Save
$250 - $700 per urinal...every year...with a Urinal
Cover and the optional Ventilation System.
TWO issues are at odds
regarding restroom odors:1)ENERGY CONSERVATION, and 2)
VENTILATION. The more foul air exhausted the more
energy that is consumed to heat/cool air to replace it.
From climate change, to facility lifetime
operating costs, energy conservation is increasingly
important. Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
(HVAC) is one of the largest energy consumers.
Urinal Covers offer a
significant competitive advantage for both: FRESH AIR
and ENERGY CONSERVATION. The Laws of Fluid Dynamics
dictate that it is most efficient to remove contaminants
(urine odor) at their source, rather than to allow them
to disperse and dilute throughout the entire volume of
the room only to siphon them off, little by little, via
a ceiling fan. Further, urine odors emanate from below
a man's waste, yet we place exhaust fans in the ceiling.
This inefficient practice dictates that offending odors
and germs must pass our faces... noses and mouths... on
their way to the ceiling. We must smell them. We must
inhale them. It is NOT scientifically prudent. It does
NOT promote a healthy or comfortable environment.
The solution: EXHAUST FOUL
AIR AT THE SOURCE... at the urinal. Because
they function as "fume hoods," containing ODOR, SPLASH,
VAPOR and MIST, the urinal cover is the most energy
efficient location to vent air.
Urinal Cover Ventilation
Systems offer two options: Low-Voltage Direct Current
(DC) ventilation and common higher-voltage Alternating
Current (AC). Low-voltage DC ventilation is a quick,
easy solution for remodels and retro-fits, comfortably satisfying
building codes regarding electricity near plumbing
fixtures. Low-Voltage DC systems may be more cost-effective
for restrooms with only one or two urinals.
Urinal covers with Optional
Ventilation Systems incorporate a channel between the
cover and the outer surface of the urinal to direct
airflow from the within the urinal bowl to a conduit in
the wall. That conduit is then either vented through
the common HVAC ducts already in place to operate
ceiling fans, etc, or tapped directly into the existing
Plumbing Vent Pipes already required by the
International Building Code, for every urinal installed.
Low-Voltage DC Ventilation Systems will exhaust five (5)
to seven (7) cubic feet per minute of air through pipes
that already exist for every urinal. Alternatively,
AC-powered ventilation systems, (for new construction
and restrooms with three (3) or more urinals) will
utilize HVAC ducts brought down the wall to the back of
the urinal. The AC fan associated with this type of
Optional Ventilation System could be placed anywhere,
from outside the building completely (even on the roof),
to within the walls or ceiling.
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