Installation and Aftercare

We recommend that our products are purchased with the assistance of a specialist bathroom retailer and always fitted by an experienced installer who is a member of a recognised plumbing association.
These include: The National Association of Plumbing and Heating and Mechanical Services Contractors, The Institute of Plumbing and Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers Federation.
A list of bathroom retailers is available from our sales office and many retailers who display the Imperial product range will offer a complete design and installation service or will recommend a qualified installer.

Imperial Bathrooms sanitaryware products are produced to the most demanding standards set by any manufacturer in the industry and each piece can be subject to as many as 15 individual quality control checks during production. Notwithstanding the high quality finishes achieved in the Imperial factory, all sanitaryware is subject to the limitations of the ceramic manufacturing process. Unlike machine finished products, natural clay based products shrink and move during firing and because it is not possible to control this process absolutely, minor variations in the dimensional stability of finished products will occur.
In most instances this is not noticeable and will have no significant affect upon the installation or upon the look of the finished bathroom.
Important please note the following:

(i) All sizes quoted in this brochure are nominal. Actual ceramic sizes may vary by + or - 2% against the figures quoted in our technical data. When planning installations where dimensions are critical it is essential that the space allowed for individual items is physically checked with the products to be installed.

(ii) Fitting basins to vanity units presents the installer with a well understood situation where the machine finished vanity unit is provided with the facility to obtain the optimum fit between the unit and the ceramic basin. Fillets provided on the top edges of the unit are reshaped to accommodate the basin. Once the basin has been fitted in this way it should be bedded onto the unit using silicon sealer to ensure that a watertight seal is achieved. Semi recessed basins and inset vanity basins must also be sealed between the ceramic surface and the furniture surface using silicon sealer.

(iii) All natural wood finishes mature with age and colours may vary slightly from batch to batch. It is therefore not always possible to achieve a precise colour match when additional items are added at a later date.

(iv) Vitreous china is an extremely hard non- porous product but is also brittle and therefore must not be put under stress during installation. Basin waste fittings when overtightened can create stress within the ceramic material which may in time cause the failure of the product. Waste fittings should be carefully bedded in silicon and the back nut hand tightened. One additional quarter turn using a suitable spanner is sufficient to create the required watertight seal.
Care should also be taken when fitting brassware to tap platforms in order to prevent similar stress related failure.

All products should be inspected before installation.

(v) Cistern Flushing - All Imperial Bathrooms WC pans and cisterns flush at 6 litres in compliance with European requirements and our cisterns and pans are carefully balanced to provide the best possible flush. All of our cisterns are priced to include the flush fitting, levers and flush pipes. These have been carefully selected and tested and we are therefore unable to accept responsibility for poor or non flushing situations where these items have been changed or fitted incorrectly.

(vi) Acrylic Baths - Acrylic bath sizes are nominal and should be checked initially against technical data. For example, baths are often quoted as being 1700mm x 750mm but this can often relate to an actual size such as (for example) 1675mm x 735mm. The final size often depending on the degree of detail incorporated in the design.

All baths should be carefully inspected before installation.

When installing a bath with a panel, care should be taken to ensure that the bath is properly supported by the adjustable feet and not by the bath rim.

If the bath is being fixed to a wall, ensure that the wall brackets supplied are properly utilised to secure the bath.

A flexible sealer should be used between bath edge and wall as well as between bath edge and panel or plinth.

(vii) Gold Plating - All items supplied in antique gold finish have been plated in the UK and the quality of gold plating complies with British Standards relating to the products concerned. Gold plated products are easy to look after but it is important that cleaning instructions are followed carefully to ensure a long and trouble free life.

(viii) Imperial Bathrooms furniture is produced from a combination of solid wood and veneer panels and all sizes quoted are nominal and must be checked against actual product. The timber used is supplied from renewable sources and whilst every care is taken in the manufacture of wooden products inevitably there will always be variation in both colour and grain pattern between individual pieces. Indeed this is part of the beauty and unique appeal of using a natural material. Where frosted glass is a feature only toughened safety glass is used.

(ix) Cast Iron Baths - During manufacture a thick coat of powder enamel is fused onto the internal surface of the red hot cast iron. This long established process can however produce ripples, small dimples and specks on the surface which are indeed part of the character and appeal of this type of product - the performance of the bath is however not affected. The outer surface is factory finished to a high standard requiring only the application of a bathroom-specified paint. To maintain the stunning good looks of a roll-top bath, rinse immediately after use and dry with a soft cloth. It is important to clean regularly with a non-abrasive, non acidic cleaning compound that is applied only with a soft cloth. Dripping taps should be avoided.

(x) Bar Pressure - for Isis, Amena and Aquila the recommended operating pressure is 0.3 Bar to 5 Bar. If the pressure is higher, a pressure reducing valve should be incorporated within the system.

LOOKING AFTER YOUR BATHROOM

The glazed finish of your sanitaryware should be cleaned after use by applying a little cream type cleaner. Apply using a sponge or damp cloth, rinse thoroughly with clean water. Cleaner containing abrasive materials should be avoided.

Gold plated brassware and taps should be cleaned with warm soapy water and dried with a soft cloth.

Under no circumstances should bleach or abrasive cleaning products, polishes, or detergent be used on plated surfaces and in particular should these materials be used on gold plated items it is possible that the surface will be damaged.

Acrylic baths should be cleaned using similar non abrasive cleaners.

Bathroom vanity furniture and bath panels can be wiped over with a damp cloth and dried with a soft duster.

The use of polishes containing silicon or any abrasive materials can damage the wood finish. Natural wax polishes should be used sparingly and applied using a soft dry cloth.

Looked after in this way your Imperial bathroom products will provide many years of reliable service.

MANUFACTURING POLICY

1. The policy of the Imperial Bathroom Company is one of continuous improvement. We therefore reserve the right to alter or amend specifications/ dimensions and prices without notice and to withdraw specific items/colours without notice.

2. Colour reproduction on this website is as accurate as the variables in photographic and reproduction will allow.