Pratt combination shower with eye and face wash, floor treadle

This is a plumbed emergency shower and eyewash in one unit. It pairs an overhead drench shower with a triple nozzle eye and face wash mounted on a bowl, so a worker who has been splashed can flush their eyes, their face, or rinse their whole body without moving to a second station. Pratt lists it as their most popular combination shower fitted with the AEROSTREAM face wash, and it is built to run as a shower on its own, a face wash on its own, or both at once.

The eye and face wash uses six aerated nozzle outlets, which gives a soft, even spread of water rather than a hard jet at the eyes. Each nozzle sits under a self closing dust cover that lifts out of the way when the unit is activated, so the outlets stay clean between uses. The body is made mainly from 304 stainless steel, which is the practical choice for a fixture that lives in a wet or chemical area and needs to last.

The big difference between this model and the no-treadle version is how the face wash is operated. Here the shower is hand operated and the face wash can be triggered by hand or by foot, using the floor treadle, which frees up both hands if someone is holding their eyes open or guiding an injured colleague. If you want to see the full listing you can view it on Done Right Safety.

Deciding if a combination unit is the right call

Start with the hazard. If workers can splash chemicals onto skin or clothing, not just into the eyes, a combination unit makes sense because it puts a body drench and an eye and face wash at the same spot. If the only realistic risk is dust or fine particles reaching the eyes, a single nozzle eye wash may be enough and takes up less room. This model also needs a plumbed water supply at the install point, so check that water is available where you want it before you commit to a fixed unit.

The treadle is the deciding feature against the otherwise similar no-treadle version. The foot treadle lets a person start the face wash without using their hands, which matters when someone is holding their own eyes open or assisting an injured colleague. The listed recommended minimum connection is 25mm and the unit carries a 150 LPM rating, so confirm your supply line can meet those figures.

Installing and checking it

Mount the unit so the shower head and the eye and face wash bowl are both reachable and unobstructed, and keep the path to it clear. After install, run the unit to confirm water reaches the shower and that all six aerated nozzles flow evenly. Check that the self closing dust covers lift clear when the wash is activated and reseat when it stops.

Ongoing inspection and care

Activate the unit regularly so water does not sit stagnant in the line and so you know the treadle, the hand control and the nozzles all still work. Wipe down the stainless steel and keep the bowl and nozzle area clean. The standards and inspection schedule that apply to emergency wash equipment are not listed in this listing, so confirm the relevant requirements and any servicing intervals on the product page or datasheet, or with the supplier, and build them into your site maintenance routine.

These are all genuine like-for-like emergency shower and eyewash options from Pratt, so the comparison is same-type rather than adjacent. The real split is between a full plumbed combination unit, a smaller plumbed eye-only unit, and a portable tank for places without plumbing.

Pick the SE607 when workers need both a body drench and a face wash at the same point and you want the option to start the face wash hands-free with the foot treadle. The SE603 is the same combination layout with the same connection and flow figures, so it suits the same areas if hand-only operation is acceptable and the treadle is not needed.

Step down to the SE546 only where the hazard is to the eyes alone, since it is a single nozzle eye wash with a smaller 15mm connection and 30 LPM rating and no shower. The SE5000 sits apart from the other three: it is a portable 35L gravity fed station for places with no plumbed water, and it is the only unit here that lists AS4775 and ANSI Z358.1 on its listing.

For a fixed point that has to cover both eye or face flushing and a full body drench, this is a sensible all-in-one. The triple nozzle wash with six aerated outlets and self closing covers is the part most buyers care about, and the 304 stainless steel build is the right material for a wet or chemical area. The foot treadle is the real reason to choose this over the otherwise identical no-treadle SE603, because hands-free activation matters in the moments it is actually used.

What is confirmed on the listing is the configuration, the AEROSTREAM face wash, the six aerated nozzles, the stainless steel construction, the dimensions of 2450H x 470W x 883D mm, the 25mm recommended minimum connection and the 150 LPM figure. Plan the install around a plumbed supply that can meet those numbers.

What this listing does not state is any compliance standard for the unit. Some other units in the range list AS4775 and, for the portable stations, ANSI Z358.1, but those ratings are not given here. Before you specify it for a regulated site, confirm the applicable standards, approvals and the inspection or servicing schedule on the product page or datasheet, or with the supplier.