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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2006
Kevin Peel, Abbeymead, GB;
Timothy James Shepherd, Cirencester, GB;
Geoffrey Hawke Whale, Nailsworth, GB;
Paul Vigars, Fishponds, GB;
Nicholas John Beck, Tewkesbury, GB;
Kevin Peel, Abbeymead, GB;
Timothy James Shepherd, Cirencester, GB;
Geoffrey Hawke Whale, Nailsworth, GB;
Paul Vigars, Fishponds, GB;
Nicholas John Beck, Tewkesbury, GB;
Kohler Mira Limited, Gloucestershire, GB;
Abstract
An ablutionary installation including a mixing valve having respective inlets for hot and cold water and an outlet for temperature controlled water, a temperature sensor for monitoring outlet water temperature and providing a signal representative of the outlet water temperature to an electronic controller, a user interface permitting selection of outlet water temperature up to a pre-determined temperature, the electronic controller being operable to compare the selected and sensed outlet water temperatures for controlling the mixing valve to adjust the ratio of hot and cold water delivered to the outlet according to the selected outlet water temperature, and apparatus for initiating a disinfection cycle to deliver water to the outlet at a temperature higher than the pre-determined temperature, wherein the initiating apparatus includes an operating sequence with at least two inputs.