WATER MANAGEMENT ROUND-UP Compact servo valve added toTanktronicrange
Keraflo has introduced a compact new Servo Ceramic Valve (SCV) to what it dubs its ‘market-leading’ cold water storage tank monitoring system, Tanktronic.
The Tanktronic SCV is optimised for Tanktronic tank management system applications, and uses a highly efficient high-torque electric motor to open and close the filling valve. Able to send alarms to a BMS, the system’s electronic control unit is linked to a sensor assembly suspended at full depth inside the water storage tank. The sensor continuously
monitors water levels and temperatures, feeding back data and
automatically opening and closing the Tanktronic SCV as required, to maintain stored water levels in line with pre-set parameters David Meacock, Keraflo’s technical director, said:
“Unlike other filling valves, the Tanktronic SCV maintains itself with self-diagnostics. The benefits are numerous, with an auto- clean function that resists debris build-up
Scaleable to the most extensive facility software system
Functional safety and ease of maintenance are key for healthcare facilities, where systems must be kept running smoothly and germ-free, and Conti+ says its introduction of the CNX water management system
to the UK brings ‘a system scaleable to the most extensive healthcare facility’. The company said: “The Conti+ CNX system is an innovative browser-based
customisable for individual client needs. Up to 150 devices can be connected to one control box, with settings such as hygienic flush and thermal
disinfection controlled via
the intuitive software. Valve units can be configured in tree, line, or star topology, all controlled from only one unit. “Whether a regular or date-driven
Fixed showerhead boosts L8 offering for hospitals
L8Fx, which Dupal will launch ‘very soon’, is a fixed showerhead version of the company’s ‘popular’ L8 Shower solution, which will enable healthcare facilities with both hand-held and fixed showerheads to ‘reap the benefits of the L8 scheme across their entire estate’.
Dupal explained: “By implementing the L8 Shower scheme, Trusts have reduced the time spent on their quarterly shower planned preventative maintenance by up to 70 per cent – time then able to be diverted into proactive work. They have also increased their compliance and simplified the audit process by having both showerhead and hose colour coded.
“Infection control teams are extremely happy with the L8 Shower too, with no dirt traps, low inventory, and one sole material. With no internal components, and impregnation with proven antimicrobial properties, this shower head has been designed to be exactly what hospitals need.” Under its L8 Shower scheme, Dupal UK supplies a showerhead and hose exchange scheme to healthcare sites that it says ‘achieves total compliance with ACoP L8 guidelines, without the need for the harsh chemicals associated with quarterly deep clean and de-scaling’. New heads and hoses are supplied every quarter, and used ones collected and recycled. Dupal provides full records of deliveries/collections, and certificates of recycling.
Are you compliant? Are you over compliant?
Are your contractors competent, are you sure they are doing the required job? Why are you having your cold water tanks disinfected every year? Why are you having so many samples taken? Are you spending money when you don’t need to? Why do you need to change, you’ve always done it this way? How often do you need to do this? Could you be more efficient?
If you need answers to these or other questions of compliance and efficiency, Immerse Training has developed a new City & Guilds accredited course which will address these and many other issues.
Interpretation of Risk and Monitoring Procedures in hot and cold water systems (HSG274 and HTM04-01)
The training will equip you to interpret the HSG274 and HTM04-01 guidance for routine monitoring procedures in healthcare and non-healthcare environments and translate the guidance into procedures designed to effectively manage risk to a level as low as reasonably practicable, while maximising the effective use of resources in relation to the risks you face.
The knowledge gained could save your organisation £1000’s per year!
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www.immersetraining.org
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and notifies users of any potential issues. Should the water level drop below, or rise above, assigned parameters, a two-stage precaution process first raises an alarm, and then launches an automatic override function if the alarm is not responded to.”
The Tanktronic SCV is WRAS- approved and fully compliant with Water Regulations. Five models cater for varying pipe sizes, ranging from 0.75-2 in.
routine is required, various sanitary rooms, device groups, or individual fittings, can be controlled individually or by group. Multiple programs can be stored per single fitting, and the simplest parameter maintenance is possible for a large number of fittings thanks to the multiple program selection. The system is easy to use via PC, tablet, or smartphone. Through easy-to-understand colour- coded messages and notifications, facilities managers can be kept up to date in real time on system activities, with any anomalies rapidly highlighted.”
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