Sanisette

A Sanisette on the boulevard Sébastopol in Paris

Sanisette (Éwn malábó:IPA-fr) chi registered trademark eyi self-contained, self-cleaning, unisex, public toilet ki French company eyi kuma dọ ki JCDecaux chọna nwu. Ami cheliga ki dị yi (Kpai ibeyi ògùlù nwu) dị efu ojile ami major efewọ ki dị ilẹyi, amá ma chẹ dama ojile kpai efewo eyi Paris, ugbo ku ma chẹ ubiquitous. Efu United Kingdom, má (along with automated public conveniences of other brands) nwọ dọ ki "Superloos".

Description

Sanisette lẹ che ni cheliga ki dubi ọna ki ya bi chẹ nwụ kẹ mọwọ du ti button baki, chẹnwu ki chi pay toilet, coin kuma du ti efu control panel ki dugbọda cheliga lẹ. I che ni washbasin (the style varies with the model of Sanisette). Ichẹnwu ki onẹ kpo ti cheliga lẹ , ọna nwụ a kpó re atodu ki ẹnẹ lẹ ki ni privacy. Ichẹnwu ki ẹnẹ lẹ che kpá kwi cheliga ga lẹ, ya kpó dufu ta ki ọna lẹ kpó da re. Onwu wash cycle achanẹ efu cheliga, kpai the toilet fixture itself is scrubbed and disinfected automatically. Ubi adiko sixty seconds, ma cheneke dị cheliga lẹ chekwu gẹ.

Special models dọmọ nwụ ami ẹnẹ ọlọ, ama ami Sanisettes eyi abajọyi chẹ designed atodu kuma neke gbanyi both ambulatory users kpai ami ẹnẹ ọlọ ku doki wheelchair. Ami Sanisettes ki bọ chẹ ni flush ki dị ọla ọdọ(iko kibọ efu Paris Métro stations), baki within decorative outdoor Morris columns. Ojile ami Sanisettes che ni indicators of their availability: ready, occupied, cycling (self-cleaning), baki out of service. Sanisettes may be configured to require coins or to operate for free at the push of a button.

Sanisettes are usually configured to open the door after a preset period (typically 15 minutes) to discourage vagrants. Ọna nwụ neke bi kwu ugbọda nó baki Sanisette lẹ chẹ tanẹ ku ma du chekwu kpai coin mádu tefu nwu (baki ma dị ọwọ ti button nwu). Ọwọ ki dị efu ọna Sanisette lẹ ajẹnwu onẹ ki bi kwu ejefu ikodu fl(in recent versions, ọna nwụ a bi ichẹnwu kẹ mọwọ du ti button, amá iche ni ọwọ kpọ atodu emergencies).

Advantages and disadvantages

Éwn malábó:Unreferenced section Sanisettes replace street urinals (particularly in Paris). Their unisex design allows them to be used by both men and women, for both urination and defecation. Their self-cleaning mechanism keeps them cleaner and helps reduce odours. Some models provide recorded music for the user. The locking door provides greater privacy than many older facilities.

Sanisettes carry a warning that young children must not be allowed to use the toilet alone as the weight sensor may not detect a small child, allowing the cleaning cycle to run with a child inside.

Ordinary Sanisettes are too small for wheelchair users, so special wheelchair-friendly Sanisettes have been designed.

In some areas of France, Sanisettes are misused for drug dealing, drug use, and sex work. ^{[citation needed]}

In Paris

Pre-2009 Sanisette on the avenue du Général-Leclerc in Paris

The city of Paris rents Sanisettes from a subcontractor for about €1,200 per month. There are some 420 Sanisettes in the city, and they are used about three million times a year. The city pays some €6 million per year to the JCDecaux company to operate and maintain the Sanisettes.

Originally all Sanisettes in Paris were pay toilets, priced at 40 cent per use (in 2002). In 2003, a dozen or so Sanisettes were converted to free operation, particularly near areas where homeless people congregate. In 2004, the same conversion was carried out on the 110 Sanisettes in the city's parks and gardens. Finally, the city of Paris decided to convert all its Sanisettes to free operation beginning in mid-February 2006 (the complete conversion was finished by 2014).

In 2009, the city of Paris upgraded all Sanisettes to a newer version with a number of new features and changes (pictured in this article).

Sanisettes have replaced vespasiennes (street urinals) also known as pissoirs, of which there were more than 1,200 in Paris back in the 1930s. The only surviving vespasienne in Paris is on the Boulevard Arago, close to the intersection with Rue de la Santé. It is still regularly used.

See also

• Electronic toilet
• Self-cleaning floor

References

• La Dernière Tasse Éwn malábó:In lang
• Sanisettes payants: évacuation Éwn malábó:In lang