Silent-db20 SuperTube excels in acoustic tests

With Silent-db20 SuperTube, Swiss sanitary solutions provider Geberit is launching an innovative solution for drainage in high-rise buildings that not only saves space but is also sound-insulating. The development is based on comprehensive measurement data, offering real added value for specific sound insulation issues.

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ANY product promising high sound insulation must first pass the acoustic tests in Geberit’s in-house laboratory. This was the case with the further development of the tried-and-tested SuperTube drainage solution for high-rise buildings.

The technology has already offered a significant advantage in the polyethylene (PE) variant for years; thanks to the optimised water flow, ventilation pipes are not necessary. This saves space in the shafts and creates more room height.

With Geberit Silent-db20 SuperTube, there is now another advantage: the system is quieter. Operating noise is noticeably reduced.

OVER 1,000 MEASUREMENTS

Acoustic testing has a long tradition at Geberit, with the first measurements carried out over 70 years ago. The in-house Building Technology and Acoustics Laboratory in Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland - where Geberit's headquarters is located - has been used for this purpose for almost three decades, with a multi-storey structure on the roof providing a real high-rise environment for testing.