Soltran Buildings

Excess Liquid Tank (ELT):
Another Soltran feature is its ability to accept an Excess Liquid Tank (ELT) into the Soltran Module (which is the name given to the sealed area under the special glazing at the back of the building behind where the Rota-Loo sits). In most Public Toilet Facilities excess liquid is the biggest problem to deal with, it can also be the source of the most unpleasant odours, unless dealt with properly. The ELT takes liquid from the Rota-loo and evaporates it by providing a greater differential in ambient temperatures, a significantly larger and independent airflow and an increased surface area. The capacity of the Maxi Rota-Loo 2000 combined with the efficiency of the Ecos-Soltran Building makes the combination the perfect low maintenance remote location public toilet facility.

Venting:
One of the additional features of the Soltran Building is that it can be adapted to be a completely passive system. This means that power is not required to drive the 150mm fans. A correctly sited Soltran Building is able to generate sufficient heat to create a thermal convection to pull the air through the system. Whilst this can be of great advantage in vandal prone areas or when budgets are really tight, a passive system is limited to facilities that don’t experience flash loadings. As mentioned before, dealing with liquid can be a concern when ensuring a facility operates properly. Evaporation from an ELT in a passive system is considerably slower than when a fan is used. In high usage areas where an ELT is positioned inside the Soltran Module, both the Maxi and the ELT will have their own independent venting systems making the system more efficient.

Power:
If the toilet facility is expected to cater for more people than a passive system will cope with, then a fan is required in each of the ELT and Maxi 150mm vent pipes. The fan assemblies are available to suit any power supply. In urban areas or regional parks where 240V supply is available the fans will draw 20 W. If in remote areas where solar panels are to be used, the 12V fans only draw 2.6W each and 24V fans will draw 5W. If a remote area is also vandal prone and 12V supply is required, we can also supply a 5metre panel pole, which we have found to be a great deterrent