Cistermiser Limited, Save water and eliminate washroom odours and blockages

Save water and eliminate washroom odours and blockages
February 15th 2007

Cistermiser pioneered washroom water-saving in 1976 and now leads a whole industry sector which is increasingly concerned about the cost of water and sewerage. The company has moved on since the name on its original hydraulic valves, which still sell in large numbers,became virtually generic within this sector

Today Cistermiser offers an extensive range of watersaving and allied products, including the infrared urinal flush control valve which now comes with a flush mounting kit as standard; an electronic alternative to the hydraulic range, the comprehensive Washroom Control package, DirectFlush for urinals without automatic flushing cisterns (header tanks) and the hands-free Easyflush WC valve. The Company also sells the Freeway and BioBlocks which prevent pipe blockages and washroom odours; these can be used with Freeflush dosing compound to remove existing blockages in waste pipes. Cistermiser also makes the Combimate domestic lime-scale prevention device which prevents boilers and domestic appliances from scaling up, saving both water and energy as 1mm of scale on a heat exchanger requires about 8% more energy (gas) to achieve the same temperature. Part L Building Regulations now require a lime-scale reducer to be fitted where mains water hardness is over 200 parts per million.

All the company’s products are WRAS approved and the urinal flush controls (Hydraulic, IRC and Directflush) have been awarded ECA status on DEFRA’s Water Technologies list which means both their cost and the expense of having them installed are fully tax-deductible in the year of their purchase.

The company’s urinal flush controls will save over 80% of the water routinely wasted by near ubiquitous automatic flushing cisterns. This equates to an average annual saving of 270 000 litres at a cost of Ł540 per cistern in a normal commercial premises and the product pays for itself (including the installation cost) in less then six months. The flush volume from an IRC can be reduced even further due to its integral, patented, variable-flow restrictor, so that even bigger savings can be made. By installing Freeway filters users can be sure that any nasty odours will be prevented in their washrooms.

Water-saving and hygiene, due to the no-touch functioning of the products, are the common themes running through all of the Company’s products.

Cistermiser offers full product training at its factory where customers can see its products being made and tested. The Company also has a pre and post-sales technical advice line for installation advice and help.

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