--- title: "Installing a Meritech Hand Washer: The Key Steps for Success" description: Learn how to ensure a successful installation of a Meritech CleanTech® Automated Handwashing Station. image: https://www.meritech.com/hubfs/How%20to%20Ensure%20a%20Successful%20Meritech%20Hand%20Washer%20Installation.png --- [ Skip navigation menu ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/how-to-ensure-a-successful-cleantech-installation#content) [![meritech-logo-tagline](https://www.meritech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/lafferty-website-2026/global-assets/meritech-logo-tagline.png?width=200&height=74&name=meritech-logo-tagline.png) ](https://www.meritech.com/) - [ Hygiene Systems ](https://www.meritech.com/products/hygiene-solutions) Show submenu for Hygiene Systems - [ Automated Hand Hygiene ](https://www.meritech.com/products/hand-sanitation-stations) - [ Boot Scrubbers and Footwear Sanitation ](https://www.meritech.com/products/boot-scrubbers) - [ Industries ](https://www.meritech.com/markets) Show submenu for Industries - [ Food Processing & Manufacturing ](https://www.meritech.com/markets/food-processing) - [ Healthcare ](https://www.meritech.com/markets/healthcare_medical) - [ Hospitality ](https://www.meritech.com/markets/travel_leisure) - [ Education ](https://www.meritech.com/markets/education) - [ Gyms and Public Facilities ](https://www.meritech.com/markets/gyms-and-public-facilities-meritech) - [ Cleanroom and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing ](https://www.meritech.com/markets/pharmaceutical-cleanroom) - [ Grocery ](https://www.meritech.com/markets/grocery) - [ Municipality and Correction Facilities ](https://www.meritech.com/markets/municipality-and-correction-facilities-meritech) - [ Why Us ](https://www.meritech.com/why-meritech) - [ Support ](https://www.meritech.com/services/technical-support) Show submenu for Support - [ Resources ](https://www.meritech.com/resources) - [ Blog ](https://www.meritech.com/blog) - [ Technical Support ](https://www.meritech.com/services/technical-support) - [ Success Stories ](https://www.meritech.com/meritech-cleantech-testimonials) [ Contact ](https://www.meritech.com/contact/) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ** Toggle main navigation - [ Hygiene Systems ](https://www.meritech.com/products/hygiene-solutions) Show submenu for Hygiene Systems - [ Automated Hand Hygiene ](https://www.meritech.com/products/hand-sanitation-stations) - [ Boot Scrubbers and Footwear Sanitation ](https://www.meritech.com/products/boot-scrubbers) - [ Industries ](https://www.meritech.com/markets) Show submenu for Industries - [ Food Processing & Manufacturing ](https://www.meritech.com/markets/food-processing) - [ Healthcare ](https://www.meritech.com/markets/healthcare_medical) - [ Hospitality ](https://www.meritech.com/markets/travel_leisure) - [ Education ](https://www.meritech.com/markets/education) - [ Gyms and Public Facilities ](https://www.meritech.com/markets/gyms-and-public-facilities-meritech) - [ Cleanroom and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing ](https://www.meritech.com/markets/pharmaceutical-cleanroom) - [ Grocery ](https://www.meritech.com/markets/grocery) - [ Municipality and Correction Facilities ](https://www.meritech.com/markets/municipality-and-correction-facilities-meritech) - [ Why Us ](https://www.meritech.com/why-meritech) - [ Support ](https://www.meritech.com/services/technical-support) Show submenu for Support - [ Resources ](https://www.meritech.com/resources) - [ Blog ](https://www.meritech.com/blog) - [ Technical Support ](https://www.meritech.com/services/technical-support) - [ Success Stories ](https://www.meritech.com/meritech-cleantech-testimonials) [ Contact ](https://www.meritech.com/contact/) Post Tags - [CleanTech® Handwashing Stations](https://www.meritech.com/blog/tag/cleantech-handwashing-stations) # Installing a Meritech Hand Washer: The Key Steps for Success [Meritech](https://www.meritech.com/blog/author/meritech) Aug 6, 2020 5 min read ![](https://www.meritech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/How%20to%20Ensure%20a%20Successful%20Meritech%20Hand%20Washer%20Installation.png?width=1600&height=900&name=How%20to%20Ensure%20a%20Successful%20Meritech%20Hand%20Washer%20Installation.png) Installing a [CleanTech® Automated Handwashing Station](https://www.meritech.com/products/handwashing-systems) is easier than you may think! In three simple steps your system is ready to use. There are a few key factors to keep in mind during the installation of your Meritech hand washer system in order to optimize its performance. In this post, I will provide a comprehensive overview of everything you need to know to achieve a successful CleanTech® installation. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Tyler Beshaw, the Customer Success Manager at Meritech. My role involves assisting with various service-related tasks, such as onboarding new customers, providing support during installations, offering virtual service support, and coordinating in-person visits by our service team. In this post, I want to cover something that I get a lot of questions about: the installation of a [CleanTech® Automated Handwashing Station](https://www.meritech.com/products/handwashing-systems).  ## 3 Quick and Easy Steps to Install Your Meritech Hand Washer An installation of a CleanTech® Automated Handwashing Station is really just three simple steps:  ### 1. Hook up the Drain Hose For step one, attach the drain hose and attach it using a clamp. After the clamp is tightened, tug on the hose to ensure it is secure.  ### 2. Attach the Water Hoses Next connect, the hot and cold water hoses. We recommend you use the hoses supplied by Meritech to ensure that you have adequate hot and cold water flowing to the system. This is important for water flow and to ensure a comfortable temperature for users. ### 3. Plug in the CleanTech® Station Finally plug in the CleanTech® Automated Handwashing Station. Run a couple of cycles to check for leaks from the hoses and you're done! [Check out this video to see me install a CleanTech® system with these 3 simple steps!](https://www.meritech.com/blog/video/cleantech-installation-101) ## Key Factors to Ensure a Successful Installation of a Meritech Hand Washer Installing a [CleanTech® Automated Handwashing Station](https://www.meritech.com/products/handwashing-systems) is truly easy, but there are some things to consider before installation that will help ensure that your CleanTech® station runs at its best:  ### CleanTech® Station Location and the 3P's  The main thing that you should consider for a CleanTech® install is the location of the station. In any industry, if the automated handwashing station is not located in an area where people are going to be washing their hands, they're not going to use it. To make sure it's in the proper location, look at the [3P's or the People, the Place and the Product](https://www.meritech.com/blog/3p-hygiene-zone-design-people-place-product).  ![meritech hand washer](https://marvel-b1-cdn.bc0a.com/f00000000188974/www.meritech.com/hubfs/Hygiene%20Zone%20Example%201.jpg) It's important to consider who's using the stations, where these users are going afterwards and how they're traveling through the facility throughout the day to make sure that [core, supplementary and satellite hygiene zones ](https://www.meritech.com/blog/hygienic-zoning-core-supplementary-and-satellite-hygiene-zones)are set up with Meritech hand washer stations so people can wash their hands, eliminate cross-contamination between production areas and stop the spread of pathogens at your facility.  [**I go into more detail about location in our install podcast - Listen to it here! **](https://www.meritech.com/podcasts/considerations-for-a-successful-cleantech-installation) ### Ensuring the Plumbing for Your CleanTech® Handwashing Station is Up to Par ![meritech hand washer](https://marvel-b1-cdn.bc0a.com/f00000000188974/www.meritech.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202020-07-30%20at%203.00.44%20PM.png)For a CleanTech® Handwashing station you just need an electrical outlet, cold and hot water hookups and a drain. If you're an international customer with different hookups we'll actually include adaptors to ensure that our systems can work with your country's utility requirements. The three most important things when it comes to plumbing are water pressure and flow, temperature and utility access. One of the most common questions I get in terms of plumbing is "Do we need both hot and cold water hookups?" In short, yes. Not only do both of these hookups ensure adequate water flow to the system but they also ensure a comfortable water temperature for users. This is important as if the water temperature is too cold, nobody will want to use the system. Fortunately, you won't ever have to worry about the water being too hot or burning anyone's hands - There's an automatic shut-off switch in the CleanTech® system if the water is too hot for a user's hands.  [**I go into more detail about plumbing in our install podcast - Listen to it here! **](https://www.meritech.com/podcasts/considerations-for-a-successful-cleantech-installation) Overall, a CleanTech® system is really easy to install, but having the right location and the right plumbing and utility connections ensure that the system runs at its best and supports handwashing best practices at your facility. 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