Green Technology for Reducing Sterilizer Water Consumption WaterEco® Series Most modern autoclaves utilize a large amount of water to comply with local building code and reduce the temperature of the effluent discharge to the drain. Sometimes this water quenching uses as much as 1,600 gallons per day! The Consolidated WaterEco Series drastically reduces water consumption. Consolidated is dedicated to supporting architects and new facility owners with products engineered and tested to be the greenest possible building solutions. WaterEco® Benefits Saves hundreds of gallons of water per day. Assists sustainability officers, facilities managers, and researchers with their goals to reduce utility consumption and participate in green initiatives. Assists architects and lab planners in receiving LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) credits as set forth by the U.S. Green Building Council. Easy to retrofit existing autoclaves, regardless of manufacturer. WaterEco® Models WaterEco® This system is included on all Consolidated sterilizers. In addition to saving water, it monitors water consumption and cools effluent using a combination of air, previously cooled effluent and a minimal amount of cold water. Compatible with gravity and pre-vacuum autoclaves Easy to retrofit Up to 90% water savings of cooling water WaterEco® Plus This system reduces water consumption through a stainless steel heat exchanger that utilizes facility chilled water supply – virtually eliminating once-through cooling water. Compatible with gravity and pre-vacuum autoclaves Stainless Steel Heat Exchanger Non-electric Closed loop facility chilled water is required to operate 50-99% water savings WaterEco® Vac Plus This system integrates with pre-vacuum autoclaves when chilled water is readily available. The full recovery system uses chilled water to cool the vacuum water and exhaust and is the best solution to minimize water. Compatible with pre-vacuum autoclaves only Full recovery system with stainless steel cooling reservoir and heat exchanger* Integrates with liquid ring pump Closed loop facility chilled water is required to operate 99% water savings of cooling and vacuum water Need help selecting the WaterEco® system that is right for you? Water Consumption Impact and Savings Easily Monitor Water Consumption! Use the chart below to find the system that is right for you. (Click on the image for an enlarged view). Download the full PDF here. To learn more about water consumption in traditional steam autoclaves, read Consolidated’s post: Why Your Lab’s Autoclaves Are Wasting Water (And Money) and How To Stop It. Retrofit now The CSS WaterEco® System can be retrofitted to your current sterilizer. Calculate your water savings →
1.24.18 Consolidated’s CEO Challenges Industry with Benchmarks for Energy and Water → At a recent sustainability conference (International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories – I2SL) in Boston, Consolidated’s CEO Arthur Trapotsis challenged the steam sterilization industry to provide more “eco-friendly” equipment to research labs and hospitals. Trapotsis said that autoclaves are one of the single highest consumers of water in the laboratory, dispelling up to 12,000,000 gallons (18 […]
1.28.10 New Water-Saving Systems Dramatically Reduce Water Consumption and Costs of Operation → Water Usage Falls to Less than One Gallon per Day for Selected Models/Applications Consolidated Sterilizer Systems, Inc. (Consolidated) today announced a series of new water and energy-savings systems for the company’s line of Small and Medium Series laboratory steam sterilizers. Marketed as the WaterEco® Series, the new water mitigation systems are designed for use on […]
2.25.13 Consolidated Launches Line of Water Purification Systems → BOSTON, MA, FEBRUARY 25, 2013 – Consolidated Sterilizer Systems today announced the launch of their new line of water purification systems, spearheaded by the WPS-1200-RO and WPS-1200-DI. Consolidated’s Water Purification Systems help remove contaminants such as salts and minerals from inlet water, ensuring maximum uptime and low maintenance costs for sterilizers. The WPS-1200-RO reverse osmosis […]