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Additional functions on the toilet require space, and frequently also a power or extra water connection. Up until now, the elements were simply added on to the ceramics and the water and power lines installed visibly next to the toilet. These makeshift solutions not only look unattractive, the feeling of safety is also impaired by a 230 volt socket so close by. With its new WC terminal, TECE is taking equal account of aesthetic and functional factors: TECElux integrates the system components in the pre-wall module invisi-bly and safely. The required inspection opening is covered by a flat glass plate. As an open interface be-tween the toilet functions and bathroom architecture, the WC terminal can be combined with any ceramics, including washlets.

Walls without tiling

The two-part plate made of white safety glass has ap-proximately the same dimensions as a toilet module. The glass is 6 millimetres thick, and is mounted 1

centimetre in front of the wall. If the top plate is dis-mantled, it reveals a 53 x 38 centimetre opening that provides a generous space to access the system components behind it. With its simple aesthetics, TECElux blends in with the architecture of any bath-room. With its large area, the glass plate of the WC terminal also acts as a splash guard for the rear wall, meaning the wall does not have to be tiled. As a result, TECElux makes bathroom renovations easier.

In future, the WC terminal will be available in two versions: A basic version with a dual-flush cistern and the option of mechanical height adjustment, and an advanced version with electronic flush actua-tion, air purification system and additional connec-tions for washlets. Martin Krabbe, head of technology and prod uct management at TECE: “The basic TECE version provides a low-cost introduction to the world of the future-oriented toilet. The low price aims to help establish a new technological standard in flush technology.”

TECElux WC terminal:

For all ceramics and all technologiesThe height-adjustable WC terminal TECElux integrates additional toilet functions into the wall. An extremely flat glass plate encloses the inspection opening, and therefore conceals the Ceramic-Air air filter system and connections for water and power. The WC terminal from TECE can be combined with any ceramics, including washlets.

Aesthetic solution for the multifunctional toilet: As an open interface between the toilet functions and bathroom architecture, TECElux can be combined with any ceramics, including washlets.

The touch flush button of the advanced version works like magic: A sensor detects when a person is approaching the toilet, and only illuminates the flush buttons then. A slight touch with the fingertips is all that is needed to activate the flush.

Fresh air without ventilation: The Ceramic-Air air purification system uses a new kind of ceramic activated carbon filter. The purified air is fed back into the room. There is no need for additional fresh air that has to be heated.

In the TECElux basic version, the opening for the two narrow flush buttons is cut out of the plate, and the flush is actuated manually. For the advanced version, TECE has developed an electronic touch fluching de-vice: A sensor detects when a person is approaching the toilet, and only illuminates the flush buttons then. A slight touch with the fingertips is enough to actuate the large or small flush volume.

The basic version of the toilet module includes the TECE dual-flush cistern and the option of manually adapting the height of the toilet ceramics to user requirements within an eight-centimetre range. Two screws simply have to be loosened to adjust the height. The basic module can optionally be fitted with an air purification system, and with a power connection and additional water connection for washlet functions.

It is also possible to subsequently install the power and water connection behind the upper glass plate. As a result, if required, a simple toilet can be converted to a washlet at any time.

The Ceramic-Air air purification system is based on a new kind of air purification technology and uses a ceramic activated carbon filter that only has to be replaced about every five years. The purified air is fed back into the room. There is no need for additional fresh air that has to be heated.

The TECElux advanced version with electronic actua-tion contains the filter system as standard, as well as a power and water connection for washlets. Electronic height adjustment for the advanced version is planned and will be available on the market in 2012.

The latest technology for the toilet of the future

The toilet for the short and tall: The basic version of TECElux provides the option of manually adjusting the height of the ceramics within an eight-centimetre range to meet user requirements.

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TECElogoPush-fitting system

TECElogo now also available in pipe diameters of 32, 40 and 50 millimetres:

XXL sizes for basement and rising pipes All the time-saving characteristics of the TECE push-fitting system can now also be exploited for basement and rising pipe installations: push-fitting without the need for tools, and the option of releasing connections again using the disassembly open-end wrench.

As a connection and distribution system for potable water and heating, TECElogo is already well-estab-lished on the market. TECE has now included 32, 40

and 50 mm sizes in its range. In future, the push-fit-ting system can be used to lay all pipes in the house – from the boiler to the radiator, from the water metre to the tap. In commercial construction, above all, TECElogo offers a clear competitive advantage. Thanks to the push-fitting technique, the costs for building service application installation can be drasti-cally reduced. Push-fitting is much faster than con-ventional installation techniques such as pressing (see market survey below). In addition, TECElogo is

laid without expensive, high-maintenance tools. Missing or faulty pressing tools can considerably slow down work on the construction site, a risk that is eliminated from the outset with the push-fitting tech-nique.

As with the small sizes, secure connections between pipe and fitting for the large pipe diameters can be released again using a special disassembly open-end wrench. Both the pipe and fitting can be reused.

As part of a market survey, around 100 companies from the sanitation, heating and air conditioning sector assessed the TECElogo push-fitting system. The system‘s robustness, its qualities for avoiding assembly errors, and speed of assembly were graded “good to very good”.

In 2010, TECE conducted a market survey on the push-fitting technique in conjunction with the Insti-tute for Business Management in Technology of the Münster University of Applied Sciences. The partici-pating companies from Germany and Austria had never worked with TECElogo before, and had the opportunity to get to know the system thoroughly in practice. Their experiences were then evaluated. The results speak for the TECE system: Practically all those asked could see themselves working with TECElogo in the future. 38 percent are even plan-ning to use TECE’s push-fitting system more exten-

sively. 57 percent of participants had a good impres-sion of the overall use of the system, 35 percent a very good impression.

During installation, a third of those asked found they had an assembly time advantage of more than 30 per-cent compared to the previously used system. There was a total time saving of 23 percent on average. The speed of assembly was consequently rated as “good to very good”, as was the strength of TECElogo and its qualities for avoiding assembly errors.

The ability to undo a connection was also rated as “good to very good”.

Market survey on the push-fitting technique: Grade “good to very good” for TECElogo

A push-fitting system for the entire building: TECElogo now in sizes from 32 to 50 millimetres.

It’s only possible with TECElogo. Even in the large sizes, connections can be undone.

Overall impression of using TECElogo

Back to the roots:

TECE now with floor heating systemAround a quarter of a century ago, TECE launched the first plastic composite pipes for floor heating. The company is now back with a completely new floor heating system in this building services seg-ment. The TECEfloor system is characterised by the optimum compatibility of all components in the comprehensive range.

Domestic engineering specialist TECE is going back to its roots and is launching a new floor heating sys-tem in the shape of TECEfloor. The range is complete right from the start, and consists of heating pipes, laying systems, manifolds and controls. With TECE-floor, the Emsdetten-based company is focusing pri-marily on quality: “All components have been carefully selected and their 100-percent compatibility tested,” says Christian Beike, floor heating product manager at TECE. The high standards for his new product line are expressed through a special label: “Silver Line Quality” (SLQ) stands for the verified quality and com-patibility of all components.

When it comes to floor heating, TECE has long been a specialist: In the 1980s, the company launched the first diffusion-proof aluminium composite pipes on the German, and later European, market. Since then, TECE has sold floor heating systems in many export markets. With TECEfloor, the company is making a re-turn to this segment in Germany too.

The TECE range includes a two-way and three-way plastic manifold that can be easily combined: With just two rotations, the two modules can be combined with each other as required – right through to a 12-way manifold. This reduces storage costs, because only two manifolds need to be kept in stock, rather than a lot of manifolds of different sizes. And on the construction site, the connectable modules provide greater flexibility: If an additional heating circuit is re-quired, two two-way modules, rather than one three-way module, are simply used.

Typical sources of error eliminated

Like the two plastic manifolds, all components of the floor heating system are tailored to each other. “In the TECE in-house laboratory, we tested the interac-tion between all components under the most extreme conditions and typical sources of error were eliminat-ed at the design stage,” explains Christian Beike. For example, the tight production tolerances for the heat-ing pipes are perfectly tailored to the support and clamping ring of the clamped joint. The O ring of the clamped joint provides accurately dimensioned seal-ing in the manifold’s Eurocone. In the servomotor, not only the union nut but also the lifting and closing dimension are adjusted to match the valve insert of the manifold.

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All components tested for full compatibility: TECEfloor floor heating.

Combinable plastic manifolds: A flexible component from the TECEfloor range.

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TECEprofilPre-wall system

TECEprofil/TECEbox: New protective stoppers

Geronto toilet module optimized for DIN 18040-1

All toilet modules in the TECEprofil and TECEbox series now have new protective stoppers. The stop-pers can be used on both sides. In the new assembly situation, the marking points point forward, as usual. During fine installation, the protruding stoppers are simply cut off flush to the surface and remain in the wall, where they act as protective pipes against possible leakage in the sealing area. In the event of a leak, the water is visible externally, and does not flow into the pre-wall installation unseen.

TECE has redesigned its Geronto toilet module for the installation of accessible, barrier-free toilet systems in accordance with standards. The reason is a new standard for barrier-free construction in public build-ings. In October 2010, DIN 18040-1 replaced the old standard 18024-2 and has resulted in a few changes. Safety support arms now have to be mounted nine centimetres lower than before. The TECE Geronto module now meets this new requirement. The toilet fixing points are predefined to the prescribed seating height of 48 centimetres, as before.

For the installation of barrier-free toilets in accord-ance with the standards, TECE offers a modular system with steel plates in which the correctly posi-tioned threaded holes for assembling safety support

arms have been drilled in the factory The arms can be screwed onto the basic frame with two to four fastening screws. The extensive modular system is constantly being expanded. At the moment, it contains steel plates for safety support arms from 12 manufacturers. The Geronto module’s scope of delivery includes all mounting sets. Toilet electronics quick to install

The Geronto module is based on the universal toilet module of the TECEprofil range and has the TECE cistern. Conduits and an electrical socket for the electronic flush actuation cables are included in the module as standard. As a result, installation of the switch-based toilet electronics is far easier.

With the simplest means, TECEprofil partition walls can be installed with fire protection in situations with sanitary installations on both sides – tested for fire resistance F30, F90 and F120 in accordance with DIN EN 1364-1.

Fire protection solutions with pre-walls can often only be implemented at great cost. If sanitary installations are fitted to both sides of partition walls, plaster-boards must often be mounted between these instal-lations. This is time-consuming and expensive. Things are different with TECEprofil: A fire protection test by MPA Braunschweig has found that fire protection so-lutions with the TECE pre-wall system can be imple-mented far more easily and cost-effectively.

No extra fire protection components are needed in the entire TECEprofil supporting frame. All system parts, such as toilet and wash stand modules, are installed in the usual way. For F30 fire protection, only the points where the installations penetrate the wall must be filled with fire-retardant wool. The easy-to-install fire protection set made of fire-retardant mineral wool is only needed in the cistern area. To fulfil fire resistance classes F90 and F120 – in con-

trast to F30 – the entire wall is filled with mineral wool and filling wool. All fire resistance classes are met with single-layer 18-millimetre plasterboards from the TECE standard range. “The fact that an F90 partition wall can easily meet F120 shows that the TECEprofil system has high safety reserves,” says Michael Isfort, product manager for pre-wall systems at TECE.

Only one drain pipe needed

The solution offers a further advantage: A second drain pipe is not required. In contrast to other sys-tems, in which a plasterboard must be incorporated between installations that are opposite each other, only mineral wool is used in the TECE solution. As a result, waste water can be drained off with just one horizontal connection line. With TECE, a height differ-ence is not necessary between fans that are oppo-site each other. The TECEprofil fire protection wall is an open system: Pipes made of a wide variety of materials for potable and waste water, heating, venti-lation and cooling can be installed. A shower channel can also be easily installed, which provides flexibility during planning and execution.

Straightforward and safe:

Fire protection with TECEprofil

Low effort, great effect: Fire protection solution F30/F90/F120 in the cistern area with the TECEprofil fire protection set.

On the safe side with the TECE Geronto module: The pre-wall module for barrier-free toilet systems.

A safe solution: In the event of a leak, the water is visible externally.

After cutting flush to the surface, the re-mainder of the stopper stays in the wall.

The protective stoppers are simply pushed onto the flush pipe and drain bend.

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TECEdrainlineShower channels

TECEdrainline steel: Version 2.0

Extremely flat drain for renovations

The further development of the steel shower channels is aesthetically a clear advantage: TECE has now done away with the plastic feet used as spacers between the channel and cover. For the design grates, the spacing is now created by the curved stainless steel of the cover. Looking into the drain openings of the channel, all you see now is pure stainless steel. The new steel cover no longer has a sur-rounding drainage opening either, and instead now has two parallel slits. An addi-tional detail: An optional hair trap, which can be easily placed in the drain, prevents clogging.

For old buildings in which only a small floor projection is possible, but a vertical drain is out of the question, TECE also provides an extremely flat DN40 drain with a side outlet. From the bottom edge of the drain to the top edge of the tile, the drain only requires 67 millimetres of space and offers a drainage capacity of 0.5 l/s. Like the fire protection set, the extremely flat drain can be combined with all channels in the TECEdrainline modular system.

FireStop fire protection set:

Every channel can be a fire protection solutionWith the FireStop fire protection set for TECEdrainline shower channels, TECE is offering safety with fire protection – up to fire resistance class EI 120 in accordance with DIN EN 13501-3.

TECE’s approach to development was to create as simple a solution as possible that can be installed with little effort and cost. The fire protection set therefore consists of a small ring that is attached to the vertical TECEdrainline drain with two screws. As a result, every TECEdrainline channel can be upgraded to a fire protection solution. The small diameter of the fire protection set also offers advantages during installation: The drain with the fire protection ring fits in a drill hole of just 130 milli-metres, which can be created using a small, conventional core drill. Because of the small drill hole, the fire protection set can easily be installed in old buildings, where larger drill holes are often not possible for structural reasons.

For installation without cementing

Fire protection drains often need to be cemented in, a complex procedure that takes time. The TECEdrainline drain with the fire protection ring can be inserted in the drill hole from above, and does not require cementing. If the position of the drill hole is not exactly right, the eccentric form of the drain means fine adjustment of the channel is possible subsequently.

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Turns every TECEdrainline channel into a fire protection solution: The FireStop fire protection set.

For extremely flat floor projections: Just 67 mm to the top edge of the tile.

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TECEdrainlineShower channels

Showing off high-quality floor coverings to their best advantage: TECEdrainline channel for natural stone showers.

Invisible shower channel:

TECEdrainline channel for natural stone showersTECE is adding a channel for natural stone cover-ings to the TECEdrainline modular system. What’s special about it is that the edge of the water inlet in the drainage solution is identical to the natural stone edge, and the channel itself is completely invisible.

High-quality natural stone floors turn bathrooms into real temples of relaxation. The less the floor covering is interrupted by joints or drainage elements, the more high-class and spacious the room appears. To meet this requirement, TECE has added a channel for large natural stone slabs and tiles of any thickness to its shower channel modular system. When installed and covered, the new channel is completely invisible. While before, narrow stainless steel edges bordered the drain opening, there is now nothing more than a slit in the natural stone.

The new product in the TECEdrainline range consists of a channel body with a 4 centimetre wide surround-ing insulating flange and a support for the natural

stone covering. The insulating flange means that the channel can be used universally: The stone slabs can therefore be laid using both a thin-bed and thick-bed method. For sealing in a thin bed, TECE offers the op-tional self-adhesive TECEdrainline sealing tape, which is given a thin-bed seal after application.

Also with extremely flat drain

The natural stone channel is available in six lengths between 700 and 1500 millimetres. All models can be combined with other components of the TECEdrainline modular system, for example with the Drainbase sound-proofing mat and any drain in the range. The new FireStop fire protection set can also be installed with the natural stone channel. The new extremely flat DN40 drain (0.5 l/s) with an assembly height between floor and channel flange of just 60 millimetres is available for renovation situations. The high drainage capacity of 1.4 l/s is achieved with the vertical DN50 drain or DN70 drain for horizontal assembly.

Fire-retardant to EI 120: With the new FireStop fire protection step, the natural stone channel becomes a fire protection solution.

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Complete flush button series:

Stainless steel and glass for urinal and toiletThe design of the new flush button for the urinal is tailored to that of the TECEsquare toilet flush button. The simple stainless steel plate with integrated button for flush actuation is just 2 millimetres deep. The plate is largely built into the wall with the help of a mounting frame. An anti-fingerprint coating ensures that the brushed steel looks perfect. Other metal versions of the button are available in the shape of TECEsquare metal white and chrome.

Also in glass versions

As with the toilet push button, TECE also offers the urinal button in glass versions. To match the toilet buttons, there are fronts made of white, green or black glass, which can be combined with different button colours. The glass flush buttons can be mounted fully flush to the wall with the help of the mounting frame. The TECEsquare flush buttons are exclusively available for the TECE flush valve. The big advantage of the flush valve is a constant flush volume, regardless of the pipe pressure. The flush volume is very easy to set. Even a 1-litre economy flush is possible with the TECE flush valve.

The toilet and urinal flush buttons in glass are mounted on the wall in the usual way, or flush to the wall with the help of a mounting frame.

One design throughout the bathroom: The TECEsquare toilet and urinal flush buttons are designed to match.

TECE flushing technologyConcealed cistern

The TECE cistern is a real problem-solver: The flush volume and flush flow rate can be flexibly adapted to the needs of any toilet, regardless of the ceramics used. With a 3-litre reduced flush, four different settings are possible for the full flush, including the water-saving 4.5 litre option. The TECE flush valve was awarded the DesignPlus prize for its positive features with regard to sustainability.

For many years, leading ceramics manufacturers have been offering a special toilet bowl that can manage with a water-saving 4.5 litres for a full flush. However, because the dual-volume flushing technology was not available, a single flush was used. As a result, flush-ing always required 4.5 litres of water and the water saved through the full flush was wasted again. The TECE cistern with the award-winning value now makes a real economy flush possible with dual-flush tech-nology: 4.5 litres for the full flush, and 3 litres for the reduced flush. Users can thus save around 25 percent of water, as compared to the single-flush technology.

Save 25 percent water

But the valve also has more to offer: With a simple slider, the fitter can choose between 4.5, 6, 7.5 and 9 litres for the full flush, while the reduced flush re-mains a constant 3 litres. This flexibility, in particular, means sustainability for TECE: The cistern’s flush vol-ume and flush flow rate can be adapted to any re-quirement – even after the cistern has been installed. It does not always make sense to save water – for example in some modernization projects: In old build-ings, the drain pipes are often not designed for low

flush volumes. If too little water is used, it can lead to blockages and costly repairs. As a 10-litre tank with a full flush that can be set to 9 litres, the TECE cistern

is reliable, and is as economical as possible: Even with a full flush of 9 litres and a reduced flush of 3 litres, the water used is 25 percent lower than a single-volume cistern.

The TECE cistern also offers maximum flexibility even after installation. With conventional drain valves, the flush flow rate can only be subsequently curtailed, but not increased. That’s not the case with the TECE valve: If you exchange the control ring installed as standard, you can subsequently increase or reduce the flush flow rate – four control rings are available.

For all ceramics and all drain pipes:

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For TECE, sustainability means saving water when possible, flushing well when necessary. The cistern’s flush volume and flush flow rate can be adapted to any requirement, even after the cistern has been installed.

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Maximum flexibility: By exchanging the control ring installed as standard, the flush flow rate can be subsequently increased or reduced.

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