Healthcare Estates Efficient water storage and control


Delayed action float valve manufacturer, Keraflo, says its products provide ‘accurate, environmentally efficient, water storage and tank control, helping to support best practice and water compliance’. Keraflo explained: ‘Delayed action float


valves represent the optimum specification choice for healthcare washrooms. Installers and managers of cold water storage systems can benefit from a swift open and close functionality, with no run-on, no dribble, and no water wastage, ensuring maximum water tank


capacity at all times. Filling the tank at full bore means maximum water turnover, keeping stored water healthy, and maintaining an uninviting habitat that reduces the risk of potential bacterial growth.”Water hammer is also reportedly eradicated via a delayed action float valve, thanks to the smooth opening and closing mechanism, which also prevents wear on the pump head. Keraflo will also showcase its Tanktronic


‘integrated electronic solution’ for water storage tank monitoring and management. Comprising a sensor and


Designing for dementia care


The Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) at the University of Stirling says it has worked with individuals and organisations ‘to improve the design of care environments to make communities dementia-friendly; to influence policy, and to improve services for people with dementia’, for over 25 years. It says: “Design is about more than


shaping the physical environment to counter the impairments which come with dementia. It involves addressing


standards, practices, and behaviours, of professional staff, and changing the way we engage with people with dementia in the environments they live in. Getting


wall-mounted electronic user interface, it enables users to gain ‘very accurate’ digital readings of water levels, tank volume, and temperature, and to manage and control filling.


design right can make a fundamental difference to the lives of people with dementia, and DSDC works with others to improve design for people with dementia – in hospitals, care homes, housing, people’s own homes, and communities. “The aim,” the DSDC adds, “is to


provide design services which help ensure that environments are enabling for people with dementia; to produce high quality information on the key areas of design, and to deliver specialist training and development, and professional support packages.”


First for energy solutions


Whether you want to build a new steam plant, or extend and improve your existing system, we have the expertise and solutions to help you meet your sustainability goals.


We will work with you to reduce your carbon footprint, improve your energy efficiency and help reduce your energy bills. We can support your energy management strategies by helping you:


• Reduce carbon emissions


• Save energy • Increase efficiency


Visit us on stand F25 at this year’s Healthcare Estates exhibition to discuss ideas and solutions, or contact us at:


W: www.spiraxsarco.com/uk E: ukenquiries@spiraxsarco.com T: 01242 521361


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