WASHROOM


KINETIC SURGERY


With an ever greater need for businesses to save water in commercial washrooms,


Thomas Dudley looks at some of the ways their range can make for an easier set-up and guarantee savings.


Simple servicing and exceptional reliability should be at the forefront of every business decision when it comes to upgrading or improving your commercial washroom. Thomas Dudley’s new intelligent infrared urinal flush control (IRC), Kinetic, provides exactly this; offering quick and easy installation.


Dudley’s innovative product offers a simple set-up solution with detailed instructions; saving time and guaranteeing accurate water-savings without the constant requirement of refilling and emptying the cistern. The contemporary IRC urinal flushing valve has been designed to save up to 80% of water in comparison with traditional petcock and automatic cistern installations. Unlike other IRC controls, Kinetic’s digital set-up removes guesswork and ensures that it is easy to set-up correctly.


“With hygiene at the forefront of everyone’s mind, consumers are moving toward ‘touch-free’ washrooms.”


Kinetic, which is available in both glossy white and grey finishes, is stylish and aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Offering a choice to be installed onto pipework, wall or ceiling, it can also be powered by mains or battery and is suitable for water pressures of 0.1 – 10 bar.


Dudley also offers a range of concealed solutions that are a perfect fit for both domestic bathrooms and commercial washrooms such as its Vantage and Miniflo concealed cisterns. With concealed cisterns, a newly introduced technology allows flush volumes to be configured before, during or after installation. One of the more intriguing recent developments has been in delay fill inlet valves. Previously, float valves began refilling a cistern whilst it was still flushing. Thomas Dudley’s own research has found that a six-litre cistern can in fact flush up to 6.2 litres when fitted with a standard inlet valve. Valves such as Dudley’s Hydroflo offer delay fill options to enhance water-savings as water is only allowed to refill the cistern once flushing has finished. As a result, the same cistern can reliably deliver flushing of six litres or less.


Thomas Dudley has also long championed the need to balance bathroom aesthetics with proven water-savings.


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With this in mind, low-flush WC taps and urinal controls can all be used to minimise water consumption and the associated costs, with Dudley’s range extending into taps; push plates, flush plates, buttons and touch-free sensors. Electronic taps and soap dispensers also encourage water-savings and cleanliness. Taps can be configured to deliver one litre of water or less per use and unlike traditional taps, cannot be left running. With the electronic function, no touching is required, therefore resulting in a reduction of bacteria and cross-contamination.


With hygiene at the forefront of everyone’s mind, consumers are moving toward ‘touch-free’ washrooms and Dudley understands this. Infra-red WC sensors are now commonplace in high-traffic applications such as motorway services. The latest generation of products have been developed and designed to interact with users, indicating when full or reduced flushes have been delivered and when the cistern is refilling.


Dudley’s Electroflo sensors and Wave S3 flush plate both incorporate interactive functions. Dudley’s Wave S3 promotes advanced flushing technology with various LED display functions, with hygiene as a pre-requisite. Dudley’s flush plate combine design with advanced technology and intelligence adding the extra perfect touch to any bathroom or washroom design. The versatile functions enhance the importance of hygiene and cleanliness in any installation. It is also available in square or round edges.


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