Question 1

How much can a data center save on water?

Accepted Answer

Most data centers and warehouses reduce water and sewer costs by up to 30% (about 20% on average) with the WAVE Valve. Because cooling water dominates a data center's usage and runs 24/7, the dollar savings at facility scale are substantial.

Question 2

Will installation affect uptime, cooling performance, or operations?

Accepted Answer

No. The valve installs on the facility's water supply line, typically in under an hour of shut-off scheduled with your facilities team. It does not change water pressure or flow, so cooling capacity, redundancy, and uptime are unaffected.

Question 3

Does it work with cooling-tower and evaporative make-up water?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The WAVE Valve installs on the pressurized make-up water supply line up to 16 inches, the water feeding cooling towers and evaporative systems, which is the largest water use in most data centers.

Question 4

Does it improve our WUE and sustainability metrics?

Accepted Answer

Yes. By reducing the volume of water drawn for cooling and facility use, the WAVE Valve produces documented water reduction that improves water-use effectiveness (WUE) and supports ESG and water-stewardship reporting.

Question 5

Where can a data center operator buy the WAVE Valve?

Accepted Answer

You can buy directly from FluidLytix or through a FluidLytix authorized distributor. Either way you receive a genuine WAVE Valve with factory-backed pricing and engineering support, never a counterfeit or equivalent.

Question 6

Who makes the WAVE Valve?

Accepted Answer

FluidLytix is the original inventor, patent holder (US Patent 8,944,098 B1), and U.S. manufacturer of the WAVE Valve, sold direct and through authorized distributors.