72 PRODUCTS
Bringing safe water to all
KOHLER, a brand celebrated globally for its state-of-the-art bathroom and kitchen fittings, is thinking beyond the mechanisms that deliver water to our homes. At the heart of their latest offering is a resource we all rely on for our survival: clean water.
With the threat to water security and hygiene increasing to staggering levels, studies show that roughly 1.8 billion people are affected by unsafe drinking water globally, with one in every four individuals unable to access clean water. Using the trusted knowledge and technology available to them, KOHLER has developed an easy-toaccess water filtration solution that will provide safe water to all.
Now available in South Africa, KOHLER ClarityTM is a safe and streamlined water filtration unit that strains out more than 99 % of bacteria and protozoa, ensuring that the water that passes through it is clean and safe to drink. It’ s an attractive, easy to use, and completely mobile solution that reduces the risk of waterborne illnesses by 45 %. Filtering up to 40 litres of water a day in the comfort of one’ s own home, KOHLER ClarityTM has been designed to the same technical and aesthetic standards as the rest of KOHLER’ s celebrated products.
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Focus on water saving
Cobra has launched Focus, a sophisticated mixers and bath spout range that will suit contemporary eco-savvy homes and environmentally friendly public spaces that place a priority on water efficiency and conservation. All four basin mixers in the range are fitted with the Red Dot Design Award-winning MIKADO flow restrictor that restricts water flow to 1.9 litres per minute, ensuring maximum water saving with minimum impact on water usage experience.
The MIKADO aerator is ideally suited for hand washing in public spaces, while the designer diamond spray pattern will add a touch of glamour to any bathroom. The Focus range includes the four water-saving basin mixers, as well as concealed shower and bath mixers, an exposed bath mixer, a bath spout, a sink mixer, and a bidet mixer. These fittings combine sleek, minimalist, and modern design to offer the ultimate in affordable luxury.
“ The water-saving Focus basin mixers by Cobra responds directly to South Africa’ s renewed focus on water efficiency and conservation. We are excited to bring this attractive and water-saving mixer range to the market and believe this will add a touch of class to any bathroom while taking care of our most precious resource,” says John Westermeyer, chief marketing officer at LIXIL Africa.
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Magnetic flow meter – a new space miracle
Instrotech has on offer Kobold’ s new MIM Magnetic Inductive Flow Meter, with an all-stainless-steel body and rotatable TFT display for flexible mounting orientations. This unit offers not only two arbitrarily configurable outputs, but also resettable and grand totalisers, making the MIM ideal for accurate and reliable measurement and monitoring tasks.
The new flow meter MIM was developed for measuring and monitoring smaller- and medium-sized flow of conductive liquids in pipes, and it operates according to the electromagnetic measurement principle. Faraday’ s law of induction states that a voltage is induced in a conductor moving through a magnetic field. The electrically conductive measuring agent acts as the moved conductor. The voltage induced in the measuring agent is proportional to the flow velocity and is therefore a value for the volumetric flow.
The flowing media must have a minimum conductivity. The induced voltage is picked up by two sensing electrodes that are in contact with the measuring agent and sent to the measuring amplifier. The flow rate is calculated based on the cross-sectional area of the pipe. The measurement does not depend on the process liquid and its material properties, such as density, viscosity, and temperature. Two given outputs can be set to switch between analogue and frequency.
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Calculate and display flow rates
Comtest has released Kobold’ s new electronic unit ZOE, specifically designed for the calculation and display of flow rates and the volume flow of flow meters. Whether users have external power supply or need a battery-powered device, and when a back-lit display is required( or not), the ZOE can be set for an extensive range of applications.
The electronic unit shows flow rate, resettable daily, as well as total counter( mass units can also be set). All customised programme settings remain saved, even after a battery exchange. The instruments are suitable for harsh indoor and outdoor environments and comply with EU Electromagnetic Compatibility directives. ZOE’ s UV-resistant, glass-fibre reinforced nylon housing is weather resistant and has CAT IP66 / 67 Nema 4X protection.
The ZOE can be connected with flow meters with pulse or frequency output. Users can choose either the compact version, in combination with Kobold’ s DON and DOT flow meters, or the remote version.
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July 2018 Volume 24 I Number 5 www. plumbingafrica. co. za