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 Infrared
Control Wash Fountains are now the standard in restroom design. Their
reliability and water savings are well documented and there are numerous designs
available to fit virtually every wash bowl on the market. There are a few applications that
require manual water flow activation such as emergency eye flushes or emergency
showers. And there are other applications that have traditional manual controls
such as buttons or handles but the majority of wash fountain water activation is
by infrared sensors.
Using Infrared
Control Wash Fountains and saving money by using less water and less energy
has always been an incentive for building owners and managers. However, today
the motivation is even greater because of higher costs for both water and energy
and the desire to have a more environmentally friendly facility. New programs
such as the Green Building Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
program have been an impetus for new designs, new practices, and new
technologies. Today water saving and energy saving technologies have been
elevated to a higher priority because they can also generate significant
financial benefits. In response, manufacturers are improving and developing
newer technologies to help owners and managers build, retrofit, and maintain
restroom facilities.
Infrared Control
Wash
Fountains have been around for over fifteen years yet many organizations
still have not retrofitted with this touch-free technology. It is estimated that
today, 2010, approximately fifty percent of institutional and commercial
facilities still use hand operated fixtures in their restrooms. And this is
despite the fact that the general public wants improved hygiene with touch-free
fixtures.
Perhaps the
reluctance to change to Infrared Control Wash Fountains lies in the fact that the early infrared fixtures were not reliable. They had
many problems with electrical shorts and with sensor-activated fixtures
activating each other. The maintenance of these early fixtures was also
difficult. The result was predictable - many building owners and managers lost
confidence and trust in the new technology. The traditional manual faucets may
have wasted water but they didn't have electrical and sensor problems. And
managers who had problems with this first-generation technology are probably
still hesitant to try it again. Today’s technology is far more reliable and
today manufacturers are producing very high quality products with very reliable
technology.
Infrared Control Wash
Fountains utilize an infrared sensor module to detect
the motion made by the hands when placed in the bowl area or under the faucet.
There may be more than one stream former and usually each one is controlled by a
separate solenoid valve. When the
hand motion is detected a flow of water is activated from the faucet. Once the
hands are removed from under the faucet an automatic shut-off of water flow
occurs. Many of the infrared
sensors use a conical shaped transmitting beam to detect hand motion within the
bowl perimeter. The design of the
sensor beam should not exceed the perimeter of the bowl, otherwise it would lead
to wasted water. The infrared sensor is not affected by differences in skin tone
or color. Nor is it affected by bright lights, sunlight, or darkness.
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