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Main Title Pre-Rinse Spray Valves Field Study Report. EPA Water Sense.
CORP Author Eastern Research Group, Inc., Lexington, MA.; Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
Year Published 2011
Stock Number PB2011-110359
Additional Subjects Spray valves ; Water concumption ; Water conservation ; Energy use ; Appliances ; Efficiency ; Flow rates ; Waste water ; Water flow ; Limitations ; Facility selection ; Data collection ; Water savings ; Energy savings ; Tables (Data) ; Figures ; Households ; Plumbing ; WaterSense program ; Water-using products
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NTIS  PB2011-110359 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 135p
Abstract
To examine the water use, energy use, use time, and user satisfaction of high-efficiency Pre-Rinse Spray Valves (PRSVs), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initiated a 12-week field study at 10 commercial kitchen facilities in the Washington, DC, and Boston, Massachusetts, areas. The intent of this research was to answer the questions outlined in EPA's Pre-Rinse Spray Valves Research Study Scope, dated October 26, 2009. The objectives of the study were to determine if: High-efficiency PRSVs save water; Users require more time to rinse dishes when using high-efficiency PRSVs; The ASTM F2324 cleanability test method accurately predicts whether a user will spend more time using a given PRSV in the field; Users are less satisfied with high-efficiency PRSVs; Users are less satisfied with PRSVs that they have to use for more time in order to rinse the dishes; and Users are more satisfied with PRSVs that have lower ASTM F2324 cleanability times.