They create a system that saves 40% of the usual water consumption in a house

Spain is currently suffering from a serious drought situation. Despite the last rains, the data is very alarming and it is not only a problem this year, but comes from a long time. Climate change and population rise have worsened this scenario.

This problem meant a business opportunity for two Valencian guards who fight the waste of water. An idea that was born “in the day to day when they observed the Malgasto Diario de Agua that was done in all houses and companies,” says the company.

The bet of Smart waterThe name of the Valencian company makes it possible to have a system that saves up to 40%. Rafael Rodrigo and Francisco Pelegro decided to make a system that would prevent that waste from taking place when the tap or shower opens and is expected to get hot.

In 2011 they patented the invention and is now when it is sold under the umbrella of the IDI company, especially for this purpose. “In that minute, approximately, in which we wait for hot water, they waste between 8 and 15 liters. It is something that does not attract our attention, because we lead our lives and see it as normal,” says Rafael Rodrigo.

Just by clicking a button, “it’s possible Have hot water at any time without wasting a single drop “fall on. The product saves around 40.6% of the total water consumption. Moreover, there are savings in energy consumption. Total energy savings can achieve a value of approximately 33.8%.

“At the same time, CO2 emissions reduce to 34.8%”, Says the statement. All savings data are endorsed into a technical valuation report carried out by the Center for Physical Technologies of the Polytechnic University of València campus from Gandía.

The device designed by these two plumbers is willing to store water and be able to have it at a certain temperature to “prevent all the cold water that exists in the installation until the hot water arrives.”

Thanks to an operating system, Smartwater controls the water temperature and if this is not at the required temperature, it is collected in a tank. Once the desired temperature has been reached, the system warns the user that the hot water is prepared. “The cold water collected in the tank is provided when there is a demand for cold water,” says Smartwater -Makers.