Waterless Urinals

So in 2004 we teamed up with waterless water leaders, Zero Flush in the US to design, manufacture and market the ZeroFlush Waterless Urinal®. The result has been an outstanding success precisely because we jointly eliminated early design and performance flaws.

They also feature:

• No stains, discolouring or scrubbing traps to remove uric salts
• Nearly four times the average number of flushes vs. other available models
• No cartridges to remove and dispose of
• No stainless steel inserts that separate from the trap after a few uses
• No difficult to inspect and replace internal O ring seals in the trap
• Guaranteed odour free performance
• Simple and quick servicing with no need to ever come into contact with urine
• Guaranteed lowest operational and maintenance cost of all waterless urinals available
• Guaranteed no water or sewer costs
• Improved design reduces common splash problems during use
• Easy installation and retrofit

You’ll also save up to 60% on installation costs since no sensors or reticulation piping is required.

The water management crisis in South East Queensland from 2006 created huge growth and demand for water saving products. Especially for urinals that were renowned water wasters every time they flushed. This lead to the introduction of products that were labeled waterless urinal systems but which were in reality chemical blocking agents. These so called waterless urinal systems created enormous problems with odour emissions and blocked drains. The damage these chemical products did to the reputation of genuine WaterMark compliant waterless urinals was immense.

In 2010 amendments to AS/NZS 3500.2-2003 clarified the requirements for the use of waterless urinals and effectively banned the practice of converting water flushing urinals to waterless urinals as per clauses below:

11.24.2.3 Non-flushing (waterless) urinals
Waterless wall-hung urinals with an integral cartridge seal or integral self-sealing
mechanical device may be installed without an additional fixture trap or self-sealing
mechanical device.
Prior to installing a waterless wall-hung urinal to an existing system, the installer shall
determine the materials of the pipes in the existing system.
The undiluted discharge from the urinal shall not be transported through copper pipework.
11.24.3 Conversion to waterless urinals
Urinals shall not be converted into waterless urinals unless the wall-hung or slab urinal has
been authorized for use as a waterless urinal, and the requirements of Clauses 11.24.2.1 and
11.24.2.3 have been satisfied.

If you wish to see the damage done to water flushing urinals and the associated waste pipes by so called chemical waterless urinal systems watch the video below.

For more information or immediate service, contact Whywait Plumbing Services today.
Learn more right now about the the ZeroFlush Waterless Urinal®:  www.zeroflush.com.au.

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