, to heat a room you need to have the basin knowledge, such as, the type of walls, the type of ceiling and what size radiator you need to install to make a room warm and cosy. You may have heard the term ‘BTU’(British Thermal Unit) being used at the time of purchasing a radiator, and there are many BTU calculators available, which can help you choose the right radiator.

Buying a radiator can be a tedious job, but if you have a basic knowledge it can be exciting, and you can save £’s on your purchase. Most of consumers, who want to replace their radiators, buy the same size radiators, which already exists in their room. Whilst height and width are obvious, you can change the amount of heat radiated into you room with your choice of ‘depth’. These different depths are explained below:

Single Panel Radiators – The working model of single panel radiator is straight forward. It uses 1 Steel Panel to hold the hot water in your central heating system.

Single Convector Radiators – This type of radiator has 1 Steel Panel and a set of fins. Metal fins are welded on to the back of a single panel, and heating is generated from that panel. These fins act as an increased surface area, which generates more heat and, therefore, produce more heat output than a Single Panel Radiator.

Double Panel Plus Radiators – This type of radiator features 2 steel panels, and 1 set of fins. The working model of this type of radiator is same as Single Panel, but as this radiator has 2 steel panels and 1 set of fins, it generates more heat than compared to Single convector radiators.

Double Convector Radiators –Now you may have started to see a trend – but to confirm this model has 2 steel panels and 2 sets of fins. This radiator has more capability to generate heat and is usually recommended for large rooms. The capability of generating heat is determined by the height and length of the radiator.

By having a basic knowledge on how radiator works can help you select the right radiator. Next time when you decorate – you can buy with confidence as you might have already understood the jargon that all steel panel radiators accompany.

Compact style radiators are the most common radiators used in UK. Design of these radiators is pretty basic, and it features side panels and a top grill to hide the elements such as fins. Top grills and side panels can be removed with some persuasion for maintenance and cleaning – but can be a hassle.

To avoid this hassle, there are a different type of radiators available in the market and is known as ‘roundtop’ radiators. In short, these are the same radiators but without top grills and side panels.

There are many companies that manufacture round-top and compact radiators; however, they do vary in a small way in terms of design and output. At QS Supplies, we stock a complete series of round top and compact rads from manufacturers such as Biasi and Quinn. Both these companies offer ultimate quality radiators, which are stylish and affordable in price. All radiators showcased at QS Supplies web store have short lead times and can be dispatched to your home within a matter of days.

It’s not often that a new feature on a toilet grabs the headlines. However, the world of bathroom suites has been hearing all about the new edition of the RAK Ceramics Bathroom Range for 2012 – the new rimless toilet in the Compact Range.

So what’s all the fuss about? Why should a rimless toilet make such a mark in the world of bathrooms? After all, some people may know that Twyfords launched a similar concept a few years ago. It would seem the excitement is focused around the RAK’s ability to deliver this hygiene improving feature with their legendary ability to bring style and practicality to the table all in one go. That’s a statement that’s easy to say, but at QS Supplies, we had to wait in line at the KBB 2012 Show just to take a look at the RAK Compact Toilet.

Combining this toilet into a new bathroom suite will bring a whole new range of benefits to the homeowner, traditionally enjoyed by commercial settings such as hospitals and care homes, who were bound by stricter health and hygiene regulations.

So how does it work? On operating the flush, there are 3 jets that project water into the toilet pan. These unique jets are designed to cover the entire inner pan surface in all directions. Without a rim for germs to hide, no hidden areas can be missed when cleaning. The benefit to homeowners doesn’t just stop there. Cost savings on expensive cleaning brand that direct solutions under the rim of a toilet also become a thing of the past.

So if, ultimate hygiene is your motive, take a closer look at the RAK Rimless close-coupled toilet as part of your next replacement bathroom project. If you do, further cost saving measures built into the design include reduced water usage traps. Working closely with Geberit, RAK Ceramics has introduced a 33% saving on flushing volumes to achieve dual flush statistics to 4.0 Litres and 2.5 Litres.

QS Supplies always strive to work with innovative manufacturers who bring our customers style and value for money. Our collection of cheap bathroom suites for sale are no exception, and we can offer bathroom suite packages or the easy shopping experience you desire to bring the right blend of basin, toilet and bath to your bathroom. Visit our website today to find www.qssupplies.co.uk at low online prices.

Buying a new faucet seems like a simple exercise – but the choices available to customers will leave you with more questions than answers when you first begin your search. That is a good thing on one hand, but if this article can guide you through those choices then QS Supplies will have supported another customer in finding the correct tap for their bathroom.

Basin mixer Taps are the most popular type of replacement taps that QS Supplies Sell, and offer a superb example of the level of choice that is available in the bathroom taps market place. So here are our top tap questions we would like to present to you before you start your search:

Pressure: Most modern taps work best at around 0.5 Bar of water pressure (a plumber may help you work this out if your not sure). However, if you have a modern central heating system, like a combi boiler, or a system boiler with an unvented cylinder, you are likely to exceed this figure and as long as you don’t by a low pressure tap, most taps will work fine for you.

Tap Handles: Each tap design will have its own design and style, but the fundamental choice will be 1 or 2 tap handles. 1 Tap Handle taps are often called ‘monobloc’ taps and tend to be modern in appearance. Flow control and temperature selection are all controlled from one single lever. Advantages are style and minimalistic feel, but precise flow and temperature selection first time can be hit and miss until you get used to it, so if you suffer from arthritis things could get tricky.

Waste Selection: This topic is specifically about Basin Mixer Taps and Bidet Taps. Almost always, and there are some exceptions, a basin or bidet mixer tap will be supplied with a waste. The two systems promoted by tap manufacturers are ‘Pop Up Waste’ and ‘Push Button Waste’. The pop up waste system has been around for many years and is a tried and tested system that operates the opening and closing of the metal plug by metal rods, operated from behind the tap body. The only problem this system has in when installing onto bathroom furniture units, the system gets snagged up in the furniture design sometimes. The Push Button Waste offers a very simple push down to close, and push down again to open system (also known as a click clack system). As long as you don’t mind getting your hand wet (and why would you) this system has no limitations. Please beware that all wastes supplied with bathroom taps are ‘slotted’ so that the waste can accept water from the overflow hole in your basin. If you buy a basin without an overflow hole you will either have to buy another ‘unslotted’ waste or purchase both tap and unslotted waste individually.

So go forth with confidence with your new founded knowledge and tackle with confidence the bewildering array of taps on offer. QS Supplies are well known for their great tap deals and combine these low online prices with bathroom taps from well established tap brands like Bristan, Hudson Reed, Sagittarius, Tre Mercate, Roca, Crosswater and Vitra