Eyewash Fountains Can Mount To The Wall

Wall Mounted Eye Wash Stations are an absolute necessity in any area where workers are exposed to hazardous liquids and materials. These stations are commonly found in school and university laboratories, industrial businesses, chemical companies, and medical laboratories.

They all have a number of common traits such as easy access and quick and easy operation. They all have a universal emergency sign for easy recognition of the eyewash station.

Newer models have incorporated some stylish elements to make them more pleasing to the eye as well as easily identifiable.

Wall Mounted Eye Wash Stations can be made from a variety of materials. The bowls can be manufactured from stainless steel or plastic. All water lines must meet local plumbing codes and be non-corrosive. Most, if not all, models meet ANSI Z358.1-2004 plumbing standards.

All models will have a large and highly visible push handle which is easily identifiable in an emergency. Most of these eye washing devices are also designed to have a high water flow rate for emergency flushing.

A common flow rate would be in the area of 3.6 gallons per minute at a pressure of thirty pounds per square inch. And all spray outlets should have some type of cover for protection from dust and other foreign objects. A typical protective cover would be flip-top dust caps which would easily be removed by the water spray.

Some of the more stylish Wall Mounted Eye Wash Stations have a sleek stainless bowl with a wrap around stainless steel skirt. These stations are both stylish and suggestive of a very high quality. And the wrap around skirt will give the unit an uncluttered appearance by concealing the pipes, valves, and drain.

One of the new designs for Wall Mounted Eye Wash Stations is a cabinet swing-down eyewash station. These designs utilize a cabinet that is installed within a wall opening and will fit between standard 16 inch wall studs. The primary advantage is that it saves space in crowded working environments.

The entire unit is hidden by a stainless steel door and when the door is pulled down the eyewash or flushing begins. The door will collect the waste water and funnel it into the drain. These eyewash units can operate with water pressures between 30 and 90 pounds per square inch.

These cabinet wall units fully comply with all ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) guidelines regarding reaches, clearances and operating procedures.

Wall Mounted Eye Wash Stations have a number of optional features. Some newer designs utilize four sprayheads rather than two, although two is satisfactory. The design goal with four sprayheads is to deliver a flood of water very quickly over the widest possible area of the face.

Many sprayhead dust covers are plastic but stainless steel dust covers are more durable and available as an option. Some of the eye washing fountain can be ordered with an auxiliary hand held hose for rinsing the face and the body.

And some eye wash fountain devices can deliver water at an ideal temperature by incorporating a thermostatic mixing valve in the design. This valve mixes the hot and cold water to provide a temperature referred to as tepid.