HOW DO sensor urinals work?
When a user sits down to use the toilet or stands in front of a urinal, the infrared sensor detects his/her body heat. After the user is finished and walks away, the infrared sensor detects the loss of heat and activates the flush mechanism.
What is urinal sensor?
Sensor urinal or auto flush is a feature that is available for toilets and urinals. Its basically comes with an infrared sensor that can identify when someone is standing in front of the urinal and has moved away, it then activates the flush system. You will more commonly find them in workplaces and public restrooms.
How often should urinals flush?
three times an hour
Urinals therefore often flush regardless of use, wasting a lot of water, especially out of hours. Typical uncontrolled flushing of urinals is three times an hour, which with a 7.5 – 12 litre cistern will be using 197 – 315 m3 water per year.
Do urinals flush automatically?
The touchless urinal flusher uses active infrared automatic sensor technology. When you stand in front of the auto flush valve, 2s pre-flush after detection; 6s Flush automatically after leaving. It can automatically flush if no usage in 24 hours.
How much is an automatic flushing toilet?
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How do you manually flush a toilet sensor?
You can activate a flush by holding the palm of your hand up to the sensor for a few seconds before taking it away. Or place a piece of toilet paper over the the sensor and remove it once you’re finished.
Why do they put ice in the urinals?
To bartender’s surprise, the ice eliminated urinal odors. As one expert explained, the ice froze odor causing molecules in urine, preventing them from being released. Eventually, the odor-filled molecules melt with the ice and drip down the urinal and into the sewer.
How do urinals know when to flush?
Hydraulic valve urinal flush controls such as the Cistermiser range are installed in-line with the water supply inlet pipe into the cistern and sense short-term drops in pressure within the water supply. Each time a drop in pressure is identified the valve releases a measured amount of water into the cistern.