Wireless technology in the bathroom

EnOcean, a Siemens AG spin-off company, is recommending its wireless and batteryless sensing system as suitable for residential use.

The company also claims that its products are being used in conjunction with Aqualisa digital showering system in UK homes.

Aqualisa's digital showering technology is controlled by a small processor which is located away from the showering area, perhaps in an airing cupboard or attic.

It is connected to the shower by a datacable and can be hidden behind tiling or in the riser bar of the shower and can be fitted in two hours according to Aqualisa.

The digital showers can be controlled by remotes meaning that consumers can switch their shower on while still in bed and wait for the water to heat up before getting in.

EnOcean notes that its wireless system "uses harvested energy from solar, mechanical and thermal sources to power the sensors within a building".

(Source www.bhl.co.uk, 16.03.2009)