Ideal Standard, a leading provider of innovative and design-driven bathroom solutions, launches its newest brassware range, Ceramix Blue, designed by award-winning design house ARTEFAKT.

Ceramix Blue has been developed for consumers requiring a modern, stylish range of brassware with superior performance where user safety and water saving are a priority. The range has low lead and nickel free water carrying components for improved quality of drinking water, meeting the forthcoming new World Health Organisation guidelines. These will recommend lower levels of hazardous metals in drinking water, which contains nickel.

Ceramix Blue now includes water saving features which meet Part G legislation and respond to a growing consumer demand for reducing water waste, to save resources and keep household bills down. Ceramix Blue meets this demand, saving a family of four up to £168 per year on utility bills, compared to a normal basin mixer .

The range incorporates COOL BODY technology. This prevents the overheating of the fitting, even when hot water is running. The fitting can be touched at any time without danger of burning, ensuring optimal safety.

An Industry-first: the Ceramix range features thermostatic bath filling for low pressure systemswhich is now required by the building regulations, to ensure safe bathing for all users. Up until now, thermostatic bath filling has been limited to high pressure systems, or required the added complexity of an additional thermostatic mixing valve. Ceramix Blue offers thermostatically controlled fast bath filling in one quick to install and easy to use fitting.

Ceramix Blue has been developed to operate on all types of hot water systems. It is easy to install and operate, offering excellent value for money.

Key features:

Basin and bidet mixers:

o Single lever design (bidet mixer) with two sizes of body: standard and hand rinse (basin mixer)
o Available with and without pop-up waste
o 40mm high flow ceramic disc cartridge with hot water limit stop
o Suitable for low and high pressure systems
o Top fix so easy to install
o Cool body
o Fitted with a 5 l/min aerated flow restrictor to ensure compliance with water saving legislation: no need to order a higher cost ‘Eco’ version
o Flow restrictor can be replaced with a flow straightener (supplied) for low pressure systems
o Low lead and nickel free water carrying components for improved quality of drinking water.

Unique Thermostatic Bath Filler and Thermostatic Bath Shower Mixer:

o Rim mounted thermostatic 1TH bath filler
o Designed to fill a bath at 21 l/min at only 0.2bar
o The first true low pressure rim mounted thermostatic bath filler
o User adjustable temperature control, unlike under bath thermostatic mixing valves which are difficult to access (Thermostatic Bath Filler)
o User adjustable temperature control allows selection of different temperatures for bath and shower, unlike under bath thermostatic mixing valves which are difficult to access (Thermostatic Bath Shower Mixer)
o Much easier and quicker to install than a non-thermostatic bath filler with an under bath mixing valve
o Standard proven ¾” thermostatic cartridge
o Cool body
o TMV2 and WRAS approval have been applied for
o Supplied with 3 function handspray fitted with 8 l/min flow regulator, hose and handspray holder (Thermostatic Bath Shower Mixer)