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Rising gas prices put boiler efficiency back in the spotlight

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With gas bills set to rise this autumn, Cistermiser is urging heating and plumbing professionals to make limescale protection part of the conversation with customers as boilers return to regular use.

Ofgem has confirmed that the energy price cap will increase by 4% from 1 October, taking the annual bill for a typical household paying by Direct Debit for gas and electricity from £1,663 to £1,723. While electricity costs will remain broadly stable following the temporary removal of VAT, gas bills are expected to rise by 8%, largely as a result of higher wholesale prices.

For millions of households, the increase comes just as central heating systems begin doing their heaviest work of the year. Cistermiser says this makes the weeks ahead an important opportunity for installers to help customers ensure their boilers are operating as efficiently as possible , particularly in hard water areas where limescale can build up unseen inside boiler heat exchangers.

Around 60% of the UK lies within a hard water area, and when hard water is heated, calcium and magnesium deposits can form limescale on internal surfaces, including boiler heat exchangers and hot water pipework.

The resulting layer acts as an insulator between the heat exchanger and the water, meaning more energy can be required to achieve the same heat output. British Water figures indicate that 1.6mm of scale within a heating system can result in a 12% loss in heating efficiency.

Richard Braid, Managing Director at Cistermiser, comments: “Customers are understandably going to be thinking about heating costs again as we head into autumn, particularly following the latest increase in gas prices. For installers, that creates an opportunity to look beyond whether a boiler is simply working and consider what can be done to help keep it working efficiently.

“Limescale is easy to overlook because much of the damage happens where the homeowner cannot see it. But in hard water areas, allowing scale to build up on a heat exchanger can make the boiler work harder to deliver the heat the customer is paying for.

“At this time of year, when installers are servicing boilers, replacing heating equipment or preparing customers’ homes for winter, it makes sense to talk about preventative measures too. Protecting the heat exchanger from scale is a relatively straightforward intervention that can help maintain efficiency and potentially extend the working life of the appliance.”

Cistermiser’s Combimate is a polyphosphate scale inhibitor designed to prevent limescale build-up in domestic hot water systems. Fitted to the cold water supply, it uses food-grade Combiphos to prevent scale-forming minerals accumulating on hot surfaces, without removing naturally occurring minerals or altering water hardness.

Requiring no electricity or magnets, Combimate can protect an individual boiler or wider hot water system and, when fitted alongside a new boiler, heat exchanger or thermal store, is backed by Cistermiser’s Lifetime Scale Prevention Guarantee, subject to installation and maintenance requirements.

Richard adds: “Energy prices aren’t something an installer can control, but helping customers get the most from the energy they use is. As the heating season begins, protecting against limescale is one relatively simple step that can make a meaningful difference over the lifetime of a boiler.”

For more information on water-saving solutions and how Cistermiser can help, visit www.cistermiser.co.uk

The Summer Holidays: A Perfect Window for Schools to Upgrade Washrooms, Save Water and Cut Costs

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As schools across the UK prepare to close their doors for the six-week summer break, now is the ideal time to undertake essential maintenance and facility upgrades without disrupting the academic calendar. Cistermiser, the UK’s leading provider of commercial washroom water management solutions, is urging schools to use this period to modernise their washroom facilities, highlighting that upgrading to water-efficient technologies can significantly reduce water consumption, lower carbon emissions, and ease the strain on stretched school budgets.

“School washrooms endure heavy, continuous use throughout the term. In many educational settings, outdated plumbing and inefficient fixtures lead to substantial water wastage,” says Richard Braid, Managing Director of Cistermiser. “A common issue raised by student councils and site managers alike is the failure of pupils to flush toilets or turn off taps, which not only creates hygiene concerns but also drives up utility bills. Not only that, but leaky loos are costing schools thousands of pounds. All of these issues can be solved by a little planning, right now.”

“Upgrading washroom facilities is not merely about improving aesthetics; it is a strategic financial decision. By reducing water usage, schools can directly lower their utility costs, freeing up essential funds that can be redirected toward educational resources and student support. Furthermore, lowering water consumption inherently reduces a school’s carbon footprint, supporting broader environmental and sustainability targets.”

A compelling example of how to tackle these challenges head-on can be found at Cathays High School in Cardiff. A mixed-sex, multi-faith school with approximately one thousand pupils, Cathays High School faced a perennial problem: representatives from the student-elected School Committee regularly complained that boys frequently failed to flush the toilets after use.

Determined to find a solution, the Site Manager, Sue Petryna, contacted Cistermiser. The team visited the school to review the issue firsthand. They recognised that a standard infrared “wave” sensor might be ignored just as easily as a manual flush handle. Working closely with their R&D Department, Cistermiser proposed the Easyflush system featuring innovative “walkaway” operation.

This “hands-free” flushing system automatically triggers a flush whenever a user gets up or walks away from the toilet. The intelligent infrared sensors operate on a dual-flush mechanism, delivering a part flush if the user leaves within 45 seconds, or a full flush if that period is exceeded. This method ensures hygiene while restricting water use to an absolute minimum.

To assist schools in understanding their potential savings, Cistermiser is offering a Free Water Survey.

“Don’t let the empty corridors of the summer holidays go to waste,” says Richard. “Book your free water survey and help your school create a cleaner, greener and more cost-effective environment for the new academic year.”

To find out more email sales@cistermiser.co.uk

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WHAT IS A LEAKY LOO AND HOW MUCH IS IT COSTING YOU?

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At first glance, everything might seem fine. The toilet flushes. The floor is dry. Maintenance hasn’t raised a flag.

But behind the scenes, a silent problem could be quietly draining your budget, undermining your sustainability targets, and wasting thousands of litres of water, every single day.

Welcome to the world of the leaky loo.

What is a leaky loo?

A leaky loo is a toilet that is continuously losing water, often with no visible signs whatsoever. Unlike a burst pipe or an overflowing cistern, these leaks are entirely internal. The culprit is usually a worn fill valve, a faulty flapper, or an inefficient flushing mechanism that never quite closes properly.

The result? Water is constantly trickling from the cistern into the pan; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

No drips. No puddles. No noise. Just ongoing, invisible water waste.

That’s precisely what makes leaky loos so costly: they’re almost impossible to detect without the right tools or expertise.

The hidden scale of the problem

A single leaking toilet can waste a lot of water:

  • 400 litres of water per day
  • 146,000 litres per year

To put that into perspective, 146,000 litres is enough to fill more than 2,400 standard bathtubs. And that’s just one toilet.

Now multiply that figure across a commercial office block, a secondary school, a hospital, or a football stadium, buildings that routinely have 20, 50, or even 100+ toilets and the cumulative waste becomes staggering.

What makes this worse is the timeline. Because these leaks produce no obvious symptoms, they often go unnoticed for months, or even years. By the time they’re identified, if they’re identified at all, the damage to your water bill, and your environmental footprint, is already done.

What does that actually cost?

Water waste isn’t just an environmental concern; it’s a direct financial liability.

In the UK, water charges are typically calculated on two components: supply (the water coming in) and wastewater (the water going out). A leaking toilet contributes to both. That means every litre trickling silently into the pan is being charged twice.

For a single leaking toilet, the annual cost can reach:

  • 💸 £587 in wasted water costs
  • 🌍 0.05 tonnes of unnecessary CO₂ emissions

Now scale that up. A building with just 10 leaking toilets is haemorrhaging £5,870 per year. A site with 50? You’re looking at over £29,000 in avoidable spend, money that isn’t going toward improving your facilities, supporting your team, or meeting your net-zero commitments.

It’s no wonder facilities managers and sustainability leads are increasingly calling leaky loos one of the most overlooked inefficiencies in building management.

A simple way to think about it

If you’re responsible for a building, ask yourself three honest questions:

  1. How many toilets are on-site?
  2. When were they last properly checked for leaks?
  3. Could even a small percentage be wasting water right now?

In our experience, many buildings have never had a dedicated water leak assessment. Toilets are installed and largely forgotten, serviced only when something goes visibly wrong. But by then, the cost has already accumulated.

Even if just 10% of your toilets are leaking, the financial and environmental impact is real, measurable, and entirely avoidable.

The solution: Fix the leak, fast

Here’s the good news: this is one of the most cost-effective problems in building management to solve.

Modern sensor-operated flushing systems are engineered specifically to eliminate the conditions that cause leaky loos in the first place. They deliver precise, controlled flushes only when needed, no continuous flow, no mechanical wear from constantly cycling valves.

The benefits go beyond water savings:

  • ✅ Eliminate continuous water loss from faulty mechanisms
  • ✅ Improve hygiene with hands-free, sensor-activated operation
  • ✅ Reduce maintenance call-outs through more reliable, durable components
  • ✅ Deliver consistent flushing performance every time

Take Easyflush Direct as an example. The total outlay per unit, including installation, is approximately £523. With annual savings of £587 per toilet, you’re looking at a payback period of 11 months.

In a world where capital projects are scrutinised and ROI matters, that’s an unusually compelling case. Very few building upgrades pay for themselves within a year and deliver ongoing environmental benefits at the same time.

Why it matters more than ever

The pressure on organisations to reduce costs and meet sustainability targets has never been greater. Water efficiency is no longer a “nice to have”, it’s a measurable component of ESG reporting, procurement criteria, and operational benchmarking.

Leaky loos represent a triple problem:

  • Wasted budget that erodes operational margins
  • Missed sustainability goals that affect reporting and reputation
  • Avoidable inefficiency that reflects poorly on building management standards

The encouraging reality is that fixing them is one of the simplest, fastest, and most impactful steps you can take to improve building performance, without major disruption or capital outlay.

Not sure if you have a leaky loo?

That’s exactly where Cistermiser can help.

We offer free professional water surveys specifically designed to identify hidden leaks, quantify waste, and give you a clear picture of exactly where savings can be made, with the data to back it up.

Whether you manage a single site or a national estate, our team can help you uncover what’s really happening behind the cistern.

Ready to find out how much you could save?

If you want to:

  • Reduce water bills with evidence-based improvements
  • Improve operational efficiency across your estate
  • Hit sustainability and ESG targets with measurable water savings

 Book a free water survey with Cistermiser today and turn a hidden problem into a clear opportunity.

A Vital Step in Tackling the UK’s Water Crisis: Cistermiser Welcomes Ofwat’s £100M Water Efficiency Fund

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Cistermiser, one of the UK’s leading providers of water and energy saving management solutions, welcomes the launch of Ofwat’s £100 million Water Efficiency Fund as a crucial investment in securing the UK’s future water supply.

The fund, designed to accelerate water-saving innovations and initiatives, represents a significant step in addressing water scarcity and improving sustainability across homes and businesses.

With non-household water use accounting for a substantial proportion of demand, Cistermiser is urging decision-makers to prioritise proven technologies that deliver immediate and measurable savings.

Cistermsier’s range of Commercial Washroom products supports the prevention of constant water flow and a reduction of water usage in commercial buildings helping drive sustainability target achievement and a reduction in annual water costs.

Commenting on the fund, Richard Braid, Managing Director of Cistermiser, says: “We strongly support Ofwat’s Water Efficiency Fund and its potential to drive meaningful reductions in water usage. However, innovation doesn’t have to be complex – smart solutions like our infrared urinal controls and sensor-activated WC dual flush, are designed to prevent costly leaks and offer businesses a simple yet effective way to reduce water waste and enhance sustainability. If the UK is serious about addressing water shortages, we must embrace proven, readily available technologies alongside new innovations.”

Toilets are a major yet often overlooked source of water waste. The Waterwise Leaky Loos report estimates 1.5 million leaking toilets across the UK, each wasting up to 400 litres daily – enough to fill four million bathtubs. The main culprits are failing flush valve seals, faulty fill valves and dual flush issues.

This preventable problem fuels the UK’s water crisis, but innovation offers a simple solution. Cistermiser’s EasyflushEVO, is a revolutionary siphonic dual flush valve that eliminates leaks by removing the vulnerable below-waterline seal, reducing failures from debris, scale and wear.

As water companies and businesses look to meet ambitious efficiency targets, Cistermiser is calling for greater awareness of the financial and environmental benefits of upgrading to intelligent washroom controls. By installing EasyflushEVO, organisations can significantly reduce water bills while ensuring compliance with evolving sustainability standards.

For more information on Cistermiser’s range of solutions, visit www.cistermiser.co.uk

Cistermiser’s EasyflushEVO prevents ‘leaky loos’ – saving thousands of litres of water

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Cistermiser’s EasyflushEVO toilet flushing valve prevents ‘leaky loos’, saving significant volumes of water in commercial and public sector buildings. It’s a straightforward, cost-effective solution that is ideal for new or retrofit installations.

According to Waterwise, between five and eight per cent of UK toilets are leaking. These ‘leaky loos’ are wasting as much as 400 million litres of clean, fresh water every day across both non-domestic and domestic buildings. It is estimated that a third of commercial washrooms have at least one leaky toilet – each could be wasting between 215 and 400 litres of water on average per day. As well as having a detrimental impact on the UK’s precious water reserves (which are under pressure from climate change, population growth and rising water use), leaks also result in higher utility costs – just six leaking toilets could increase a building’s water bill by £2,500 a year.

A large proportion of ‘leaky loos’ are dual flush toilets fitted with drop flush valves. While dual flush toilets were designed to help reduce water consumption (in theory, the smaller, part flush should use four litres of water and the larger, full flush should use six litres), unfortunately some models can leak. The issue is that drop flush valves will usually start to degrade over time, resulting in leaks. The seal on a drop flush valve tends to be situated below the cistern’s water line, and limescale deposits and debris (commonly found in cistern water) can cause degradation, as can chemicals if they are also present in the water.

Unfortunately, it is not easy to detect leaks, and they can be present for some time before they are identified. In fact, research suggests that a leak needs to reach around 300 litres of water a day before the issue is identified  (this is the point at which the leak becomes audible or more visible  . It is therefore essential to prevent leaks occurring in the first place – but this doesn’t mean that dual flush toilets shouldn’t be specified. The issue can be quickly resolved by selecting  an appropriate  dual flush flush valve  initially .

The revolutionary EasyflushEVO siphonic flushing valve from Cistermiser is engineered to eradicate water leakage from dual flush toilets. Unlike with drop valves, EasyflushEVO does not have a flush seal below the water line, so it will not leak due to debris, scale or degradation of the seal. It is ideal for new applications or can be easily retrofitted, in either a duel flush or single flush configuration. Each unit can save up to 146,000 litres of water per year. It’s also a cost-effective solution – a return on investment can be achieved in just seven months.

There are three variations of EasyflushEVO available: an EVO 1.5” flushing valve, an EVO 2” flushing valve and EVO CISTERN – a complete flushing cistern kit, which includes an EasyflushEVO flushing valve, a fill valve and a concealed cistern with a 1.5” flush pipe outlet and flush cone.

EasyflushEVO’s unique patented design means no other solution on the market can address water wastage from ‘leaky loos’ in the same way. It also has WRAS and Kiwa UK Regulation 4 product approvals, has won multiple industry awards and is installed in some prestigious projects across the UK.

For more information on EasyflushEVO, please visit www.cistermiser.co.uk.

Cistermiser’s rEVOlutionary flushing control, EasyflushEVO, wins a coveted Energy Saving Award 2022 Water Saving Commercial Product of the Year!

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Cistermiser, the UK’s leading provider of commercial washroom water management solutions, is delighted to announce that its EasyflushEVO revolutionary, flushing valve has been awarded the prestigious Water Saving Commercial Product of the Year award at the Energy Savings Awards 2022.  This latest win follows hot off the heels of the EasyflushEVO victory at the Bathroom Manufacturers’ Association Sustainability Awards, where it won the Water Efficiency category 2022.

Cistermiser’s Managing Director, Richard Braid comments: “Being recognised once again as a ‘best in class’ product with this Energy Savings Award win, is testament to the hard work and intelligent product design that our teams have been laser focused on in recent months. For us, it’s all about sustainability and energy savings, and we are so proud of the way in which EasyflushEVO is playing a significant role in tackling water loss and eradicating the #leakyloo challenge.

“We all know as an industry how much water is wasted through leaking toilets. According to experts Waterwise, a leaking toilet wastes between 215 and 400 litres of clean drinking water on average every day. Between 5 and 8% of toilets are estimated to be leaking, adding up to around 400 million litres of water leaking from UK toilets every day. Against a backdrop of the climate crisis and the Road to Net Zero, losses like these are clearly unsustainable.

“The EasyflushEVO is our latest addition to the Cistermiser product portfolio, and its revolutionary flushing valve solves the problem of leaking toilet cisterns and saves up to 78,475 litres of water per unit per year. It achieves this by bringing together the previously unattainable benefits of non-touch and leak-free flushing. The patented flush design means there is no flushing seal below the waterline, so unlike traditional flush valves, it will not leak due to debris, scale, or seal degradation.

“We’re excited to see how far we can push ourselves through innovation to take our sustainability solutions to the next level, providing water and energy savings to commercial washrooms across the UK.  Being recognised and winning industry awards like these spur us on in this mission.”

Scoring a hat trick during this winter awards season, Cistermiser’s Sensazone has also made it to the shortlist of the Tomorrow’s FM Awards. Voting starts this month and we’re hoping Sensazone, an intelligent leak prevention system for commercial washrooms, will join EasyflushEVO in the water management sustainability hall of fame.

For more information or to request technical information, call 0118 969 1611, or email sales@cistermiser.co.uk

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Cistermiser’s rEVOlutionary flushing control, EasyflushEVO, wins big at BMA Sustainability Awards

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Cistermiser, the UK’s leading provider of commercial washroom water management solutions, is delighted to announce their win at the Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA) Sustainability Awards 2022 where EasyflushEVO won the Water Efficiency category, Judges praised EasyflushEVO for its “new and novel approach” to tackling water loss and eradicating the #leakyloo issue.

Richard Braid, Managing Director of Cistermiser, commented: “Cistermiser has spent more than a decade innovating and providing products that help FMs, local authorities, health trusts and building owners and it is so rewarding to have the team’s hard work on EasyflushEVO to be recognised by a panel of independent judges.

“We all know as an industry how much water is wasted through leaking toilets. According to experts Waterwise, a leaking toilet wastes between 215 and 400 litres of clean drinking water on average every day. Between 5 and 8% of toilets are estimated to be leaking, adding up to around 400 million litres of water leaking from UK toilets every day. Against a backdrop of the climate crisis and the Road to Net Zero, losses like these are clearly unsustainable.

“The EasyflushEVO is our latest addition to the Cistermiser product range, and its revolutionary flushing valve solves the problem of leaking toilet cisterns and saves 78,475 litres of water per unit per year. This was a huge inspiration for the development of the EasyflushEVO and although it might not single handily solve the ‘leaky loos’ problem we have in this country, it goes a long way to raising standards and awareness.

“The EasyflushEVO has revolutionised WC flushing by bringing together the previously unattainable benefits of non-touch and leak-free flushing. The patented flush design means there is no flushing seal below the waterline, so unlike traditional flush valves, it will not leak due to debris, scale, or seal degradation. We are, as a company, so proud to be contributing to the positive shift towards making this industry more sustainable.”

Tom Reynolds, CEO of the BMA, praises the work Cistermiser is doing: “Cistermiser has been committed to reducing water wastage and it is so exciting to see how far they are willing to push themselves through innovation to take product performance sustainability to the next level. It’s a tough ask, but with products like the EasyflushEVO, we can all contribute to transitioning this industry to do its bit for the planet, here at the BMA, we look forward to seeing what Cistermiser does next.”

For more information or to request technical information, call 0118 969 1611, or email sales@cistermiser.co.uk

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Cistermiser launches new Vecta+ Shower Panel range as it looks to cement its position as the Number 1 commercial washroom/changing room partner

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Vecta+ Mechanical Shower Panel (MSPV)

Cistermiser, the UK’s leading provider of commercial washroom water management solutions, is delighted to announce the launch of a stunning new range of water saving shower panels: the Vecta+ Sensor Shower Panel (SSPV) and Vecta+ Mechanical Shower Panel (MSPV). The addition of the shower control range follows the 2021 launch of Cistermiser’s new infrared taps, Vecta+ Sensor Tap range, as the brand looks to cement its position as the Number 1 partner for energy efficient, hygienic and easy to install washroom controls for both retrofit and new build applications.

 

 

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Vecta+ Sensor Shower Panel (SSPV)

Richard Braid, Cistermiser MD comments: “After significant investment into research and development in tandem with customer insights, we’re excited to extend our range to include the two shower panels to offer customers, whether merchants, specifiers, developers, installers or facilities managers, even more choice. The range offers a hygienic non-touch sensor configuration with the Vecta+ Sensor Shower Panel, and a traditional mechanical push-button configuration with the Vecta+ Mechanical Shower Panel. Both are lightweight, and surface mounted, offering a sleek and contemporary design for any changing or commercial shower room.

 

Vecta+ Shower Panel 3“The new shower panels offer a host of benefits to the complete supply chain: for installers, they’re easy to fit, arriving pre-plumbed and suitable for mains or battery power; for merchants, they’re space-saving to stock with all the ‘all in one box’ approach including two flow regulators; for facilities managers and building owners, they are efficient and prevent costly flooding risk or wasted water with a ~30 second default safety shut-off, as well as being super-easy to maintain thanks to the patented shower head nozzles proven to reduce scale damage. And for the end-user, thanks to great aesthetics of the concealed fixings and slim panel body, combined with a 42 shower head nozzles ‘rain effect’, they offer an enjoyable showering experience. The new shower range also comes with the optional extra of Cistermiser’s new WRAS approved TMV3 (Thermostatic mixer valve), an essential piece of the pipework that protects the user from hot water scalding.

Vecta+ Sensor Shower Panel 6“While working with customers to bring this range to market, sustainability is a top theme that keeps coming up: the role that efficient water solutions can play in the fight against climate change has never been more important. That’s why we’re delighted to further extend our range of energy saving taps, urinal flushing, toilet flushing and whole washroom control management solutions with the brand new Vecta+ Sensor and Vecta+ Mechanical shower panels.”

TMV 22mm For more information on the new tap range, visit https://www.cistermiser.co.uk/vecta-plus-shower-range or to request technical information call 0118 969 1611 email sales@cistermiser.co.uk

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Cistermiser Novatap delivers water savings and increased hygiene in COVID19 times for on-campus commercial washrooms

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Hygiene levels are a critical consideration for all commercial washrooms in today’s COVID19 environment. Washrooms are an essential provision for any campus and finding a way to significantly reduce the contamination and spread of pathogens is hugely important. The reduction of touch points in areas such as washrooms is a highly effective way of minimising this risk and the installation of infrared, no-touch taps is one of the best ways of doing so.

A recent project in Edinburgh in partnership with global commercial real estate services company, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), and procured through Wolseley, was undertaken by Project and Facilities Managers,  JLL with contractor, Integral UK Ltd, to upgrade and refurbish all washroom taps across the Lochside View campus to no-touch technology. As the washroom taps were considered a high-touch point, the purpose was to eliminate the need for any contact when washing hands and therefore aiding in the reduction of spreading COVID19 and other illnesses.

Copy of TMU 2021.09.23Over the space of two months, a total of 69 taps throughout the campus were replaced with the Cistermiser Novatap range which was selected by the central engineering team for all sites.

Matt Dixon, Cistermiser Technical Sales Manager, comments: “Cistermiser is delighted to have been able to solve the client’s problem of unnecessary touch points across their sites and increase peace of mind during COVID19 times and were also able to provide the additional advantage of reducing water waste: the Novatap is can only be activated when hands are placed in front of the infrared sensor which means there are no taps left running.

“This project has benefited all levels of the supply chain and has ultimately delivered exactly what the client asked for. Cistermiser is thrilled that the client is happy with the project and very glad to have been able to improve the hygiene levels and ultimately the safety for those using the Lochside View campus’ facilities.”

No-Touch Toilet Flushing Solutions

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BPi Newsletter Cistermiser Easyflush no-touch solutionsBPi Newsletter Cistermiser Easyflush Direct Walkaway toilet flushing infrared sensor for commercial bathroom copyInfrared technology has started to consign traditional toilet flush handles to history, firstly in commercial washrooms (with practical no-touch solutions such as the mains-fed Easyflush Direct from Cistermiser) and now in domestic bathroom settings. Tiny young or arthritic elderly hands might find lever handles difficult to crank or fiddly dual-flush mechanical push-buttons tricky to use. To overcome these problems, infrared sensor-activated WC flushing valves, such as Cistermiser’s Easyflush combined flush and filling valve, can be installed. With options for close-coupled or concealed cistern-fed installs, solutions are programmable in a variety of ways, giving full control over the volume of water used and whether the toilet flushing is activated by ‘touchless’ operation (with a wave of the hand), or ‘occupancy sensing’ operation (by simply standing up and walking away from the WC).

BPi Newsletter Cistermiser Easyflush Direct mains-fed toilet flushing schematicPositioning of IR sensors should be carefully considered during installation, to optimise no-touch toilet activation. Easyflush Wave sensors can be fitted onto front, side or most commonly the top of a close-coupled cistern (as mechanical push-button devices), or conveniently wall-mounted to one side of the toilet at typically 300-400mm distance from the centre line of the pan. Flush operation is activated by the user bringing their hand close to the infrared sensor. A dual flush mode enables the user to select either a part flush or full flush by the length of time their hand is held in front of the sensor.

Easyflush Walkaway occupancy sensors are best fitted directly centrally, just above the close-coupled cistern, so that the user’s proximity movement will always be detected. Toilet flushing is normally activated by the user standing up and leaving the cubicle, although it can also be activated by the user bringing their hand toward the sensor. Dual flush modes are factory-programmed to deliver a part-flush if the user departs from the cubicle within 40 seconds, or a full-flush if the user departs after 40 seconds or more have elapsed.

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