Waterless Urinals
Has any one had any experience with waterless urinals? Are they any good and are they more maintenance intensive from adding the liquid,pulling cartridges etc.? Thanks for any input.
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Noah:There is a good article: Putting Waterless to Work by Douglas Yon and David Cosaboon. See:...
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While employed at another university, I performed a cost analysis of the waterless. The results documented a water-saved payback period of approximately 22 years. Considering the unpleasant maintenance...
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Hello,I’m not sure exactly how you determined the return on investment (ROI) of installing no-water urinal systems and am sure there can be different variables. For instance, it is almost always less...
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Noah, I don't experience with waterless urinals but, I would like to hear from someone that has them in their buildings. Thanks
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FYI, there is a previous thread on waterless urinals that people might find useful. It had a lot of replies ...my.facilitiesnet.com/.../10512.aspx
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I have never managed a facility that had waterless urinals, so I don't have personal experience with cost or maintenance issues, but I have used them several times. The thing that bothers me about them...
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interesting notion and I guess many have that same feeling;however, this is a misconception: when water is present the actual bacteria count is huge in a flushed urinal. Also if you look at any flushed...
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I have been running a facility that has 11 waterless urinals. We have the following challenges: 1. We charted the plumber’s time and the cost of the replacement of the cartridge. Our maintenance cost...
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I would never, ever use waterless urinals. They stink and require excessive and expensive maintenance. I have seen several locations where they were were removed after a very short time and replaced...
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depends on which urinals you are using; there are some where a cartridge costs $42 each and there are some that cost $7.00 each; then there is the sealing liquid;some require special cleaners,...
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Your true savings is in the construction stage of the waterless urinals. Not having to run water lines to the urinals is where the initial savings is at. Now if you are doing a retro fit that savings...
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We piloted two different manufacturer's waterless unrinals 3 or 4 years ago. There was an odor issue with both models. The first model had a seal which was expensive to replace and didn't last very...
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sounds like you did not have much luck with them back then; was this in Illinois? still the one State that does not approve them-imagine, 49 others do and not IL??!!
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It is a campus standard at Georgia Southern University. We have found the waterless urinals have saved up front construction cost in new projects, as well as lower charges, do to the lack of water...
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just came across an article that today , Aug 2,2012, 1600 counties in 32 States are under drought emergencies- guess we have to look at things that save water!
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Yes, I tested them and they were nearly seamless. The only time there was ever a problem was if the monthly maintenance was not done on time. I tested Kohler's product and as i recall it did not use...
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We have a biodegradable product for improving flow by dissolving the urinal salts and scale buildup that is safe and effective called Eco Descale. Eco Descale may and may also be used preventatively....
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On retrofits you really save now and the most as water prices keep rising. Even if drain lines need to be lowered,that only extends the payback period by a couple of months. With paybacks under 2 years...
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Waterless Urinals work great at test sites and on paper, however,Who has a maintenance staff (contractor) at a commercial bld. that knows how to maintain correctly?That is the ISSUE, Real World vs...
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