Self-cleaning toilet bowl

A self-cleaning toilet bowl is designed to automatically clean, disinfect and removes stains from the toilet bowl after each use. There are various methods to achieve that, primarily by using special coating materials and/or ingredients.

Methods

ingredients

American Standard's ActiClean toilet cleans and remove stains by a simple press of a button. A clean cycle is selected by pressing the corresponding button, with two cleaning cycles of choice: a Quick Clean that takes one minute; or a Deep Clean that offers an extended, 10-minute cleaning cycle. After pressing a button, a cartridge cleaning solution travels through the designated channel in the tank and is mixed with water. Then the cleaner powerfully enters the bowl, scrubbing the walls of the toilet bowl. The cleaner will then saturate in the bowl for a set amount of time, depending on the cycle selected. Last, the system will automatically switch to the rinse cycle, siphoning the cleaning agent and rinsing the bowl. The result is a sparkling clean bowl.[1]

Coatings

TOTO's SanaGloss/CeFiONtect glaze prevents particulates from adhering to porous, ceramic surfaces. The ion-barrier keeps everything cleaner for a longer period in comparison to conventional toilets and thus reduce the amount of chemicals and water used to cleaning.[2]

At CES 2016 in Las Vegas, TOTO demonstrated a prototype of a toilet that cleans and sanitizes itself with electrolyzed water. It also has coating of titanium dioxide and zirconium, so nothing sticks to the bowl. TOTO claims that this toilet can be used for a year without cleaning.[3] So far this feature is available on the Washlet S300e toilet seat.

Robotics

TOIBOT is robot that can clean, disinfect and polish the toilet bowl by a touch of a button that is located outside of the toilet bowl. It is made of anti-bacterial and hydrophobic materials which help keep it 99.9% bacteria free. It is battery powered and can be easily attached to any toilet seat using hooks. It has been invented by entrepreneurs David Alush and Daniel Tokarev after they researched the history and methods of toilet cleaning were amazed to discover that for the past 90 years the manual toilet brush has been the primarily cleaning technique.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New ActiClean Toilet from American Standard Stays Sparkling Clean with the Press of a Button". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "CeFiONtect™". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Self-cleaning toilet makes splash in Las Vegas". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/toibot-is-the-first-ever-motorized-robot-for-cleaning-disinfecting-and-polishing-the-toilet-300367433.html
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