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Save water, save money: wash your whites in grey water (thanks to this clever device)

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Save water, save money: wash your whites in grey water (thanks to this clever device)
Source: Hydraloop

Hydraloop Water Recycling System is an innovative in-house greywater recycling system that helps you save both water and energy by recycling the water from your bathrooms, washing machines, garden and pool utilities without the usage of a common filter.

Recycle and reuse up to 85% of total in-house domestic water with Hydraloop

The Hydraloop is not only a charming bit of modern home decor but also a highly sophisticated water-purification system. Once installed in your home, it takes in outgoing wastewater and uses six widely accepted treatment methods to sterilise the water, which can then be reused in toilets, washing machines, pools and even in the garden. With a Hydraloop system you recycle up to 95% of shower & bath water, and optionally 50% of washing machine water, so you recycle and reuse up to 85% of total in-house domestic water. Due to its innovative technology the system offers an excellent water quality, which is clean, clear, safe and certified and can be reused for toilet flushing, washing machine, garden irrigation or to top-up a swimming pool.

Hydraloop ensures perfect and certified recycled water quality to save up to 45% on domestic water consumption. The Hydraloop works completely automatic and the Hydraloop smartphone App informs the amount of water you recycle & save per day/week/month. Hydraloop's founder claims an average family of four stands to save tens of thousands of gallons of water per year, which should be just as good for your wallet as it is for the planet.
Good for your wallet, good for the planet. Hydraloop ensures perfect and certified recycled water quality to save up to 45% on domestic water consumption. The Hydraloop works completely automatic and the Hydraloop smartphone App informs the amount of water you recycle & save per day/week/month. Hydraloop’s founder claims an average family of four stands to save tens of thousands of gallons of water per year, which should be just as good for your wallet as it is for the planet. Source: Hydraloop

Hydraloop Home saves energy and therefore money

With a Hydraloop Home you also save energy in autumn, winter and spring in regions with cooler winter seasons, where mains water temperatures can be as low as 46°F. 

The Hydraloop home energy saving comes in three ways in these cooler seasons: 

1. The Hydraloop home is installed indoors. The collected shower, bath and optionally washing machine / hand basin water release their remaining warmth to the surrounding area by means of radiation, thus saving energy keeping this area warm.

2. The washing machine uses recycled Hydraloop water which is already at ambient temperature of +68°F so it needs less electricity to heat the water from 68°F to 100°F compared to from 48°F to 100°F, herewith saving energy.

3. Normally, a 4-person family flushes their toilets with 34 gallons of mains water/day of +48°F, herewith importing cold water inside the house, which your central heating system will heat again to ambient temperature after each flush. With a Hydraloop system the recycled Hydraloop water serving the toilets is at ambient temperature of +68°F so no cold water is imported, herewith saving energy and money. The calculated energy saving for a 4-person family home is 7339 MJ primary energy/year, i.e. the equivalent of an electricity saving of 600kWh/year.

Facts and figures:

  • Save >45% on mains water
  • Reduce >45% on sewage emission
  • Save energy* 
  • Reduce carbon footprint 
  • Save money on water and energy bills
  • ‘Fit & forget’ turnkey product
  • Stylish design and innovative technology
  • Easy installation, small foot print
  • Recycled water is clean, clear, safe & certified and complies with international standards
  • No filters, membranes or chemicals
  • Fully automatic, self cleaning, low maintenance
  • Online performance monitoring 24/7 and smartphone App
  • Affordable
  • No compromise on hygiene & living comfort
  • Contribute towards UNSDGs
  • Future proofing the building
  • BREEAM & LEED certification points
  • Contribute towards sustainable and off-grid living

*in areas with cooler winter climates

Source: Hydraloop

For example if, or at what time, there is sufficient recycled water to run the washing machine (If there is insufficient supply of recycled water, the Hydraloop will automatically switch to its back-up water). And if, for example, back-up water was used to flush the toilets or run the washing machine, the App will advice you could enjoy a longer shower, as you use the water anyway. With the Hydraloop home App you can also choose what priority you give to the usage of the recycled water; toilet flushing, washing machine or garden/pool.
With the Hydraloop home App, you can also optimise water saving by checking the App, as it will assist and inform you. For example if, or at what time, there is sufficient recycled water to run the washing machine (If there is insufficient supply of recycled water, the Hydraloop will automatically switch to its back-up water). And if, for example, back-up water was used to flush the toilets or run the washing machine, the App will advice you could enjoy a longer shower, as you use the water anyway. With the Hydraloop home App you can also choose what priority you give to the usage of the recycled water; toilet flushing, washing machine or garden/pool. Source: Hydraloop

How does Hydraloop work, and how do you look after it?

HOW IT WORKS 

Hydraloop has been created with its own unique and patented water treatment technology. All other existing water treatment systems use filters or membranes to treat water, which clog and need regular cleaning and maintenance. 

The Hydraloop technology – that is the heart of the system – removes dirt, soap and other pollution without using a filter, membrane or chemicals. The treatment system combines 5 technologies; Sedimentation, Flotation, Dissolved Air Flotation, Foam fractionation and an Aerobic Bioreactor. The 6th technology, which is the final treatment, is disinfection using UV light. 

Hydraloop has many safety system checks, 24/7. All important components within the Hydraloop system are monitored and in case of abnormal behaviour of a component, the Hydraloop automatically switches to back-up water (mains or rain water) and sends a caution message to you and your installer.

The Hydraloop water treatment technology is internationally protected by patents and patents pending. Hydraloop is a registered trademark.

MAINTENANCE 

Hydraloop maintenance requirements are very low:

  • The unit is self-cleaning and does not need regular cleaning or servicing
  • Every Hydraloop unit’s performance is on-line monitored 24/7 and all components are checked internally
  • In the unlikely case a component fails, Hydraloop will automatically adapt itself to the situation. If, for example, the UV disinfection lamp fails, the unit will automatically switch to its backup water facility (mains or rain water) and will discontinue offering recycled water
  • Your App will inform you your system is running on backup water. Your Hydraloop installer will also be informed by email and can replace the UV lamp, which takes about 1 hour
  • The expected life-time of the UV lamp is 4 years, and Hydraloop recommend to replace the inexpensive UV lamp every 3 years. Hydraloop also recommend an overall preventive maintenance check once a year. 

Source: Hydraloop 

With a Hydraloop system you recycle up to 95% of shower & bath and optionally 50% of washing machine water so you recycle and reuse up to 85% of total in-house domestic water. Due to its innovative and breakthrough technology the system offers an excellent water quality, which is clean, clear, safe and certified and can be reused for toilet flushing, washing machine, garden irrigation or to top-up a swimming pool.
Hydraloop offers 3 different smart home solutions for houses and apartments: Hydraloop home, Hydraloop garden and Hydraloop pool With a Hydraloop system you recycle up to 95% of shower & bath and optionally 50% of washing machine water so you recycle and reuse up to 85% of total in-house domestic water. Due to its innovative and breakthrough technology the system offers an excellent water quality, which is clean, clear, safe and certified and can be reused for toilet flushing, washing machine, garden irrigation or to top-up a swimming pool. Source: Hydraloop
By installing a Hydraloop Cascade set-up in the main building of a hotel, centrally collected water from hand basins, baths and showers can be collected and reused for toilet flushing, garden irrigation and pool top up. With a Hydraloop Cascade the required capacity can easily be configured by the amount of Hydraloop units that are interconnected into one Hydraloop Cascade recycling plant. Hydraloop offer made to measure solutions for your project with a maximum water recycling capacity of 1.585 gallons/6000 liters day.
Hydraloop Cascade for greater needs up to 1.585 gallons/6000 liters day By installing a Hydraloop Cascade set-up in the main building of a hotel, centrally collected water from hand basins, baths and showers can be collected and reused for toilet flushing, garden irrigation and pool top up. With a Hydraloop Cascade the required capacity can easily be configured by the amount of Hydraloop units that are interconnected into one Hydraloop Cascade recycling plant. Hydraloop offer made to measure solutions for your project with a maximum water recycling capacity of 1.585 gallons/6000 liters day. Source: Hydraloop
The unique and patentend game changing water treatment technology ensures clean, clear and safe water to reuse again. With Hydraloop’s turn key products you can continue ‘life as usual’, without exhausting our earth's resources
Hydraloop developed the first of its kind, compact, next generation, smart, self cleaning, low maintenance water recycle products. The unique and patentend game changing water treatment technology ensures clean, clear and safe water to reuse again. With Hydraloop’s turn key products you can continue ‘life as usual’, without exhausting our earth’s resources Source: Hydraloop
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