One of the biggest moans I hear from salon owners after they have opened their salon is problems with the hot water system. Fluctuations in the water temperature & water pressure when washing a clients hair can send a surge of hot or cold water onto the clients head. This can be due to various reasons, somebody flushing the toilet, turning the washing machine on, or simply using more than one wash unit at the same time. Domestic units & combi boilers are not designed to cope with the conditions & requirements of a busy salon, which can cause salon owners problems & added expense to put things right at a later date.

Also commonly used are wall shower heaters, prone to having all the problems described above, they also need renewing usually after one to three years & are expensive to run, however they do have the benefit of being relatively cheap to buy.

To overcome all these problems the Salon Master, is a unit, which took 3 years to design specifically for the hairdressing industry. It will provide your salon with an immediate, unlimited & balanced flow of hot & cold water to all basins & eliminate all pressure & temperature fluctuations.

The unit can be installed anywhere within your salon, eg. in a cupboard, basement, on the floor or wall mounted in the staffroom area. It is fed directly from the mains which eliminates the need for a cold water tank.

Although you have the expense of the initial outlay, the unit is highly efficient with low running costs, which will pay for itself very quickly & with a 6 year guarantee, give you piece of mind for the future.

The national papers have generated a lot of adverse publicity recently describing customers injuries sustained whilst having their hair washed in hair salons. Problems can occur when using the backwash, pressure on the customers neck from the basin in relation to the angle of the reclined chair can be a painful experience. Alternatively, getting it right can transform the hair washing process into an area of comfort & relaxation, so it’s worth taking a little time out to choose carefully when purchasing.

Having said that the backwash system is by far the most popular way to wash hair & competing manufacturers have various designs & styles to attract your attention. They include:- pedestal unit - height adjusting pedestal unit - complete wash unit - motorised unit, included in these you may have:- tilting basin - sliding chair - tilting chair back - motorised chair - footrest - massage etc. Which is the best depends on the budget available, but it’s good advice to find a wholesaler who has not only a large range, but a range from different manufacturers so that you can actually try them out & compare comfort with value & style.

Frontwash system, now rarely used in salons but still very popular with barber shops. This unit normally consists of a front wash basin fitted into a pedestal unit, complete with mirror in some instances, making it a complete styling & wash unit, with the chair separate.