RutSum

Waterless Urinals

Stumbled across this while randomly surfing the web. Can save a lot of water if this comes into widespread use.

No-Flush™ urinals work completely without water or flush valves. The system is touch free, improves restroom sanitation and eliminates odors. Waterless No-Flush™ urinals can be easily installed to all restroom applications. High traffic facilities benefit the most, either through retrofits or in new construction.
A Waterless fixture saves up to 45,000 gallons of water and more per year per urinal.

No-Flush™ urinals resemble conventional fixtures, and easily replace them. They install to the regular waste lines, but eliminate the flush water supply lines. Flush valves are eliminated as well; there are no handles to touch, no sensors, no moving parts! The urinal bowl surfaces are urine repellent; urine is 99% liquid and its drainage is effected without flush water. Daily cleaning procedures are the same as for flushed urinals.

The conventional water-filled urinal’s trap drain is replaced by a disposable EcoTrap® inserted in the urinal outlet. It holds a layer of the immiscible BlueSeal® liquid floating on top of a urine layer. This combination trap seal blocks out sewer gases, and the covering BlueSeal® layer blocks out urine odors from the room. A 3-oz. dose of BlueSeal® lasts over 1500 uses, replacing at least 1500 or up to 4500 gallons of potable quality flush water!!

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