The expansion of touchless technology such as electronic flushometers has revolutionized the way facilities managers manage public sanitation.
These touchless devices, which use a sensor to actuate the fitting and which can be self-powered through water-activated turbines, create fewer touch points in restrooms.
This can have big impacts on both users and facilities managers. Let’s take a look at the reasons why.
Fewer Contact Points, Less Contamination
First, it all comes down to fewer touchpoints in a restroom. Within an hour of normal use, a restroom surface can harbor as many as 500,000 bacteria per square inch.
Moreover, bacteria need water to thrive. The wetter the substrate, the more conducive the environment is to the growth of microbes.
Bacteria also like to hitch a ride. Faucets, flushometers, buttons, walls, door knobs; all of these feature touchpoints whereon bacteria can adhere and proliferate.
Touchless electronic flushometers help to minimize these, substantially cutting back on the spread of microbes between points in a restroom and effectively combating their spread overall.
This has big implications for users of public restrooms (many of whom will simply hold it until they get home anyway!). For them, touchless restrooms equate to greater safety and a much more enjoyable experience – and it’s not just about the flushometers.
It’s Not Just About Electronic Flushometers
Touchless restrooms truly embody a movement and are not simply about flushometers. Nowadays, there are touchless faucets, soap dispensers, hand dryers, towel dispensers, and even lights that go on and off automatically based on whether or not a room is occupied.
For every touchpoint that a restroom sheds, viruses, bacteria, and other microbes have less of an opportunity to flourish. This makes bathrooms safer for the public to use and can help slow the transmission of infectious microbes.
This is of great concern to those responsible for keeping compliant with sanitary regulations in the wake of COVID-19, as much as it is for the people that actually use the restrooms.
Moreover, many of these devices are powered by water turbines (such as some TOTO faucets and electronic flushometers), making them a truly reliable, green, low-energy, nearly maintenance-free solution.
On top of that, these devices only activate when a user is in proximity and cannot be accidentally left on, decreasing water consumption and cutting back on waste.
A Diminished Strain on Janitorial Staff
In addition to the benefits that touchless restrooms can have in terms of combating the spread of diseases, touchless fixtures can also alleviate strains on janitorial staff that are already overburdened.
Touchless fixtures not only result in fewer points to sterilize and clean but also less splashing and cross-contamination. Touchless bathrooms keep themselves cleaner by design, easing the strain on the existing workforce.
This also opens the door to more effective facilities management, making it easier for supervisors to optimize the use of their labor capital and apply it more efficiently (and more cost-effectively) as needed.
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In short, touchless electronic flushometers (and other touchless fixtures) can substantially reduce the touchpoints in a restroom, slash wasteful consumption of water, and enable managers to more efficiently direct their workforces in the face of expanded sanitation protocols.
Touchless is the way of the future; self-powered, green, efficient, and sanitary. To learn more about what sorts of touchless technology are available and how they can be implemented, visit Quality Plumbing Supply online at QualityPlumbingSupply.com.
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