Water Saving Upgrades

Ultra Low Flush Toilets

Federal law currently mandates that all toilets manufactured in the U.S. must use an average of 1.6 gallons per flush or less. These 1.6 gallons per flush toilets are often referred to as Ultra-Low-Flush Toilets or ULFTs. Toilets made from the early 1980s to 1992 used 3.5 gallons per flush or more. Toilets made prior to 1980 used 5.0 to 7.0 or higher gallons per flush. ULFTs use approximately 20,000 gallons less water annually than older non-ULFT models.

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High-Efficiency Toilets
(Including Dual-Flush)

High-Efficiency Toilets (HETs) are defined as fixtures that flush at 20 percent below the 1.6-gallons-per-flush (gpf) U.S. maximum or less, equating to a maximum of 1.28-gpf. (The HET category includes dual-flush toilets.) The average water savings for HETs is estimated to be 38 gallons per day (gpd) when replacing a non-ULFT and 7 gpd when replacing a ULFT.

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High-Efficiency Clothes Washer

High-Efficiency Clothes Washers (HEWs) utilize technological advances to deliver excellent wash performance while saving both water and energy. Resource efficient models use 35-50% less water and approximately 50% less energy. The water efficiency of clothes washers is rated using the term "water factor" to describe and compare its water use. Water factor is measured by the quantity of water (gallons) used to wash each cubic foot of laundry. A lower water factor represents greater water and energy efficiency.

Waterless Urinals

Based on data from studies of actual usage, these urinals save an average of 20,000 gallons of water per year with an estimated 20-year life. In addition to saving water and sewer cost, non-water urinals are an improvement over traditional urinals in both maintenance and hygiene.

Cooling Tower Conductivity Controller

If your conductivity controller is more than 5 years old, it may be losing efficiency. Annual water savings with a new Cooling Tower Conductivity Controller can be as much as 800,000 gallons. Automated monitoring and control are the keys to maintaining cooling system efficiency. By accurately transmitting information to the valves that control the amount of blow down (water drained from the cooling tower reservoir) and subsequent makeup water, a conductivity controller can dramatically reduce operating expenses.

X-Ray Film Processor Re-Circulation System

The amount of water required to operate a non-digital x-ray film processor can be reduced by 98%! In one year, a typical film processing system needlessly sends hundreds of thousands of gallons of water down the drain. The average processor uses 788,400 gallons of water per year. With this re-circulation system, you can reduce wash-water effluent to 13,530 gallons per year, which lowers water and sewage costs. Municipal water supplies can be shut down by disasters such as earth-quakes, storms and droughts; with 15 gallons of bottled water and a power source, the processor can process films during a loss of water in an emergency.