How Capturing Air Conditioner Condensate Can Save Your Company Money

Air conditioning is an important feature in any business. It helps keep the facilities and equipment cool to prevent overheating, while providing comfort to your staff and customers. But did you know that it can serve another purpose beyond cooling and keeping you comfortable? Its condensate can be collected and reused for other purposes, such as irrigation and flushing toilets. By capturing condensate, you can reduce your company’s water consumption and save on utility bills down the line.

Condensate can be a free and easy resource when available. If your commercial building has a forced-air cooling system, the air travels over the cold coils from the compressor and the moisture condenses into a collection pan. Instead of letting that condensate go to the municipal sewer system, consider collecting it for re-use. On average, a commercial building can produce hundreds to thousands of gallons of condensate. Capturing air conditioner condensate makes sense if you want to reduce your water bills and increase your sustainability goals.

If you already have a rainwater harvesting system, it is easy to add condensate to your supply stream. Condensate can provide a supply source that is often available, even when rainwater is not.  This makes capturing air conditioner condensate an ideal way to save money, while applying environmentally friendly measures to save water.

Condensate harvesting systems are designed to be efficient and inexpensive, providing attractive returns on your investment. They do not require large tanks and the pressurization and treatment capabilities are sized for steady and slow capture and reuse. The condensate is filtered and sanitized to remove potentially harmful bacteria and mold. Reach out to a good water harvesting solutions provider so they can design a system for capturing air conditioner condensate in your business.