FIRST IMPRESSIONS – GREAT
GUEST EXPERIENCE
The guests’ first impression of SmarTap is
when they see the sleek-designed, push-and-
turn knobs with dynamic LED indicators,
which replace the standard faucet in the
shower. If available, they can also prepare and
control their shower using a smartphone app
or by voice commands using Amazon Alexa,
including auto-filling the bath with the touch
of a button. The entire experience is elegant,
modern and high-tech, and can also be
personalized. For hotels, using SmarTap can
differentiate and potentially offer revenue-
generating marketing ideas around bathing
personalization or award programs.
DURABLE, RELIABLE, AND HIGH-
TECH
SHERATON TEL AVIV DATA
30% reduction in water usage
•
Water savings: 69.7 L (18.4
gal.) per occupied room per
day
8% reduction in energy usage
•
Energy for heating water
savings: 1,200 kcal per day
Savings: $105/room/year @ 70%
occupancy
• $57 in water (4,500 gal/
year)
• $48 in energy for water
heating (300,000 kcal/year)
The heart of the system is the SmarTap
e-Valve. About the size of a shoebox, it
contains the highest-quality valves and
solenoids, tailor-manufactured by German
companies Flühs and A.u.K Müller.
Embedded inside are proprietary sensors
that measure water parameters along
with software that performs sophisticated
calculations to provide remote monitoring,
automated alerts and control. For the hotel,
this translates into new operational insights
– about how showers are being used in terms
of bathing frequencies, water consumption,
temperature, pressure and flow. For the first
time, a hotel can monitor every shower and
track how water flows through the hotel’s wet
system.
WATER AND ENERGY SAVINGS
To reduce water and energy consumption, the
hotel can optimize water pressure based on
actual use by room, by floor or hotel-wide. In
a multi-year pilot in the Sheraton Tel Aviv,
the hotel saved an average of $105 per room
per year using the SmarTap shower. Hotel
operators can also receive an indication of
water system malfunctions or abnormalities
and address the problem before it becomes
more complex and expensive. They can even
receive indications around possible water
abuse or guest injury if showers are left on for
an extended period of time.
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