invented by Bill Kruger
Reclaimer is a paint effluent treatment unit which separates water-based paint from water on site. This allows discharge of clean water to the sewer, rather than contaminating our waterways.
Although legislation prohibits people from washing paint materials down the drain, it is difficult to police. Washing paint materials out in sinks continues to be common practice. With a crew of 6 to 10 painters using such habits, up to 1000 litres of effluent can be produced in one day, and contaminate our waterways.
About the Inventor
Bill has been in the painting industry for over 35 years. Bill would love to win Lotto so he could spend the money advertising and promoting the Reclaimer.
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Having worked in the paint industry for over 35 years, Bill watched tonnes of polluted water disappear down the drain. Bill set about inventing an environmentally friendly system that would reduce water pollution and save money in the reduction of off site treatment costs.
All painting implements are rinsed in the round, drum shaped reclaimer unit. There's a roller hood at the top of the unit for rinsing paint rollers. The hood confines any overspray and effluent drops directly into the unit. Spray guns can also be flushed in this hood. Brushes are rinsed in a basket at the top of the unit.
A clear plastic water gauge allows the user to see how full the unit is. Once it gets to 3/4 full, a special flocculant called "Reclaimite" is added to the unit, agitated with a paddle by a human being, and allowed to settle. After one hour, the paint solids have separated from the water and the water is clear. The solids are pushed to the bottom of the tank and discharged into a blue drum. They can then either be taken away as waste or mixed with sand and cement to make an innocuous material.
The water can then be be discharged to a sewer (with council approval) drained to be used on site, or recycled with the optional reticulation unit.
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