Best Practices

• Shut off water using equipment when not in use.
• Set equipment to the minimum flow rate allowable per the manufacturer’s recommendations.
• Run glassware washers at full load only.
• Retrofit steam sterilizers with controls that automatically sense the need for tempering water.
• Install expansion tank instead of using water to temper steam in steam sterilizers, if it does not interfere with the normal operation.
• Increase the recovery rate of water purification systems with pre-treatment and optimization of the flow configuration.
• Consider reusing discharge water from water purification systems in non-potable applications.
• For new water purification systems, choose equipment based on high recovery rate.
• Eliminate water stills. Use reverse osmosis or ion exchange methods when possible, to save water and energy.