DISCHER CDMs prevent legionella growth
The most frequent cause of legionella in hospitals and retirement homes is drinking water installations not being purged suffi ciently, particularly if the water has been left to stand in the pipes and fi ttings for too long.
The cold water is warmed (>25°C) and the warm water is cooled (<55°C). This leads to optimum growth conditions for this unwanted microorganism which can cause severe pneumonia.
Positioned at the correct point – at the end of a pipe system – the high-quality DISCHER Technik bedpan cleaning and disinfection machines (CDM) prevent this dreaded stagnation in the drinking water pipes.
A new technology now makes it possible to set a minimum daily flow through amount in the DISCHER units adapted to the length and cross-section of the relevant pipe system. The DISCHER CDMs then take over the through-put management. They measure reliably whether the water in the pipe system has been exchanged completely by the CDM water consumption and if neceslaxed sary automatically start additional rinsing during which the required amount of water is eliminated from the pipes. The time at which this takes place can be adjusted.
This process is also recorded in the CDM data logger in addition to all the other operating parameters. Thus the operator of the drinking water installation has ‘watertight’ verification of operation according to regulations which are based on a theoretical minimum amount taken out of the system. The DISCHER CDMs do not therefore only provide an important additional benefit; they also ensure that most of the rinsing water does not flow unused into the drain as in other processes but is used for the cleaning of the care utensils.
The strategic positioning of the DISCHER cleaning and disinfection machines at the end of the pipe system can thus contribute to solving one of the most serious hygiene problems in hospitals.
DISCHER Technik thinks ahead.