Shower/Bidet Toilets

[shaky1105]

I'm going to be buying a wall-hung Shower Toilet for my bathroom refurb but wondered if you guys have any likes/dislikes about certain makes ? I've originally been interested in either the Vitra or Grohe products, which retail for between £1500 and £2000 (+wall-frame) but recently I came across a brand called Purificare from Better Bathrooms dot com that is only £700 including a Grohe wall-frame !

The only problem I have is that although the wall-frame is from a respected brand, I've never heard of Purificare before. Better Bathrooms site are honest enough in saying that the toilet is manufactured in the far east (tbh I bet most of them are anyway) but that price difference makes me think that although it appears to have all the same features as the more expensive units, it's quite possibly made from less durable materials.

The reviews on their site seem to be very good but whether or not they're false or paid-for reviews who can tell ?

Has anybody either fitted any of these units or know anyone who has had one for a while ?

TIA

 

[shaky1105]

*bump....I take it there are no takers for this question ?

 

[just pumps]

It is not a name I`ve heard of before.

 

[cheezyeazy]

I'm going to be buying a wall-hung Shower Toilet for my bathroom refurb but wondered if you guys have any likes/dislikes about certain makes ? I've originally been interested in either the Vitra or Grohe products, which retail for between £1500 and £2000 (+wall-frame) but recently I came across a brand called Purificare from Better Bathrooms dot com that is only £700 including a Grohe wall-frame !

The only problem I have is that although the wall-frame is from a respected brand, I've never heard of Purificare before. Better Bathrooms site are honest enough in saying that the toilet is manufactured in the far east (tbh I bet most of them are anyway) but that price difference makes me think that although it appears to have all the same features as the more expensive units, it's quite possibly made from less durable materials.

The reviews on their site seem to be very good but whether or not they're false or paid-for reviews who can tell ?

Has anybody either fitted any of these units or know anyone who has had one for a while ?

TIA

@shaky1105 - wondering how this worked out? I have the same question!

 

[geoffers1]

@shaky1105 - wondering how this worked out? I have the same question!

@cheezyeazy , @shaky1105 - I'm just in the process of installing the Purificare one: will probably be several weeks before I've got it functional, but all seems to be of good quality and at <⅓ the cost of some of the "leading" brands looks to be a great deal.
Will post more later...

 

[Rodders53]

The seat and lid are quite flimsy. Don't sit on it with lid closed to dry your feet after a bath or shower.

The supplied inline 'filter' clogged up a mesh filter after it causing issues and overflow into the pan from the water tank, despite being fed from a water softener. Sorted that out, eventually with some reverse and forward flushing of pipework and filters. Say to replace every 6 months... still on the original almost 12 months later. They supply two filters... should I risk using a new one?

Swmbo is quite happy with it, functionally since then. It loses 'memory' of the settings in use if mains is off for a period (e.g. away on holiday) so we laminated the remote control / settings page from the manual to keep handy. The light is handy for finding the ensuite at night.

 

[ktuludays]

Holy thread bump batman