Watts launches the EDP CA2096, an all-in-one solution for anti-pollution protection of water networks

To meet the challenges of saving water, projects using non-potable water are increasingly developing in buildings. However, during return pollution phenomena, these can be the cause of a deterioration in the quality of water intended for human consumption, or even the cause of poisoning.

This is the reason why the decree of September 10, 2021 defines the situations requiring the implementation of protective devices depending on the uses and the level of risk incurred. Came into force on 1^er January 2023, it also specifies the applicable technical prescriptions and the requirements for care and maintenance.

With its complete range of non-return valves and hydraulic disconnectors at the cutting edge of technology, WATTS already provides reliable anti-pollution solutions adapted to all places open to the public (offices, ERP, etc.) as well as to the buildings and individual houses concerned. by this regulation. Today, the leading supplier in water network protection through its Socla brand, goes even further and presents the EDP CA2096, an all-in-1 sanitary protection device, ready to install.

Intended for the protection of low-risk installations against the return of polluted fluids (domestic heating below 70 Kw, installation of heat pumps, collective dishwashers, catering, water fountains, etc.) presenting no major toxic or microbiological risks for public health, the CA2096 EDP consists of a CA2096 non-controllable reduced pressure zone backflow preventer (available in 1/2'' and 3/4'') and two interchangeable valve modules depending on the fluid for adapt to all configurations.

The latter consist of a ball valve with purge and a rotating nut which facilitate the installation as well as the annual check and maintenance of the safety devices of the device (tightness of the isolation valves, upstream valves and downstream, opening of the valve), as recommended by the decree of September 10, 2021 and the CSTB. To ensure optimal sealing, the valve modules making up the protection assembly are assembled, glued and tested upstream.

ACS certified, the WATTS EDP CA2096 allows all stakeholders in water installations, from the designer to the owners of internal networks, to respect the safety rules relating to drinking water networks and guarantees their implementation in the state of the art. Delivered ready to install, it also offers real time savings on construction sites for professionals working on networks.

Positioned as close as possible to the equipment, remember that the WATTS CA2096 disconnector is made up of two non-return valves separated by a chamber communicating with the atmosphere. This chamber is closed by a shutter linked to the upstream valve. In the event of depression upstream of the device or excess pressure downstream with a leak from the second valve, the intermediate chamber is vented to the atmosphere, which results in the separation of the upstream and downstream circuits and prevents any return of polluted water.

Faster installation as well as easy maintenance and control are the advantages of the EDP CA2096 protection set from WATTS.