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Waterless Urinals Benefits and Pitfalls
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Waterless urinals are a good and cost effective solution for most, but not all, sites. The choice of waterless urinal is key because whilst all types of waterless urinals will obviously save the same amount of water, they have different implementation and running costs. The 3 main reasons why Gentworks clients choose to use waterless urinals are:
Waterless urinals can indeed provide these benefits, and do so for most sites where they are deployed. |
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Understanding the Negative Implications of Using Water Containing Limescale to Flush Urinals
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The Benefits of Not Using Water to Flush Urinals |
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Avoiding Potential Pitfalls of Waterless Urinals The benefits from waterless urinals come from not having to use potable water that is costly to buy, requires CO2 emissions to produce, and deposits limescale in pipes. All waterless urinals will obviously save the same amount of water and give these benefits. However, there are potential pitfalls. 1. Will the Costs of Waterless Urinals Exceed the Savings? The lower the cost of the waterless urinals, the more likely it is that savings will exceed those costs. It is important to assess the total cost of a waterless urinal solution over 1 to 3 years. Note that some suppliers may not be keen to reveal all the ongoing costs at time of sale. The total ongoing cost will include: |
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To project total savings, an assessment of current water use at the site is required, because....
For most sites, the reduction in water use will account for more than 80% of the monetary savings from waterless urinals. Therefore making a reasonable assessment of these water savings will be the most important factor determining whether waterless urinals will actually save money for your site. For guidance on assessing water savings, please click here. Other savings, often very significant, will usually come from the reduced maintenance that most waterless urinal designs require compared with flushed urinals.. As a 'rule of thumb', if 85% of the annual costs of waterless urinals are offset by the reduction in the water bill, then the waterless urinals are highly likely to be saving at least as much as they cost. |
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2. Will Waterless Urinals Fail to Meet Expectations?
There are many people who hate the very idea of waterless urinals, and others who have had bad experiences of them. If you browse the web, you will doubtless find comments saying that "they stink" and recommending "don't go waterless". There are waterless urinals that smell, generally because they have not been properly installed or maintained. Of course, it is highly likely that you would have come across many flushed urinals that smell, for precisely the same reason. Whether waterless or flushed, some simple measures have to be taken to prevent odours. Most smell problems emanate from around the urinals due to poor cleaning and are completely unrelated to the type of urinal in use. As waterless urinals are still relatively new to most people, they tend to attract the blame for washroom odour problems, in most cases without any justification.
Why some people hate waterless urinals
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