ECOPLAY LAUNCH PUTS CME SANITARY SYSTEMS AHEAD IN GREYWATER MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS
CME Sanitary Systems has launched a revolutionary new micro greywater recycling system which is set to establish the company firmly at the head of the growing move towards sustainable development.
Introduced under the company’s Macdee brand, the new Ecoplay system is a practical and affordable unit that recycles bath and shower water for re-use in toilet flushing. It can reduce the quantity of fresh water used for this purpose by up to 30%, thereby creating cost savings for the end-user and also helping preserve this valuable resource.
Similar in size to a traditional concealed in-wall cistern the maintenance-free Ecoplay unit can be installed in a standard size void which can be decorated in the normal way. The system collects water from the bath and shower in a cleaning tank, where light materials such as foam and hairs are skimmed from the surface while heavier materials such as dirt or sand sink to the bottom. The remaining ‘clean’ water is then transferred to a storage tank from where it can be gravity-fed, or pumped on demand, to the toilets in the property. Ecoplay has a storage capacity of 100 litres which provides enough water for approximately 20 toilet flushes.
Ecoplay’s intelligent system actively manages the recycled water in the system at all times. If the toilets are not flushed within 24 hours after a period of regular use (if for example the property becomes temporarily unoccupied) the system detects this and purges the retained recycled water to waste. This serves to clean the system and once empty, the system then imports a minimum of mains water sufficient to operate the toilets.
“There is currently no other product that operates in the same way nor offers the same benefits as Ecoplay,” explains Jilly Player-Bishop, New Business Development Director of CME Sanitary Systems. “Ecoplay allows architects and specifiers to add considerable extra environmental value to their projects and can also help towards gaining planning permission in environmentally sensitive areas. It will also help a home which is currently at level 1or 2 of the Code for Sustainable Homes, be elevated to levels 3, 4, 5 and 6, so it offers significant benefits.”
