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What to do with water from floor scrubbers? Here are Comac's solutions
Water is one of the most precious resources we have, for this reason Comac has come up with solutions that make it possible to reuse the water used during cleaning operations.
Water is one of the most precious resources we have, especially if we consider that the amount of freshwater available to the inhabitants of the planet is constantly decreasing. It is a substance that is used in large quantities, even during the simplest cleaning operations.
Comac has always been sensitive to this topic, and for this reason, it has come up with solutions that make it possible to reuse the water used during cleaning operations. The company thus seeks to safeguard water resources with solutions that provide for its reuse. Water has never been so important to us, and this is where the #comac4water project was born, which focuses on finding the best solutions for recycling water from scrubbing machines.
Today, Comac has three solutions in the project:
• ReWater
• Non Stop Cleaning
• InAqua
ReWater: the simple but effective filtration system
ReWater is the simplest technology among Comac's solutions which still allows you to reuse the washing water from the scrubbing machine, but with a reduced degree of filtration, always guaranteeing excellent cleaning results. This is due to the fact that it is equipped with a 4-phase filtering system. Thanks to a double action granted by the mechanical filtration and a separation by decantation, the system allows you to work smoothly while maintaining constant the cleaning performances. Filtered and decanted water by ReWater does not have a light color like freshwater. However, it can be used for most of the standard cleaning operations, as long as they are carried out in environments that do not require special protocols, such as healthcare or the food industry.
To understand the benefits of this technology, just make a comparison between scrubbing machines. On average, a standard C85 floor scrubber uses 94,000 litres of water over a year. The same floor scrubber, used for the same work shifts and equipped with ReWater technology, uses 41,000 litres. This results in a saving of 53,000 litres in one single year. Well, a C85 ReWater can work for two years using the same amount of water that a standard C85 uses in one year.
Non Stop Cleaning: the recycling system installed on the floor scrubber
NSC - Non Stop Cleaning technology is a solution that allows you to recycle the water used for washing floors, thus reducing the environmental impact of cleaning operations. The system installed on the C85 NSC allows the water to be reused in three phases: in the first, the water is used normally and collected by vacuum; in the second phase, the water is filtered and purified, thus completing the water recycling phase. In the third phase, the water is therefore available for reuse. To meet demand for the most specific cleaning requirements, the C85 NSC PREMIUM version has an advanced filter stage that can obtain water with even greater purification and so allow operation with clear water.
With the Non Stop Cleaning Premium water can be reused for one week (with an estimated use of 3 hours a day), which cuts down on consumption and spares the operator from the labor of having to repeatedly dump and refill the machine tanks. The C85 NSC scrubber dryer not only allows you to reduce the unproductive times for loading and unloading the solution, but above all it allows you to save up to 80% of water and 90% of chemicals. This translates into a high economic advantage, minimizing the environmental impact of floor cleaning operations without affecting the result.
InAqua: the external system to clean water coming from cleaning operations
Comac has also developed an external system for the recycling and reuse of water associated with cleaning operations. InAqua is an external purification system that is very easy to use. It is also called the "water washing machine" because it operates in a very similar way to a domestic washing machine. In fact, the dirty water is loaded directly from the floor scrubber, and through the use of a special product, InAqua is able to aggregate the dirt and divide it by supplying clean water at the outlet and depositing the dirt in special bag filters. In just 60 minutes, it can clean up to 150 liters of water.
Thanks to InAqua it is possible to reuse the washing water of any floor scrubber and, if necessary, also the waste water deriving from the use of manual cleaning systems, such as the mop. Furthermore, at the end of use InAqua allows you to discharge safe water that does not pollute the subsoil. In this way Comac is able to provide everyone with a solution that reduces the use of water, saving money and making cleaning operations more environmentally friendly.
