Types of sanitary appliances
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[edit] Introduction
The Building Regulations Approved Document G: Sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency suggests that the term ‘sanitary appliance’ means a ‘… WC, urinal, bath, shower, washbasin, sink, bidet and drinking fountain. It also includes appliances that are not connected to a water supply (e.g. composting toilet) or drain (e.g. waterless urinal).’
These appliances collect and remove waste matter. They are generally grouped into two categories: soil appliances and waste water appliances.
[edit] Soil appliances
Soil appliances remove different types of solid waste material. Examples of soil appliances include:
- Toilets or other types of water closets (such as squatting, composting, washdown, siphonic or universal).
- Bidets (either pedestal or wall hung).
- Urinals (bowl type, slab, stall, squatting, syphon jet or waterless).
- Slop sinks (found in hospitals and used for emptying and washing bedpans and urine bottles).
- Bed pan sinks (again, found in hospitals).
[edit] Waste water appliances
Waste water appliances are primarily used to collect and remove water once it has been used. Examples of waste water appliances include:
- Wash basins.
- Wash troughs.
- Sinks.
- Showers.
- Bathtub.
- Drinking fountains.
These appliances should have a durable, smooth, easily cleaned and non-absorbent surface. They are typically made of non-corroding material, such as ceramic, china, porcelain, enamelled cast iron or pressed steel, stainless steel, glass or specially treated plastic.
[edit] Related articles on Designing Buildings
- Approved Document G.
- Bathroom definition.
- Bath.
- Bidet.
- Earth closet.
- Gas fired toilet.
- Installed level access shower.
- Lavatory.
- Macerating toilet systems.
- Sanitary accommodation.
- Sanitaryware.
- Shower.
- Sink.
- Sink v basin.
- Solid surface wash troughs.
- Types of showers.
- Urinal.
- Wall hung toilet.
- Water closet.
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