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Greywater System Reclaims Water from Drains for Toilet Flushing

 
  Subscribe to FREE newsletter  Jan 27, 2009

The Sloan® AQUS® Greywater System is an undercounter system that captures and filters water that flows down bathroom lavatory drains. When the toilet flushes, a pump delivers the treated, reused water to the toilet tank. The greywater system, which is ideal for light commercial properties, hotels, residences and more, can save thousands of gallons of fresh water annually. An average two-person household bathroom can expect to save as much as 5,000 gallons of fresh water per year by using the Sloan® AQUS® Greywater System.

Sloan Valve Company’s innovative, new Sloan® AQUS® Greywater System reclaims greywater from bathroom lavatory drains and reuses it in toilets, saving thousands of gallons of water annually. Installation of a Sloan AQUS Greywater System contributes to points for LEED® certification.

Sloan’s system funnels water that flows down lavatory sinks and routes it through a sanitizing device that cleans and filters the water. The water then goes to a storage reservoir under the sink. When a toilet that is connected to the system flushes, it pumps water from the reservoir to the flush tank.

This system significantly reduces the amount of clean, potable water needed for toilets by reusing greywater, which is perfectly suitable for flushing.

The Sloan AQUS Greywater System is ideal for hotels, schools, commercial buildings, government structures and single- and multi-family residences that have restrooms with regular, tank-type toilets. The system is based on technology from WaterSaver Technologies.

The following is a list of AQUS compatible two piece toilets for several toilet manufacturers.

Kohler

The following two piece Kohler toilets that use the Ingenium Gravity Technology, and are compatible with the AQUS. These toilets use the Fluidmaster gravity fill valve.

  • Memoirs (Stately and Classic Design)
  • Leighton
  • Kathryn
  • Highline
  • Wellworth
  • Portrait
  • Devonshire
  • Pinoir
  • American Standard

The following two piece gravity fed American Standard toilets use various flushing systems. The first group of toilets use the Fluidmaster fill valve and are compatible with the AQUS. The second group of toilets is compatible with the AQUS if the rod and float ball is replaced with a Fluidmaster fill valve.

Fluidmaster preinstalled

  • Champion
  • Oakmont
  • Doral
  • Townsend
  • Cadet Standard
  • Skyline
  • Town Square
  • Retrospec
  • Ravenna
  • Reminiscense
  • Porcer

REPLACE rod and float ball with Fluidmaster

  • Repertoire
  • Heritage
  • Antiquity
  • Williamsburg
  • Colony
  • Compact
  • Renaissance

TOTO

The two piece gravity fed Toto toilet tanks come with a gmax fill valve or a rod and float ball. Replacing Toto fill valves with a Fluidmaster 400A fill valve will make the Toto tank compatible with the AQUS, if the general specifications listed above are met.

Mansfield

The two piece gravity fed Mansfield toilet tanks come with a rod and float ball. Replacing this filling mechanism with a Fluidmaster 400A fill valve will make the Mansfield tank compatible with the AQUS, if the general specifications listed above are met.

Gerber

The two piece gravity fed Gerber toilet tanks come with a Fluidmaster fill valve or a rod and float ball. Replacing the rod and float ball with a Fluidmaster 400A fill valve will make the Gerber tank compatible with the AQUS, if the general specifications listed above are met.

Eljer

The two piece gravity fed Eljer toilet tanks come with three types of fill valves. The Type C fill valve will work with the AQUS. Replacing the other two types with a Fluidmaster 400A fill valve will make the Eljer tank compatible with the AQUS, if the general specifications listed above are met.

Western

The two piece gravity fed Western toilet tanks come with a Fluidmaster fill valve. They are compatible with the AQUS, if the general specifications listed above are met.

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