Seats fit for a Queen
Volunteers to be test pilots are not easy to find in order to check whether a new device is OK for the general public use. After all, as a responsible body of Christian people we should be prepared to engage one of our own parishioners to be the first guinea pig. It is important to choose a member who has the experience and wisdom in giving feedback that will endorse the use of the device.
Eileen Walker, one of our Readers, fitted the bill and just after the first installation was complete she appeared by magic or was it divine intervention? Eileen was willing to ensure that the seat was comfortable and the sensor and remote operation was working to her satisfaction...and the device was then given the go-ahead!
Eileen the guinea pig
Toilet seat cover changer
Alice
State of the Art – Automatic
Flushed with success John & Peter fitted the other 4 automatic toilet seat cover devices without delay.
The NAVISANI toilet seat cover is automatically controlled by a built-in microcomputer, and operated by a non-touch sensor or the built-in button. New sanitary film then is pulled into position and stops after exactly one complete turn. The used film is destroyed by a cutter to ensure one time use only! Do not be concerned about safety...they are not connected to the national grid...having a built-in 6V rechargeable battery. They even have torque control (but not talk control) just in case someone operates the film changer when seated!
You are probably asking why bother with this device at all and some of us were initially sceptical about this investment! However, the committee decided to try & reduce the risk of infections to a minimum without needing to sanitise the seats continuously in the community centre. Margaret had seen these in hotels and airports and found the source was the Wing Technology company in Xiamen China.
After contacting the company we were assisted by Alice who was frankly amazing...good English and after ordering the products she tracked them continuously and updated us as they travelled across from Xiamen on the eastern coast of China to Kazakhstan, on to Belarus, then Poland, Germany, Holland & finally Buglawton, taking 35 days by train.
Alice recommended that we purchase enough film, so we have enough for about 50,000 sittings!
Furthermore, our enthusiastic Community Development officer Muktadir Khan (Muka to us) from Cheshire East Council informed the community leaders about the Covid-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund and after applying we were granted funds to assist us in making the centre as COVID-19 secure as possible...so thanks to Cheshire East Council we now have the best toilets seats in Congleton and perhaps even the County!
St John’s Community Centre supported by Alice & The Wing Company, now probably have the lowest transmission infection risk toilets in town!
Many thanks to Alice & the Wing Company...in case other organisations are interested...contact details are:
Peter Houldsworth
