Back to wall toilet
Toilet that fits tight up to bathroom furniture units, a false or stud wall. The cistern tends to be concealed within the unit or boxed in the wall and connects to the pan by a short flush-pipe

Basin or bathroom sink
An item used for containing water that is fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe.

Bath Screen
A screen that sits on one side of the bath and is used to deflect water thus enabling the bath to double as a shower enclosure.

Bidet
Is an item, similar in appearance to a toilet, however it projects water that is used for personal cleaning.

Ceramic disc
A new tap mechanism which replaces the need for washers, and provides you with a drip free tap which is easier to operate (quarter turn is often all that is required to activate flow).

Chromo therapy
Treatment by coloured lights – alternative therapy which uses colours and their energy frequencies.

Cistern
The area and device in which water is held for flushing of the toilet. Sometimes known as tank or closet and is fitted inside a back to wall furniture unit or in a false wall.

Close coupled toilet
Water sits directly on top of the toilet pan, which is fixed to the floor, and the cistern is fixed to the wall.

Combination boiler
A boiler that provides a constant flow of hot water without the need for a roof tank or hot water cylinders.

Electric showers
Draw water from the cold mains domestic supply and heat it as it is used. They do not require a full tank of water.

High level toilet
Has a cistern that is mounted high on the wall and connected to the pan by a long flush-pipe, the flush is powerful and operated by a pull-chain and handle.

Hydro massage
Massage produced by streams of water.

Hydrotherapy
external use of water in the medical treatment of certain diseases.

Low level toilet
Has a cistern, which is fixed above the toilet pan to the wall, and is connected by a short flush-pipe. The cistern is most likely operated by a lever on the front of the cistern, and due to the height of the cistern (and gravity) the flush will probably be more aggressive than that in a close coupled toilet.

Mixer shower
Uses a simple shower valve to combine your hot and cold water supplies to produce the showering temperature and flow that you require.

Power shower
Combines a mixing valve with a pump in one complete unit. The valve blends hot and cold gravity fed water to achieve the showering temperature that is required. The pump boosts the flow of water to give a powerful, invigorating shower.

Sanitary ware
Ceramic or enameled bathroom plumbing fixtures such as toilet bowls, sinks etc

Sauna
Is a bath that uses dry heat to cause perspiration. Pouring water onto heated stones produces the steam.

Showerbath or Shower Bath
A shaped bath in a P shape that is built specifically for containing a shower at one end. Typically the shower end is bigger than the bathing end.

Shower enclosure
Are the framework in which you take a shower i.e. a shower tray and door, or a shower tray and door with inline and/or side panels.

Shower Panel
Consists of body jets and multiple showerheads which can be used over a bath or within a shower enclosure.

Shower pump
Provide the necessary boost to solve your problems of poor shower performance and can be used with any good quality mixer shower or shower panel.

Sink or Basin
An item used for containing water that is fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe.

System boiler
A boiler that heats water, which is stored in a hot water cylinder and provides heat to your central heating system.

Wall hung toilet
Suspended or hanging toilet - is fixed tight up to the wall but does not reach to the floor. The cistern is concealed within the unit or wall connects to the pan by a short flush pipe.

Whirlpool bath
A bath with an electric pump that circulates water through pipes entering the bath via moveable jets. The water is forced into the bath providing a whirlpool of water that massages you whilst relaxing in the bath. Also provides therapeutic benefits.

Wetrooms or Wet Rooms
A fully tiled walk in shower room.