VERTECO Cartridge Overview

A Complete
Solution to
Biological
Washroom
Cleaning
Background The Problem
In conventional urinals water is often flushed Common urinal problems as a result of
through on a regular basis. Besides resulting flushing include odours ‘above’ and ‘below’
in high water and energy consumption and the bowl, poor hygiene due to lime in the
related costs, this leads to a more rapid build- water acting as a porous platform for bacteria
up of scale and sludge causing urinals to to adhere to, blockages due to scale, sludge
block, overflow and flood the washroom. This and uric salt build-up and intermittent back
further leads to costly washroom downtime pressure.
and generates a negative perception.

The Solution
An all encompassing non-hazardous cartridge solution has been developed to overcome these common
urinal problems, combining over 15 years of R&D, field trials and continuous product development.

The cartridge has been engineered to retro-fit to a large proportion of existing vertical waste outlet
urinal systems and is considered the premier technical solution for this specialist area worldwide.

The cartridge technology has the ability to perform as both a waterless and reduced flushing solution.
This is due to both its unique design and functional capabilities of its integrated biological technology.

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 How it Works
Common urinal problems as a result of flushing include odours
‘above’ and ‘below’ the bowl, poor hygiene due to lime in the water
acting as a porous platform for bacteria to adhere to, blockages due
to scale, sludge and uric salt build-up and intermittent back pressure.

The cartridge performance relies on several basic principles and these are as follows:

Airflow Food Source

The cartridge’s patented design allows air into the This is an essential area on two fronts. The biological
system from the top to control fluid dynamics. Not block contains a carrier for various elements of the
only does this allow the urinal to self vent; it speeds consortia to survive before an alternative food source
up general flow and controls the amount of biological is provided; the alternative food source being scale,
dosage, thus avoiding saturation and maximising the sludge and uric acid build-up. Once utilised within
lifespan. their application, the friendly bacteria within the
cartridge create a bio-film, penetrating these common
Debris
issues (scale, sludge and uric acid) between service
A purpose made mesh designed to catch debris such intervals making them more soluble.
as cigarette ends, hair, chewing gum and other foreign
matter at source for ease of cleaning. This minimises
Non Hazardous
the chances of superficial blockages and prevents All components of the cartridge are classified
debris entering the plumbing system. non hazardous in accordance with COSHH Risk
Assessments and are proven to perform successfully
Primary Odours
on contact, without having a detrimental e ect on
Surface odours commonly harbouring above the performance and the surrounding Eco-System.
urinal bowl are tackled by a patented malodour
conteractant, forming an integral part of the integrated
biological block. The malodour conteractant does not
mask these odours and is control released on each use
to overcome this issue at source.
Harmful Bacteria
Amongst other components, the cartridge’s biological
block contains a consortium of friendly microbes,
called E ective Microbes and this technology is
exclusively licensed for use within the application.
Their function is to anaerobically out-compete
degenerative bacteria and to naturally prevent
unpleasant smells that harbour in the waste trap
entering the washroom through intermittent blow-
back.

For further information contact VERTECO on +971 4 338 1155 or +971 50 645 9895
e-mail info@verteco.ae; or visit our website www.verteco.com