At Werzers, a mini turbine saves energy when showering

At Werzers, a mini turbine saves energy when showering

High energy prices are with us again this year. These are particularly affecting local hoteliers, so solutions are urgently needed. The 4-star superior hotel group Werzers, with its hotels Werzers Resort Pörtschach and Seehotel Werzers Wallerwirt, is relying on innovative environmental technology with a shower insert supplied by the Rabmer Group, which benefits both the hotel and its guests, as well as the environment: The mini-turbine sustainably reduces hot water consumption in the shower without any loss of comfort, thus saving energy, water and operating costs in the long term.

"There is great potential for saving energy and costs in our showers. We use a lot of water and energy every day," says Robert Gasser, commercial hotel manager at the Werzer. "However, the most important thing is that the savings are not at the expense of our guests," he continues. The innovative intermediate piece for the shower, which was supplied to us by the family-run company Rabmer from Upper Austria, makes exactly that possible: the mini turbine is screwed between the tap and the shower hose without tools, thus reducing water and energy consumption by around 40% while maintaining full showering comfort.

Werzers halves energy consumption
"We want to offer our guests a special stay with us that they will remember for a long time to come. At the same time, we want to do something good for the environment. That's why we were looking for a solution to save energy sustainably, but without a lot of installation work. The innovative shower insert simply won us over. It was installed quickly and is perfect for our guests thanks to the pleasantly strong shower jet intensity. The fact that the product also comes from Austria is another plus point," says hotel director Robert Gasser. A total of 220 of the shower inserts are in use in the Werzers Hotel Group, saving around 7 million liters of water, 290,000 kWh of energy and 90 tons of CO2 every year.

Water-air mixture ensures savings and comfort
"In the mini turbine, the water flow is reduced, but is also mixed with air and swirled strongly. This massively increases the flow rate, resulting in a pleasantly powerful shower jet. There is no loss of the usual comfort," says Ulrike Rabmer-Koller, Managing Director of the Rabmer Group. "In addition to water and energy consumption, hotels also reduce their operating costs - this is particularly important in view of the high energy costs and the CO2 pricing that came into force in October. Two examples: A hotel with 100 rooms saves up to 13,000 euros per year in costs with our water-saving system; a four-person household up to 400 euros per year," says Rabmer-Koller. "We are very proud that we have already been able to supply many renowned hotels around the world with water and energy-saving products."

Ulrike Rabmer-Koller (Rabmer) & Robert Gasser (Werzers) with the innovative water-saving turbine