Bristan Showers - A Guide To The Bristan Showers Range

Bristan Showers - A summary

We all like a great long soak in a wonderful warm bath, however a shower

offers just as luxurious and sensuous experience and even helps save time and

money. Furthermore, the time of the shower as an afterthought tacked on over

the bathtub are diminishing swiftly. The modern, up-to-date bathroom offers

room for a walk-in shower, perhaps with a funky zinc tray and mosaic tiling.

An epidemic of decorating and makeover programs on the telly have given us

all the redecorating bug and the exposure to innovative designs and trendy

solutions is such that we’re not content with practical. We'd like our

bathrooms to be style statements as well as places to clean our teeth. A part

of that statement can often be getting the right shower.

Now there’s nothing wrong with having an over the bath system. Often space

permits little else. And with the perfect choice of taps and shower head,

perhaps a glass screen rather then an old-fashioned curtain, your shower can

raise your bathroom with out overshadowing the bath.

Of course, you might be such a shower aficionado that you’ve done away with

the bathtub. No more your own grubby water for you. You’re into fresh, pure

H2O raining down each morning and nothing else will do. Maybe you’ve gone to

the ultimate and made your bathroom into a wet room? Tiled floors (heated, of

course), gently sloping to the central drain, every thing sealed and water

tight, an open plan, splash-as-much-as-you-like water lover’s dream.

One of the largest suppliers of showers and shower fittings in the United

Kingdom is Bristan Ltd. Situated in Tamworth, the corporation is at the heart

of both the country and also the bathroom industry, also offering numerous

bathroom taps, kitchen taps, ornamental heating and bathroom gadgets.

From high end to economy, and all with a reliable guarantee of good quality

and service, Bristan’s showers are separated into a number of ranges, each of

which will suit a different taste and style.

Bristan Aqueous
A nice easy, classic chrome design with wall-mounted dual control. The

Aqueous will certainly go well with a plain cubicle shower enclosure or

perhaps the over the bath option. It comes with a chunky, tactile cyndrical

head or for increased versatility, a combination of a small handset and an

overhead rose for those who have to have a proper drenching to help wake them

up when they’ve dragged themselves up out of bed in the morning.

Bristan Oval
A shower is normally described as more ‘modern’ choice than the bath, however

this specific shower would look perfectly at home next to your classic rolled

edge bath tub. It’s something to do with the solid length of chrome pipe

going the height of the unit and stopping in the wide rose. It hints at a

bygone age when plumbing was on show instead of discrete or even hidden

behind the tiles. And why not if it looks this good?

Bristan Quadrato
As the Latin students will probably guess, the Quadrato is about right angles.

It’s square. The rose is square, the additional headset is square even the

pipe which carries the water is square. It is a very square shower for the

very contemporary looking bathroom. Do not position this next to your regency

bathroom package, but do think about making this part of a walk-in with glass

bricks.

Bristan Qube
If you’re a square-lover then Bristan have granted you options. Not only the

Quadrato, but the Qube. The key and apparent distinction between the 2 is the

Qube’s square cross-section pipes arches from the wall in a lovely curve

ending in the square shower rose. As opposed to the Quadrato goes straight up

then takes a 90-degree corner to the rose. The integral shower heads are a

somewhat different style too. Spoiled for choice.

Bristan 1901
Moving away from the ultra-modern and toward the Victorian, the 1901 range

makes certain that those with a classical taste are well-catered for. This

rigid riser and impressively constructed shower rose goes well in a bathroom

with a claw foot bath. The curved, ceramic-look lever taps and bulbous

thermostatic control makes it appear to be a bathroom fitting created by

Jules Verne; get the water hot enough and it’ll always be quite ‘steampunk’.

Bristan Capri
Simple, contemporary, sophisticated and practical, the Capri is a

straightforward head set with an adjustable riser and includes a choice of

either surface-mounted or recessed thermostatic control. The recessed option

might include more work, chopping into the wall and so on, but have a look;

it’s worth it.

In terms of lower water usage, showers have already got the environmental

advantage on baths, but why not push that further by fixing a flow limiter.

Bristan offer a full range and will ensure that your shower wastes

significantly less water. This is great for two good reasons. First, if your

water is metered then reducing the amount which will go straight down the

plughole each time you want to wash your hair could save you cash; the flow

limiter will soon pay for itself. The other motive is obviously, an eco-

friendly one. When you’re using a smaller amount water, the effect on the

environment of processing, storage and supply is correspondingly reduced. And

you get to feel good about your green credentials.

So, to sum up this brief sampling of exactly what Bristan has to offer in

showers, you truly have a wide range of choice. Needless to say, this isn’t

all, some other ranges consist of: Cardinal, Chill, Quadrant and Rio. No

matter what you’re interested in, Bristan most likely make it, and they’ll

give you a five-year parts guarantee on it too.