Smart Bathroom Fixtures for Everyday Use

Modern plumbing manufacturers prioritize aesthetics, comfort, and water conservation. In our mini-review, we've gathered exactly these solutions — beautiful, convenient, and eco-friendly.

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Odleless Toilets

It's well known that microbes and dirt gather under the rim of a toilet, not only from advertising but also from personal experience. If a manufacturer decides to cut costs and doesn't glaze this area, cleaning under the rim becomes especially difficult.

Modern toilets often have no rim at all: such models are hygienic and easy to keep clean.

Toilet-Bidets

An alternative to two separate bathroom fixtures — toilet-bidets with hygiene nozzles have been on the market for several years and continue to improve.

For example, In-Wash Inspira, Roca toilet-bidets are equipped with a control panel that allows setting the desired water temperature and flow mode. The Laufen Navia model can be controlled via smartphone! By the way, both models of smart toilets are rimless.

Water and electricity connections in In-Wash Inspira, Roca, and Laufen Navia toilet-bidets are hidden, meaning no visible hoses or wires. Another bonus is stylish backlighting: you can use the toilet-bidet in the dark and save electricity.

To fit smart bathroom fixtures into any bathroom style, designers from Roca and Laufen have created minimalist designs with soft geometric shapes. The nozzles in In-Wash Inspira, Roca, and Laufen Navia toilet-bidets self-clean before and after each use. These toilets are easy to clean: they are coated with special anti-stain surfaces. You can set modes for the Laufen Navia toilet-bidet manually using a convenient side handle or directly from your smartphone.

Hands-Free Technologies

Touchless mixers and flush buttons for toilets — an optimal solution not only for public places but also for regular apartments.

The main advantage of touchless bathroom fixtures is significant water savings: rarely does anyone turn off the water while brushing teeth, and considering that teeth are brushed twice a day, a considerable volume of water is wasted over the year. Additionally, it's more hygienic: no fingerprints on the mixer or flush panel.

Energy-Efficient and Safe Mixers

Modern eco-trends have reached the bathroom. While a regular mixer uses about ten liters of water per minute, new-generation mixers use half that amount. These mixers supply oxygen-rich water — hence the reduced consumption.

Water is also wasted during temperature adjustment from the tap. A thermostat mixer solves this issue. The feature of such mixers is the built-in temperature regulator, allowing you to set water at your desired temperature.

Composite Bathroom Fixtures

For example, made from quarzite, corian, or cast marble. These materials are based on crushed stone and quartz sand with a polymer binder like acrylic resin. Baths made from these materials are stronger than those made of acrylic or cast iron, and washbasins and toilets are more durable than ceramics. Moreover, they last longer and are more eco-friendly.

Another major advantage is aesthetics. Round, oval, square, or rectangular items with thin walls and flawless geometry are exactly what composite materials offer: you can cast any shape from this material.

+ 4 Smart Gadgets for the Future Bathroom

Earlier, mirrors in the bathroom could only boast design and perhaps backlighting. With modern models, you can get perfect lighting for makeup, zoom in the reflection, analyze skin condition, and even select appropriate skincare.

Air fresheners soon won't be associated with flammable aerosols and strange smells. Portable aroma diffusers with ionizing air purification and aromatherapy based on essential oils are the future solution.

Weighing scales — an item that fits anywhere in the bathroom. However, modern models can do more than just weigh you. Smart scales calculate body mass index, body type, fat and muscle percentage, water content, and other important indicators. They send the data to your smartphone.

Shower systems with built-in speakers — an expensive luxury. But if the fancy features don't interest you and you just want to sing in the shower sometimes, a smart speaker with water and splash protection will do.

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