Foreno Tapware has, since 1969, been designing tapware icons for New Zealand. New Zealand specifications are unique and it is important to choose tapware from a Company mindful of the differences. New Zealand copper piping, for instance has an external diameter of 15mm. Copper used in Australia or elsewhere has a narrower diameter. Accordingly basin taps require a tail-pipe with an internal inlet diameter of 15mm. Choosing the right tapware will save money at installation time. Foreno basin taps are compatible with existing plumbing as they have traditional NZ length tail-pipes, an O ring mounting and include a basin spacer.

Other critical points to check are;

1) Whether your bathroom is plumbed with ½” or ¾” piping. Low pressure provincial and older city installations have ¾” pipe work and this requires tapware with 20mm inlets.

2) Wall spacing. Wall-mounted sink and bath faucets need to adjust to fit plumbed spacing. Adjustment typically required is 100-200mm centres. Foreno can supply adjusting bodies to a 230mm width.

3) Water pressures. Within NZ there are three types of systems; equal low, unequal low and mains equal. Approximately 70% of existing residential configurations have either equal low or unequal low pressure systems.

Imported mixer taps are generally designed to work on equal mains pressure systems only. Endorsed by Craftsman Plumbers from New Zealand, the Equaliser performs well on head pressures as low as 1.7 metres! Also note jumbo plate version of the Equaliser - FSMJ.

The Equaliser II Shower Mixer The revolutionary new Equaliser II is the first known ceramic disc shower mixer in New Zealand ever to be tested and proved to perform on all pressures including equal low, unequal low, or mains pressure water supply.

Because many ceramic disc mixers do not work effectively on unequal low water pressure and not at all on equal low pressure, it is important to know which system you have before purchasing tapware.