DURCON AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSATION RECYCLING PROGRAM & GOALS 

The A/C Condensation Recycling Program is one piece of the multi-faceted approach to sustainability we are proudly participating in at the Durcon facilities in Taylor, Texas. The program reduces the overall water consumption of our factory by finding an atypical means to source water that is non-municipal and does not contribute to water waste. It is helpful to both our local community as well as on a global level, particularly during the Texas summer seasons when low rainfall can be common. 

Condensation water from the facility air conditioning system replaces water lost to evaporation in a closed loop system for production machinery usage. A/C water is collected from the chiller, then filtered and held in storage tanks. From the tanks it is incorporated into the loop system supplying water used by production, fabrication and finishing machinery. The result of utilizing this A/C condensation is that zero new water from municipal sources is used, saving 50,000 gallons per year, and zero water waste requiring disposal is produced.

In addition to these benefits, the program has also eliminated the need for onsite water waste solutions which could negatively impact the local environment. Without the need for water waste disposal, secondary benefits of the program include the planting of erosion preventative flora such as grasses, shrubbery and plants, and the removal of water-intensive sprinkler systems at the facility.

A/C CONDENSATION COLLECTION

Natural evaporation occurs throughout all stages of the system supplying water for production machinery. To offset this loss, instead of relying on external sources of new water to replace it, condensation water is collected from A/C chillers at a rate of 500 gallons each day and piped to buffer tanks, where it is then filtered and introduced into the closed loop system at the Storage Tanks.