The complete guide
Buying Guide
Black bathroom fittings stopped being a statement a while ago and became a default. The taps are black, the shower is black, the towel rail is black. Then the bidet sprayer arrives and its valve is bright chrome.
The valve is the detail
On a hand held bidet, the T-valve sits at the cistern in plain view. It is not tucked away.
Plenty of black kits finish the handset and leave the valve bright, because the valve is the part the buyer is not looking at in the product photo. On this one the valve is black stainless too.
That is the main reason to choose this over a cheaper black kit, and it is worth saying rather than listing generic benefits.
Everything else is the stainless kit
The colour changes nothing about how it works.
Installation
The kit connects to the flexible supply that already feeds your cistern: a T-valve sits in line before the cistern inlet, and the sprayer hangs on a bracket on the wall or over the cistern. Installation and backflow requirements vary by property. Follow the product instructions and your local water rules, and ask a qualified plumber if you are not sure your supply is suitable.
Living with black in a hard water area
This is the part worth knowing before you buy, and it runs opposite to what people expect.
Black is good at hiding fingerprints. It is bad at hiding limescale. Dried mineral deposit is pale, and pale marks on a dark surface stand out in a way they never do on chrome.
So in a hard water area you will see deposit on this sooner than on the stainless version. It is cosmetic and it wipes off, but it needs the habit: dry it after use, and use a descaler on a cloth when deposit builds.
Never an abrasive cream, never a scouring pad. Water marks come off. A dulled finish does not.
What this product does
It washes with clean water. That is the claim, and it is the only one we will make.
The listing this page replaces made health claims about conditions it said the product would deal with. Those have not been carried over, because they are medical claims attached to a plumbing fitting. If you are buying this for a health reason, the person worth asking is a clinician.


