Thermostatic valve and mixer tap with integrated TMV

摘要

There is described a mixer tap with integrated thermostatic mixing valve (TMV). The tap comprises in a single housing (10, 12): hot and cold water inlets; an outlet (24) for mixed water; hot and cold lever controls (16, 18) and a thermostatic mixing device (48) within the single housing to prevent water above a certain temperature being emitted from the common outlet. The cold water control (16) opens a fluid path from the cold inlet to the common outlet, bypassing said thermostatic mixing device, allowing better assurance of purity. The thermostatic mixing device (48) and strainer/check valve cartridges (54, 56) are housed in an internal body 40 so as to be readily accessible for servicing after installation of the device by removing only a cap part (26) of the housing.