PRACTICAL WATER HYGIENE BY DESIGN
EDITOR’ S CHOICE
PRACTICAL WATER HYGIENE BY DESIGN
Shower specification increasingly needs to consider more than user safety and functionality. Practical water hygiene measures- including elevated velocity( EV) flushing( https:// b. link / FlushedAway), thermal disinfection, and accessible low-level servicing and isolation points that support maintenance, testing, sampling, flushing and straightforward decommissioning and recommissioning- are best considered as part of the design from the outset.
Horne’ s pre-plumbed shower panels bring these requirements together within a factory-assembled and pressure-tested unit, helping to reduce on-site assembly, fittings and service penetrations while simplifying installation and future maintenance. outlets and the water-system periphery can represent potential reservoirs of infection associated with waterborne Legionella pneumophila and nontuberculous mycobacteria( NTM), and retrograde contamination with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
The benefit extends across other building types too. Designing in suitable access, flushing capability and thermal disinfection can support effective water management throughout the life of the building, particularly where occupancy varies or facilities experience periods of reduced use, seasonal shutdown and subsequent recommissioning. Designing all these measures in from the outset reduces the need for retrospective adaptation.
-T4 and-T9 shower models incorporate the patented Horne In-line Thermal Disinfection Unit( ILTDU), allowing targeted thermal disinfection of the mixed-water pathway through to the outlet, using the existing(> 60 ° C) system hot water supply. This provides an additional level of control in healthcare environments, where
Horne shower panel families, including-T4 and-T9 models, are available on NBS Source, with specification data and BIM resources to support coordinated project design.
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