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waterless urinal
« on: January 03, 2014, 09:58:34 PM »
found this site on the web, http://www.waterless.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1


Did you know? A Waterless urinal saves on average 20,000 to 45,000 gallons of water a year.

 


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Re: waterless urinal
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2014, 12:40:55 AM »
yes - they reek like buggery if they dont get maintained properly - I have spent a bit of time pulling them out of places over the last couple of years - for a while there say 5-10 yr ago they were the "in" thing that the architects thought were trendy

interestingly the latest research shows that the life cycle of a drain is reduced where waterless or extreme water saving fixtures are in use because they arent getting the flush they used to the interior wall of the drain does not get cleaned - salts etc build up leading to blockages, degradation and so on - certain parts of the world now have a mandatory minimum flush volume for any given fixture
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« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2014, 11:16:49 AM »
yes i thought this might be the case salt build up etc and how this fitted with the flushing required by the codes.
I was horrified at how disgusting a urinal can be, not as bad as a fat trap that has not been maintained tho! ???


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Re: waterless urinal
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2014, 10:09:54 AM »
Quote from: integrated on January 04, 2014, 12:40:55 AM
yes - they reek like buggery if they dont get maintained properly - I have spent a bit of time pulling them out of places over the last couple of years - for a while there say 5-10 yr ago they were the "in" thing that the architects thought were trendy

interestingly the latest research shows that the life cycle of a drain is reduced where waterless or extreme water saving fixtures are in use because they arent getting the flush they used to the interior wall of the drain does not get cleaned - salts etc build up leading to blockages, degradation and so on - certain parts of the world now have a mandatory minimum flush volume for any given fixture


Thanks for your input here.  I have toagree with salts and other sludge type stuff, accumulating more in waterless urinals.  The benefits of saving a lot of water, may bring other consequences, but I still think that these new urinal models, are going to make a huge difference in the future. 

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Re: waterless urinal
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2014, 07:56:22 PM »
Waterless urinal!! What it is. I am listening for the very first time. Can you please share some more details related to it.
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« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2015, 06:43:31 PM »
My current office installed waterless urinals and since then we have been having this fowl smell that leaks throughout the office. ( Small Office) It is unbearable. The womens restroom reeks of this smell since we have no source of ventilation. We put in numereous request to remove the urinals. I dont want to smell anyone urine, thats unsanitary!!!! I dont care how green we want to be! Any advise on what this company needs to do to get rid of the odor! Unbearable!
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« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2015, 11:11:09 AM »
Quote from: Mylesgiraldo on April 09, 2015, 06:43:31 PM
My current office installed waterless urinals and since then we have been having this fowl smell that leaks throughout the office. ( Small Office) It is unbearable. The womens restroom reeks of this smell since we have no source of ventilation. We put in numereous request to remove the urinals. I dont want to smell anyone urine, thats unsanitary!!!! I dont care how green we want to be! Any advise on what this company needs to do to get rid of the odor! Unbearable!

I would check that the replaceable trap cartridges have been maintained according to the manufacturers instruction and that the cleaner/staff is not putting anything down the urinals that may be diluting or displacing the oil in the trap.
if this does not help then a ventilation fan would help but there should not really be this problem in the first place if everything is working as it should.

keep us posted on how you get on with this.
 
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