THE NEW EQUA-DRAW™ SYSTEM FROM USFILTER EQUALIZES
VINELAND, N.J., June 12, 2003 - USFilter introduces the new Equa-Draw™ System engineered by Wallace & Tiernan Products of Vineland, New Jersey. The new system eliminates waste and reduces labor associated with traditional manifolding of vacuum regulators commonly used for water treatment gasses, such as chlorine, sulfur dioxide and ammonia. The new Equa-Draw System will be featured in USFilter's booth #1525 at the American Water Works Association, June 15-18 in Anaheim, California.
The unique, patent pending system equalizes the gas that flows from several connected gas containers--all under vacuum for maximum safety. The new design eliminates the need for manually balancing the flow rates from each individual vacuum regulator.
"Our Equa-Draw system connects to each gas container, allowing maximum control and safety for vacuum manifold systems," says Gary Schaeffer, marketing manager for USFilter Wallace & Tiernan Products. "By monitoring the flow and automatically adjusting flow rates, there is no waste and less labor required to manage vacuum systems."
The advantages of vacuum manifolding gas supplies are well documented. All pressurized lines are eliminated and since the gas supplies are isolated from each other under vacuum, it is possible to use smaller gas abatement systems. Until now, standard vacuum systems required extensive labor to ensure equal feed rates. With the new Equa-Draw System, gas flow rates are automatically equalized, eliminating the need for rate valves and labor for constant monitoring and adjustment.
The modular Equa-Draw System can link up to six gas containers, either 150 lb. cylinders or one-ton containers. Coupled with USFilter's patented Series 55-400 all vacuum, non-isolating switchover unit, an uninterrupted supply of gas can be provided for critical drinking water applications.
USFilter Wallace & Tiernan Products is the leading global supplier of chemical feed and disinfection to the water and wastewater treatment market. In addition to having the most comprehensive line of disinfection/chlorination equipment available, Wallace & Tiernan Products also offers analytical instrumentation and controls, chemical metering pumps, dry feeders, flow meters and systems.
United States Filter Corporation, a Veolia Environnement company, is North America's leading water company providing comprehensive water and wastewater systems and services to commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers. Veolia Environnement (Paris Bourse: VIE and NYSE:VE) is the largest environmental services company in the world with more than 295,000 employees, including FCC, in about 100 countries and annual revenues of more than $31.5 billion. Visit the company's web sites at www.usfilter.com or www.veoliaenvironnement.com.