Stainless Steel Squat Toilet (Arabic Type), 62X64

Jawdah Industrial Co. Ltd. manufactures stainless steel squat toilets made from deep-drawing 304 stainless steel. They are designed for commercial, industrial, public and high-traffic facilities that need durable and easy-to-clean sanitary fixtures, and they come in different designs to meet Saudi market requirements.

This page gives the published squat toilet data, explains how a stainless steel squat pan is built and installed, and lists what to include in an RFQ. For the full toilet range and the choice between squat and WC types, see the Toilets category.

A squat toilet, known in Saudi Arabia as the Arabic toilet, is a pan set level with the floor on which the user squats rather than sits. It has a bowl area that leads to an outlet, raised or textured foot areas on each side, and a flushing water supply that rinses the bowl into the drainage line.

Made in stainless steel instead of ceramic, the pan is less prone to cracking and chipping than ceramic and suits frequent cleaning. That is why stainless steel squat pans are common in public washrooms, factories, labour accommodation, schools and other facilities with constant use.

A deep-drawn squat pan is pressed from a single stainless steel blank, so the bowl, the surrounding deck and the outlet collar form one continuous surface. With no welded joints in the wetted area, there are fewer places for dirt and bacteria to lodge.

Jawdah lists the pan with a 1 mm stainless steel thickness. The deck carries the user's full weight, so it must be fully supported when bedded. The 4-inch hole is the opening through which the pan discharges to the soil connection beneath the floor.

Water from a flush valve or a cistern enters at the rear of the pan and sweeps the bowl towards the outlet. Waste then passes through a water-seal trap, either below the pan or built into the drainage design, which stops sewer gases entering the room.

Because the pan sits in the floor, the trap and the soil branch are usually set in the slab or in a raised floor build-up. Coordinating these levels before the floor is poured or screeded is the single most important step in a squat toilet installation.

Jawdah publishes a clear specification for its squat toilet, offers it in deep-drawing 304 stainless steel, and supports submittals with a System Catalogue, a Technical Data Sheet and hard-copy tests. The same supplier also provides stainless steel floor drains and kitchen sinks for the rest of the wet-area package.

Allow a cubicle large enough for the 62X64 pan plus comfortable foot and door clearance, and position the pan so the user faces the door or a side wall according to local practice and the operator's preference.

Lay the surrounding floor to a gentle fall towards the pan or towards a separate stainless steel floor drain, so that washing water does not pond. Provide a hand-held spray or bidet hose and a tap where the operator requires them, and plan the flush valve or cistern position with the plumbing engineer.

Check each pan against the order for dimension, hole size, thickness and design. Inspect the deck and bowl for dents, deep scratches or burrs at the hole edge. If the consultant requires test evidence, request the tests that Jawdah keeps available in hard copy.

Jawdah describes its squat toilets as easy to clean and maintain, with a practical surface that reduces maintenance effort in public and high-traffic facilities. Daily cleaning with a neutral sanitary detergent and a soft brush, followed by a water rinse, helps keep the surface clean.

Remove limescale periodically with a cleaner suitable for stainless steel, and never use steel wool, which leaves iron particles that cause rust-coloured spots.

Set the soil branch and trap at the correct level, connect the pan's 4-inch outlet, then bed the pan fully on mortar, or by the method stated in the Jawdah documents, so the deck is supported across its whole area. Check that the deck finishes flush with the planned tile level.

Test the connection with water before tiling, then tile up to the pan edge and seal the joint with a flexible sanitary sealant. Finally test flushing under real flow and confirm there are no leaks at the outlet.

These are the usual errors on squat toilet packages.

The data below is taken directly from the Jawdah product information for the squat toilet.

Grade 304 is the standard austenitic stainless steel for sanitary and food-contact equipment. Its chromium content forms a thin passive film that protects the surface against corrosion, and Jawdah notes that 304 stainless steel helps resist corrosion and moisture, which suits sanitary areas exposed to water and frequent cleaning.

The passive film repairs itself in air, but it can be damaged by strong chlorides. Cleaning teams should therefore avoid leaving chlorine bleach or acidic descalers on the pan for long periods.

The Jawdah table lists one dimension for the stainless steel squat toilet. Write it into drawings and BOQs exactly as shown, together with hole size, thickness and the required design.

The squat pan has no seat to clean and suits users who prefer the Arabic type, which makes it practical in high-traffic public blocks. A western WC toilet is needed where seated use or accessibility is required. Many Saudi facilities combine both types in one washroom.