Category Archives: Your Home
IPHE moves to Royal Charter
Upgrading our homes heating systems, or installing new bathroom suites we all know is a task best left to the professionals. There is a sense of weariness about bringing a trader into the equation with popular TV shows such as ‘Rogue Traders‘ teaching us to be aware of the fallacious con men that crawl our communities. Finding a trustworthy, qualified individual can sometimes be a difficult task, but thanks to the CIPHE it’s a little easier for the rest of us.
Chartered status has been awarded to the CIPHE, the professional body for plumbing and heating, by the Privy council for their contribution to the health and safety of the public and the environment. Their website www.ciphe.org.uk provides an invaluable service in which members of the public can type in their postcode to find their nearest qualified engineer.
So if your planning to change your water system, or even install a new shower, consider finding a trader one less thing to do on your list.
Di Vapor exhibits at Grand Designs Live!
Di Vapor is set to make an appearance at the Grand Designs Live Exhibition held at Excel in London, May 2008. Di Vapor will be demonstrating 3 products from ever popular range including the Victoria, Cascade Duo and Cosmo. Showgoers will have a chance to see the quality on offer from the Di Vapor product range. The stand will be accompanied with experts available to answer any questions you may have about the upcoming bathroom ‘must have.’
If you do go to the show be sure to pay us a visit at Stand K41, we’d be delighted to help you.
Self cleaning bathroom anyone?
It’s not a surprise that the weekly bathroom clean has become somewhat of a chore to many of us. Thanks to Rose Amal & the Particles and Catalysts Research Group, University of New South Wales the days of sprays and scrubbing may be a thing of the past.
With the use of Nanotechnology, this new coating can be applied to any surface. It will contain particles with an oxidizing ability stronger than chlorine bleach.
This new super coating contains modified particles of titanium dioxide, which are doped with other cations like iron or vanadium and anions like oxygen, nitrogen or carbon. The oxidising properties also mean fungus cannot grow on the surface. And because the coating is hydrophobic – it does not like water – the water simply slides away carrying any dirt with it, rather than gathering as droplets.
More development is required to bring it to the marketplace, but the stage is set for fast progress.
Don’t go throwing away the Marigolds just yet!
Infrared Saunas – A Different Alternative.
A new alternative to the conventional sauna is the new infrared sauna. Using the technology of far infrared waves, these new saunas use an infrared wavelength which emits heat and warms the body. Infrared lies between visible light and microwaves on the electromagnetic spectrum. The closer the wavelength gets to microwaves the cooler the air temperature will be as the waves tend to interact less with objects through which they pass.
Far infrared saunas work by heating the body directly, therefore the air temperature isn’t nearly as warm or stifling as a traditional sauna. This efficient sauna bathing method can induce sweating of up to 3 times as much as a traditional sauna. The ‘waves’ of energy can sound a little concerning, but scientific research has shown that it is the best way to rid the body of many man-made toxins we take in everyday.
Available in all shapes and sizes to suit many homes, expect them to slowly become more commonplace in the near future.
It’s a Telly Tub.
Waterproof or water-resistant TV’s for the bathroom have been available for sometime now. They give people an extra excuse to spend more time in a shower as opposed to sitting in front of the TV, akin to couch potatoes. But Di Vapor has taken this appealing concept and elevated it to a completely different level. Cue the Luxor 2 person whirlpool bathtub that comes complete with a built-in 14″ TFT screen.
In addition to the vast space for 2 people, you have both whirlpool water jets and air massage jets to help you achieve maximum relaxation. To top it all off you have a handheld shower to assist with the cleaning, shampoo and body wash dispensers, and an ozone sterilisation self cleaning system.
Expect to pay a very respectful £2995.00 delivered. Not bad.