Water, Sewage & Effluent July August 2018 | Page 36

Hydraloop With a stand at the WISA 2018 conference, Hydraloop is an innovative in-house water recycling system that collects bathroom and washing machine water and cleans and disinfects it, thereby saving water by recycling 85% of total in-house domestic water used. The water produced is clean, clear, and safe, and meets international standards and can be used for several purposes. Its small footprint only takes up 0.27m 2 of floor space. person would result in an additional 68 litres/day, or 25 000 litres/year being available. These extra litres can be used for a garden or swimming pool. The Hydraloop Xtra comes with an additional output to automatically top up a swimming pool or irrigate a garden. There are 2 Hydraloop versions: Hydraloop Xtra: This is the Hydraloop version for a family of up to six or eight persons. Besides the shower and bath water, Hydraloop Xtra also recycles 70% wastewater from the washing machine. With a Hydraloop Xtra, only 74 litres of mains water/day are needed, with 85% of daily water usage recycled, leaving 137 litres of water available, which is an additional 17 litres/ person/day. For a family of four, the additional 17 litres/ 34 Water Sewage & Effluent July/August 2018 Hydraloop R: This is the regular Hydraloop version for a family of up to six or eight persons. Recycled bathroom water from your shower and bath can be reused for toilet flushing and the washing machine. The average European water usage is 120 litres mains water/person/day, of which 55 litres is used for the shower and bath. With a Hydraloop, only 74 litres mains water/day is used and 70% of daily water usage is recycled, thus saving 52 litres (43%) of the 120 litres/day. Its stylish design means that Hydraloop can fit into any environment.