Micronics helps reduce water use at Ricoh Arena
Water costs have been halved at the Ricoh Arena following the installation of Micronics clamp-on ultrasonic flow meters to monitor water consumption. Alan Pickering, deputy facilities and energy manager at the arena, explains, ‘Water consumption is a big issue on the site, which led us to invest in the installation of three Micronics Ultraflow 2000 clamp-on flow meters in 2009, which we use with an on-site monitoring and targeting system to manage the significant water consumption on the site.’
The three meters were supplied and installed by Micronics. They provide individual half-hour consumption data for the north concourse, arena and southern concourse areas. Within three weeks of installation, the investment identified intermittent continuous flushing periods of some WCs in the southern concourse area, which when remedied reduced the site water consumption by 50%, providing a payback of one month.
Micronics meters have also been installed in the new exhibition hall to provide consumption data for automatic billing of water consumption in this area, which is shared by the on-site G Casino and the Ricoh Arena.
Various measurement alternatives having been considered, clamp-on ultrasonic meters were selected for their installation and maintenance/service benefits associated with the non-invasive technology. The benefits include low cost and minimum disruption, with no need to drain the system, plus dry maintenance a service.
Alan Pickering believes there is significant potential for on-going savings
