Well-designed and energy-efficient washroom facilities can significantly enhance the overall customer experience for holiday park visitors, while clean, comfortable and modern environments can lead to positive reviews and save water, and save money says Richard Braid, Managing Director of Cistermiser.
Offering premium, comfortable and energy efficient washroom facilities sets a holiday park apart from competitors. With more customers becoming environmentally conscious when it comes to choosing holidays and parks needing to manage their impact on the environment, it becomes a key selling point to attract more visitors and increase occupancy rates.
Incorporating eco-friendly washrooms can help reduce the environmental footprint of the holiday park while minimising water and energy usage, demonstrating a commitment to sustainability and responsible tourism practices. Energy-efficient washrooms can also lead to significant cost-savings over time.
The Vecta+ infrared tap and shower ranges from Cistermiser, are modern and smart, designed to curb excess water flow and deliver significant financial savings for customers. The taps combine infrared technology and practical design for a touchless, hygienic experience. They cleverly enhance hygiene, curb the spread of germs and embody efficiency and with an intelligent safety shutoff after 60 seconds of continuous use. Helping to prevent any water wastage or potential flooding, they’re the ideal choice for holiday park operators.
With the Vecta+ shower range, customers are investing in lightweight, surface mounted and pre-plumbed shower panels which are ready to be installed. A flow duration set for -30 seconds, means holiday park operators can help to reduce wasted water and save energy, while maintaining reliability and high performance.
The range features the Vecta+ Sensor Tap, a deck mounted single supply basin tap and Vecta+ Sensor Spout, designed for wall or panel installation, both include an external solenoid for straightforward maintenance. The Vecta+ Sensor Mixer Tap, is equipped with a side-mounted control for temperature adjustment.
Toilets
Many holiday parks still waste huge amounts of water – often through outdated and inefficient flushing systems. Uncontrolled urinal flushing, leaking toilets and inefficient cisterns all contribute to rising water bills and unnecessary consumption. One of the biggest culprits of water waste are urinals that flush on a timer, regardless of use. Many older systems are set to flush automatically at regular intervals – often three times per hour, every hour of the day. This means that even when the building is empty, water is being flushed away needlessly.
A single urinal with a 7.5-litre cistern can use up to 197 cubic metres of water per year, costing an average of £417 per year. Larger cisterns waste even more. Across many park properties, this can add up to hundreds of thousands of litres of water lost every year. With water costs rising, uncontrolled urinals are becoming an increasingly expensive and unsustainable choice. Installing intelligent urinal controls is one of the most effective ways to eliminate waste and cut water bills. Instead of flushing at set intervals, sensor-based systems only activate when needed.
The Cistermiser Direct Flush system, for example, uses infrared PIR sensors to detect when a urinal has been used, triggering a flush only when necessary. It removes the need for the auto-flush cistern and associated plumbing used in traditional urinals. The infrared sensor detects the user at the urinal and flushes two seconds are they depart. The only time the Direct Flush flushes without a user is if there has been no use of the urinal for 12 hours – then the system automatically runs a hygiene flush to prevent odours and the build-up of uric acid in the pipework. Installing Direct Flush is a simple switch that can save up to 182,000 litres of water per urinal per year and pays for itself within nine months. Install 10 and you can expect to reduce costs by £5569 and cut 0.62 tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually.
Beyond urinals, toilets are also a significant contributor to water waste. Leaking cisterns are a widespread issue, often going undetected for months or even years. According to Waterwise, between 5-8% of UK toilets are leaking, wasting an average of 400 litres of clean drinking water per day.
A leaking toilet is often caused by seal degradation in flush valves. Traditional drop valves are prone to failure due to scale build-up, wear and tear and debris, leading to constant trickles of wasted water. It’s an issue that’s very easy to miss until a significant leak develops – often only detectable once the leak reaches 300 litres per day and results in higher bills. A simple ‘trickling’ toilet, often difficult to spot, can waste over 200 litres a day while a ‘rippling’ toilet can waste 600 litres at a cost of almost £500 a year.
The Cistermiser EasyflushEVO system is a sensor activated dual flush valve that is easy to install in a newbuild or retrofit and has been specifically designed to save water. There is no flush seal below the waterline, so unlike traditional WC flush drop valves, it won’t leak due to scale, debris or degradation of the seal. It saves 146,000 of water per year and £448 per unit. For anyone looking to lower their water bills and reduce maintenance issues, upgrading to direct flush systems offers an immediate and long-term solution.
For more information and to view the Vecta+ infrared tap, shower panel and EasyflushEVO range visit https://www.cistermiser.co.uk/
