Clos-o-Mat

The Palma Vita Shower Toilet

This is the first shower toilet to be developed in the UK specifically to meet the needs of disabled users.

The new Clos-O-Mat Palma Vita incorporates the benefits of the established Clos-O-Mat Samoa, ie a conventional toilet with integral washing and drying, with a series of improvements. Additionally, it is WRAS approved, so enabling it to be connected to the UK water supply: the only complete, automatic shower toilet that has this certification. It can therefore also be supplied for luxury bathroom use.

Unique simultaneous flushing and washing improves hygiene as the user is cleaned by warm water, not paper, and increases independence as manual cleansing is eliminated. One simple press of the flush pad (by hand, elbow or body pressure) or the remote control hand switch can trigger the washing and drying process, without the handle having to remain depressed, making it easily useable by all, regardless of manual dexterity. If necessary, an additional push at any time can repeat the drying cycle. The functions can be stopped at any time simply by standing up.

Water can be heated as required, saving energy, and is controlled to body temperature with a 'fail safe' cut-out. The douching process effectively cleanses and the dryer provides a gentle flow of warm air for up to three minutes.

The douche arm retracts and self-cleans using the clean water supply to the Palma. It uses no chemicals, and therefore continues to sanitise the douche throughout the life of the unit, not just until the disinfectant reservoir empties.

Total Hygiene/Clos-o-Mat has more than 40 years experience in providing innovative healthcare products aimed at making the daily lives of disabled people and their carers a little easier. In the UK alone nearly 30,000 Clos-o-Mat automatic WC/shower toilets have been installed in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, hospices, hotels, further education establishments, as well as in the private homes of disabled people.

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