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What type of mixing valve should be installed in a nursing home?

April 26, 2017installed mixing nursing home type valve

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What type of mixing valve should be installed in a nursing home?

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A -In any environment where people are at especially high risk of being scalded i.e. hospitals, nursing homes, homes for the mentally or physically challenged, nursery schools etc. a TMV 3 type valve conforming to NHS Model Engineering Specification DO8 should be used. Reliance Water Controls DO8 approved valves include the Heatguard TMV3-8 and ProMix 22-2 ranges as well as the RW153 thermostatic shower valve. Q – In a high-risk (DO8) environment, can I use one mixing valve for all my applications? A – No, the DO8 specification requires that all mixing valves be approved for use in specific situations. For example the Heatguard TMV3-8 valve has the approvals HP-W, LP-W (washbasin, high and low pressure) HP-S, LP-S (shower, high and low pressure) and HP-T44 (bath fill to 44 deg C, high pressure only) this means that in a DO8 environment the Heatguard TMV3-8 can be used for all these applications. The ProMix 22-2 has the approvals HP-T44, LP-T44 (bath fill to 44 deg C, high and low press