Sensor Faucets For Washrooms
FCI Automatic Faucets | Made in Canada
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Applications
Washrooms and Public areas
- Hotels
- Restaurants
- Highway restaurants
- Companies
- Schools
- Authorities and government offices
Hygienically sensitive areas
- Hospitals
- General practitioner
- Food and beverage companies
- Bakeries
- Butcheries
- Commercial kitchens
Sensor Faucets advantages depending on the user group
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ambitious private ones |
commercial and public institutions |
hygienically sensitive areas |
| Hygiene |
| no germ transfer, no infections |
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| clean outlook |
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| easy to clean |
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| complies with statutory provisions |
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| Comfort |
| easy handling |
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| flflexible use |
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| optimal comfort in cleaning |
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| optimal comfort in installation and maintenance |
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| Economy |
| excellent cost effectiveness |
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| up to 70 % savings in water and energy |
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| ease of installation and use |
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| Safety and security |
| secure in function |
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| secure in operation |
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| vandal proof construction |
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| Prestige |
| elegant and straight design |
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| adaptable design |
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| innovation for trend-setters |
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Prescriptions by law
Areas of application, in which lavatory faucets must work without hand contact:
In medical areas
- in work areas with increased infection endangerment, faucet are not allowed to operate manually – they have to work touch-free.
- this applies to hospitals, hand wash areas, laboratories, medical practices, rescue & ambulance, and operations rooms
- regulation: rule for the prevention of accidents for the health service VBG 103
In meat-processing systems
- in the maximal proximity of the workstation mechanisms are to be used for the cleaning and of the hands with hot water. These wash areas are not allowed to operate manually.
- this applies to all slaughterhouses, dismantling and processing plants, as well as meat departments with fresh meat, butcher‘s shops and the meat-processing industry.
- Regulations
- meat hygiene regulation FIHV EEC guideline for butcher certifications (federal legal gazettes of 02.04.79)
- notes of the ARGEVET of 22.01.81
- proclamation of the request for the permission of operations federal (legal gazette 94a)
In milk-processing systems
- in areas, in which milk is treated, mechanisms must be available for washing the hands. These lavatory faucets are not allowed to operate manually.
- This applies to dairies, cheese factories, milk collection places, and processing plants of milk products.
- Regulation:
- bring regulation over hygiene and quality requirements from milk (milk supply)
- EEC guideline to 85/397/EWG of the advice of 05.08.85 (milk hygiene guideline)
In commercial kitchens
- In order to prevent the transfer of disease, lavatory faucets of the washing plants are to be arranged in such a way that they are not to be operated by hand, but for example electronically.
- This is used at all large-scale catering establishments and commercially used kitchen establishments.
- regulation: federal health page, special edition of 09.12.77
Profitability overview of hotel rooms
The basis for the calculation below is a hotel with 20 bedrooms. The average bed occupancy is up to 170 days. The previous experience shows, that a conventional faucet is used about 15 minutes per day for activities such as hand washing, teeth cleaning, shaving etc.. Further- more we state the following preconditions and calculation
Cost preconditions
- Fresh water and waste water costs 2,50 EUR/m³
- Energy costs 1,00 EUR/m³
- Investment and installation sensor faucet 405,00 EUR/pce.
Calculation
- Bed occupancy 170
- Rooms 20
Profitability overview of the public hotel sector
The basis for the calculation below is a toilet facility in the restaurant sector which includes washing facilities for hand washing. Average opening hours are the periods from 11-14 / 18-24 o‘clock, whereas 17 uses per faucet and hour are realistic assumptions. The restaurant has 80 seats. Furthermore we state the following preconditions and calculation.
Cost preconditions
- Fresh water and waste water costs 6.00 CAD/m³
- Energy costs 2,00 CAD/m³
- Investment and installation sensor faucet 900,00 CAD/pce.
Calculation
- Uses per hour: 17
- Uses per day (10 hours) 170
- Uses per month (25 days) 4.250
- Uses per year 51.000
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