Water Saving in Washrooms
The average person in England and Wales uses 150 litres of water a day or about 500 litres per family. We use almost 50 per cent more water than 25 years ago, partly because of power showers and household appliances. By 2020 the daily demand for water could increase by an extra 800 million litres.
Future Water, the Government’s water strategy for England, outlines a vision for the average person to reduce the water they use by 20 litres per day to 130 litres.
Rodin has been promoting a range of water saving products for almost 20 years. These are aimed primarily at commercial washroom and shower facilities where significant volumes of water are used on a daily basis and so present excellent opportunities for water saving. Some products need little explanation to illustrate their advantages, such as Falcon waterless urinals which can save up to 150,000 litres of water per annum per urinal. When people also realise they are more hygienic, reduce odours and are cheaper to install and maintain, it’s harder to justify not using them.
Most people now recognise that showering is more water efficient than bathing but it needn’t stop there. Modern water saving shower systems can reduce usage still further. Rodin water saving shower heads can achieve water and energy savings of up to 50%. Typical power showers use 15 litres of water per minutes. Using Rodin shower heads can reduce this to as little as 8 litres while at the same time providing a high quality shower with an excellent shower pattern. This is achieved by regulating the water flow and then accelerating the restricted volume out of the shower head. This has the effect of increasing the surface area of the water while reducing the size of the individual water droplets which results in an invigorating and satisfying shower. The increased velocity has the added benefit of helping to prevent lime-scale building up on the shower head. The patented Isoflow® flow rate control technology keeps the water flow constant, independent of water pressure once the predetermined volume is reached.
Commercial installations are ideal as they typically have higher water pressures within their system. Water saving can only be achieved if there is at least 1 bar of water pressure at the shower head. All Rodin shower systems are supplied with TMV3 certified shower valves.
The same concepts can be applied to taps. Mixer taps are much more water efficient than separate hot and cold taps - they are the wash basin equivalent of a shower compared to a bath. The Rodin water saving mono basin mixer tap is supplied with both a water saving aerator and ceramic cartridge. Within a conventional flow regulator the water comes into contact with the O-ring which acts as an active regulation component. It is therefore subject to wear from the water passing through the regulator along with any debris that is being carried in the water. The Isoflow® design is different and unique in that it protects the O-ring within the device from the water and ensures water flow is precisely controlled and ensuring a long service life.
Rodin water saving products are not only good for the environment but they have fast payback times, often within a matter of months rather than years.
For more information call 01795 423400, visit www.therodingroup.co.uk or email info@therodingroup.co.uk