Bathe comfortably with ... 5 liters of water

The idea of ​​bathroom design for astronauts was applied immediately by Mehrdad Mahdjoubi (Sweden) on Earth, where water resources are no longer endless, saving more than 90% of water use and 80 % energy every time you take a bath . This technology will help millions of people around the world have the opportunity to use clean water.

Reduce electricity and water bills

Astronauts work in space for long periods of time without a clean water supply.'Floating' in extraterrestrial space, they use drinking water and drinking water from the same source is continuously recycled. Why did that happen, this question was asked by Swedish industrial designer Mehrdad Mahdjoubi and wondered if we could do the same thing in Earth?

And this idea of ​​Mehrdad Mahdjoubi has been realized into OrbSys Shower - a shower with a high-tech filter system that recycles dirty water into clean water after you take a shower . According to Mehrdad, we should start recycling domestic water right now, before it becomes more urgent.

OrbSys Shower - shower with dirty water filter system
into clean water after bathing

Like the astronauts bathing in space, OrbSys Shower operates on a closed circle system: Hot water flows from the tap to the drain and is immediately filtered into qualified pure water. drinking water and then pumped back to the shower. This process is done very quickly, recycled water is still warm and only requires very little heat to heat up.

This system saves more than 90% of water usage and 80% of energy each time you take a bath, while the water quality is also cleaner than the average water quality coming from a conventional tap.'With this shower, constantly recycle water, you only need to use 5 liters of water in each bath for 10 minutes . Meanwhile, every time you take a regular bath, you need about 150 liters of water - fold 30 times. This system saves a considerable amount of water ' - Mehrdad Mahdjoubi said. According to research conducted by Mehrdad's Orbital Systems, the system will save at least $ 1,351 in your electricity bill each year.

Change resource usage

According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, about 1.2 trillion gallons of water are used each year only for showers in the country. However, more worrisome, in the world, the number of people without access to clean water is three times that of the US population.

The concept of water-saving showers is not new, but Mehrdad Mahdjoubi explains that the OrbSys Shower does not limit the comfort of using water when bathing, so it is different from other water-saving devices. This system has a higher average water pressure and more stable flow because unlike conventional showers, it operates independently from other water supply devices.

In 2013, Mehrdad Mahdjoubi's showerheads were first installed in Ribersborgs Kallbadhus, a seaside bathhouse in Sweden. During the summer months, over 1,000 turns of swimmers used this shower and expressed satisfaction and comfort.'It not only creates a beautiful landscape environment but is also a great experiment to be widely applied, the water flows continuously for 10 hours a day,' - Mehrdad said.

If deployed on a large scale, OrbSys water filtration technology can be used in general taps and public drinking fountains in developed countries around the world, where water-related diseases remain rife.'People should save as much resources as possible, but it is clear that these showers even bring great benefits to people living in areas that lack clean water. I want as many people as possible to access this technology. It's not just about saving water, but also how we humans use resources in general on Earth, ' Mehrdad Mahdjoubi said.