Potential water saving per year versus an average washer at 10,000 cycles.
Installed healthcare equipmentDelivery and installation arrangements confirmed with your quotation.
For hospitals, care homes & healthcare facilities
Vernacare Vortex Air+ Hospital Macerator
A touchless disposal system for single-use medical pulp. Reduce reusable-bedpan handling and explore the potential utility savings for your site.
£4,995 excluding VAT
£5,994 including VAT · per machine
Free delivery & standard installation
Installation arrangements are confirmed with your quotation. Building, drainage or electrical enabling works are excluded and quoted separately.
Written quotation · Clear installation scope · Installation date confirmed before ordering
62.0 dBAQuiet operation
120 secAverage cycle
Cold waterLower thermal demand
Potential energy saving per year using the same 10,000-cycle benchmark.
Average Air+ cycle, compared with 428 seconds for the washer average.
Medical pulp is disposed of after use instead of being cleaned and recirculated.
The reason to switch
Why choose a macerator over a bedpan washer?
A washer cleans the same receptacle for reuse. Vortex Air+ processes the single-use pulp receptacle and its contents together—reducing rehandling, cycle time and utility demand.
Uses 11.3 litres less water and about 91% less energy per cycle than the supplied average-washer benchmark.
A 120-second average cycle versus 428 seconds for the average bedpan washer—over five minutes faster.
No unloading, inspection and return-to-use stage for a reusable bedpan after the disposal cycle.
Vernacare specifies four pulp items. Follow the manufacturer’s loading and compatible-product guidance.
The same receptacle returns to circulation.
- 01Transport contaminated reusable equipment
- 02Load and run a hot disinfection cycle
- 03Unload, inspect and return for reuse
- Average water
- 30.7 L/cycle
- Average energy
- 0.248 kWh/cycle
- Average cycle
- 428 seconds
The receptacle leaves circulation after one use.
- 01Use a disposable medical-pulp receptacle
- 02Load hands-free and close the sealed lid
- 03Macerate and discharge without reusable-bedpan reprocessing
- Average water
- 19.4 L/cycle
- Average energy
- 0.021 kWh/cycle
- Average cycle
- 120 seconds
Comparison inputs are taken from the supplied Vernacare Vortex Air+ Cost Calculator (International Version Revision 2). These are benchmark averages, not fixed consumption for every cycle. Air+ consumption varies by load and programme; actual site results and loading patterns vary.
From enquiry to installation
Plan your installation with confidence.
We confirm the machine, site requirements and full scope in a written quotation before you order.
Tell us about your site
Share your postcode, current equipment and the number of machines you need. Add your preferred timing if you have one.
Confirm the requirements
Review access, water, drainage and electrical requirements using the manufacturer’s installation guide. Your quotation confirms the installation scope and any separately priced works.
Agree the installation
Review your written quote, availability and installation arrangements before ordering. Standard delivery and installation are included.
What does free installation include?
The quoted machine price includes standard delivery and installation. Your written quotation confirms the exact scope. Building alterations, drainage changes and electrical enabling works are excluded and agreed separately.
How soon can the machine be installed?
Availability and an installation date are confirmed for your site before you order. This is installed equipment; the website’s standard parcel dispatch times do not apply. Include your preferred date or any urgent replacement requirement in your enquiry.
What warranty and servicing are available?
Ask for the applicable manufacturer warranty, commissioning requirements and servicing options with your quotation. We confirm the relevant terms for the machine and installation before you commit; ongoing servicing is not included in the utility calculator.
Can you help us compare whole-life costs?
Yes. Tell us your current washer model, usage and utility rates. The calculator is a starting point; a site-specific comparison should also account for pulp consumables, servicing and any enabling works.
Interactive cost calculator
Estimate your site’s utility savings.
Choose your washer, confirm how often it runs, then enter the rates from your latest utility bill. If you do not know a figure, keep the example value.
Estimated result for 1 machine
Annual utility saving estimate£1,002£412 water + £590 energy
10-year utility saving after the equipment price£5,025Standard delivery and installation included; scope confirmed with your quotation. Excludes VAT, pulp consumables, servicing, finance, inflation and enabling works. A negative figure means an increase in cost or use.
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How this is calculated
Water cost saving = litres saved ÷ 1,000 × your combined water and wastewater rates. Energy cost saving = kWh saved × your electricity rate. Uses the supplied manufacturer benchmark consumption figures with the same annual cycle count for each machine; it does not adjust for different loading capacities. Negative savings are retained when the selected washer uses less. Machine cycle time is not staff time or a labour-cost saving. Rates should be entered excluding VAT. This is an indicative utility comparison, not a guaranteed whole-life-cost assessment.
Inflatable lid sealTouchless operationClosed-drum SmartFlowDesigned around infection prevention
Fewer touchpoints between use and disposal.
Single-use pulp removes the need to clean and recirculate reusable bedpans. The Air+ adds hands-free loading, a sealed disposal cycle and immediate processing.
Hands-free workflow
Touchless operation reduces the number of potentially contaminated controls staff need to handle.
Sealed during disposal
The inflatable lid seal is designed to prevent aerosolisation of potentially harmful pathogens.
Immediate processing
Immediate disposal reduces the need for manual cleaning of contaminated reusable receptacles and the handling that involves.
Fine, controlled discharge
SmartFlow’s closed-drum system fully breaks down waste before releasing it to the wastewater system.
See the system
Watch the Vortex Air+ in detail.
Two short manufacturer videos introduce the product and its Eco-Adaptive operating system.
00:21
Introducing the Vortex Air+
A first look at Vernacare’s latest flagship macerator.
00:36
Inside the technology
A closer view of the system’s engineered disposal process.
Features and benefits
Intelligent where it matters.
Load-aware resource use, clear diagnostics and a faster, quieter process support day-to-day clinical operation.
Eco-Adaptive Technology
Real-time monitoring automatically selects water and energy for the detected load.
Smart sensors
Precise diagnostics monitor load, tank levels and operating status.
Touchless operation
Capacitive sensing and auto-start capability reduce contact with controls.
Digital display
Cycle status, remaining time and full error descriptions are visible to users.
Quiet operation
Specified at 62.0 dBA - described by Vernacare as its quietest full-size macerator.
Improved reliability
On-screen overload reset, pressure readouts and design optimisation support maintenance.
Built for clinical environments
Full-size capacity. Compact, serviceable format.
Use the manufacturer’s installation guide to plan your installation. Water, drainage, electrical, lifting and service-access requirements must be checked before ordering.
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Evidence library
Review the manufacturer material.
Open the supporting sales, water-saving, product-range and installation documents supplied for this page.
PDF
Vortex Air+ flyerEco-Adaptive overview and headline savings
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PDFWater savings one-pager112,000+ litre medium-usage example
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PDFHuman waste disposal rangeProduct range and Air+ overview
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PDFInstallation guideSite and engineering requirements
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Additional product information is available from Vernacare’s Vortex Air+ page ↗
Your next step
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Tell us about your site. We’ll confirm the installation arrangements and provide a written quotation.
Vernacare Vortex Air+£4,995 excluding VAT£5,994 including VAT · per machineFree delivery & standard installationInstallation scope confirmed with your quotation. Building, drainage and electrical enabling works are excluded and quoted separately.
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