Our new Markwik 21+ Comfort SQ pressure balanced valve mixer tap has now been featured on the website of the prominent healthcare publication, Health Estate Journal. The piece features details of the tap’s clever sleeve and shuttle design, and the fact it can easily be swapped for existing Markwik 21 and 21+ thermostatic valve brassware. An excerpt from the article can be found below.
Sequential PBV mixer’s ‘cleverly
engineered sleeve and shuttle’
Armitage Shanks has added to its Markwik 21+ brassware sanitaryware range a new sequential non-thermostatic pressure balanced valve (PBV) mixer – the Comfort SQ.
“While thermostatic mixing valve taps remain the gold standard for maintaining a consistent outlet temperature in critical care areas, HTM 04-01 does permit the use of manual valves, including pressure balancing valve (PBV) taps, in appropriately risk-assessed healthcare settings,” the company explained. The HTM’s aim is to cut the cost of initial installation and commissioning, while reducing the ongoing maintenance costs for facilities management.
Read the full article via the link below.