San Francisco City and County List of Approved Amalgam Separators 1,2

LAST UPDATED - March 17, 2005

 Name Address Contact Person Contact Info ISO 11143 Certified? Make Model Separation Technology Type of Vacuum Pump Capacity (No. of Chairs) Flow Rate (L/min) Location Size (inches) [H x L x W] Electricity Required 

YES Rasch 890-1000

Filtration 

Settlement 

Ion Exchange

Wet 12 4 Central Vacuum 28.5 x 10.25 x 12.75 (20 lbs) None 

YES Rasch 890-6000

Filtration 

Settlement 

Ion Exchange

Dry 12 4 Central Vacuum 9 x 9 x 12.25 (6.7 lbs) None 

Air Techniques 70 Cantiague Rock Rd, Hicksville, NY 11801 Nicole Werner (516) 433-7676 (516) 433-3831 (Fax) nwerner@airtechniques.com YES Guardian Amalgam Collector A1010/SRAB 99 Settlement Wet and Dry 8 2.5 Central Vacuum 7.5 x 10.5 x 6.25 (15 lbs) None 

YES Asdex/Avprox As-9 Filtration Settlement Wet and Dry 1 1 Chairside 9 x 3 x 2 (2 lbs) None 

YES Rasch 890 AD-1000 Filtration Settlement Ion Exchange Wet and Dry 10 4 Central Vacuum 8 x 10.5 x 14 (15 lbs) None 

Bio-Sym Medical 

Corporation

#405-329 North Road 

Coquitlam BC, 

Canada V5T 4R3

Peter E. Wudy

(800) 947-7550 

(604) 925-5816 (Fax) 

petere@novustele.net

YES Bio-Sym Medical Merc II

Filtration 

Settlement 

Ion Exchange

Wet and Dry 8 2 Chairside Central Vacuum 8 x 13 x 7 (8 lbs) None 

DRNA Waste Management 145 West 58th St. New York, NY 10019 Jason A. Bovis (800) 360-1001 (866) 600-5377 (Fax) sales@drna.com YES DRNA BU10 Settlement Wet and Dry 6 N/A Central Vacuum 20.5 x 8.5 x 8.5 110 V 

Hygenitek Inc. Box 8 Suite 9 Trepassey, NL A0A480 Katie Lubin (866) 494-3648 (888) 438-1073 (Fax) katie@hygenitek.com YES Hygenitek ARU-10 Filtration Settlement Ion Exchange Wet and Dry 6 0.75 Chairside Central Vacuum 22-24 x 12 x 12 (38 lbs) None 

Maximum Separation 

Systems

#301-1779 Sean Heights 

Victoria BC, V8M1X6, 

Canada

Christine Brownlie

(800) 799-7147 

(250) 652-5279 (Fax) 

info@amalgamseparators.com

YES Maximum Separation Systems MSS 1000 Settlement Ion Exchange Wet and Dry 11 In:1 Out: 0.9 Central Vacuum 24 x 15 x 18.5 (20 lbs) 120 V 

METASYS/ 

Pure Water Development 

LLC

5001 SW 74TH Court 

# 206 

Miami, FL 33155

Roopa Persaud

(305) 663-2989 

(305) 662-7479 (Fax) 

pwdmetasys@aol.com

YES ECO II Economy System Type 2 Settlement Wet and Dry 6 3 Central Vacuum 13.8 x 8.7 x 8.7 (2 lbs) None 

YES The Amalgam Collector CE 24 Settlement Wet and Dry 12 N/A (Batch Process) Central Vacuum 28-30 x 8 x 10 (16 lbs) None 

YES The Amalgam Collector CE12 Settlement Wet and Dry 2 N/A (Batch Process) Central Vacuum 15 X 8 X 6 (9lbs) None 

YES The Amalgam Collector CH 9 or CH12 Settlement Wet and Dry 1 N/A (Batch Process) Chairside 9 or 12 x 8 x 6 (6 lbs) None YES The Amalgam Collector CE18 Settlement Wet and Dry 6 N/A (Batch Process) Central Vacuum 22-24 x 8 x 6 (11 lbs) None 

RAMVAC Corporation 3100 First Avenue Spearfish, SD 57783 Robert A. Meyer, D.D.S.

(800) 572-6822 (605) 642-4614 

(605) 642-3776 (Fax) 

ramvac@ramvac.com

YES RAMVAC Hg5

Filtration 

Settlement 

Ion Exchange

Wet and Dry 10 0.5 Central Vacuum 30 x 10 x 13 (18 lbs) None 

Rebec LLC 3511-132nd St. S.W. #1 Lynnwood, WA 98037 Tim Reber (800) 569-1088 (800) 964-1412 (Fax) tim@rebecsolutions.com YES RME 2000 / Catch Hg 400, 1000, 5000, 7000, 9000 Filtration Settlement Ion Exchange Wet and Dry varies (typically 8) 1 Central Vacuum 23.5 x 20 x 8 (51 lbs) None 

YES SOLMETEX Hg5

Filtration 

Settlement 

Ion Exchange

Wet and Dry 10 0.5 Central Vacuum 20 x10-14 x 8 (15 lbs) None 

YES SOLMETEX Hg5-HV

Filtration 

Settlement 

Ion Exchange

Wet and Dry 20 1 Central Vacuum 28 x 22.5 x 18 (55 lbs) None 

1If you are a vendor and would like to add a model to this list or get a separator approved by the City, please contact the SF Department of the Environment at (415) 355-37002If you are a dentist and have questions regarding separators OR do not know the contact information of the inspector assigned to you, please contact San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (BERM) at (415) 695-7310

[+] NOTE: Costs indicated here are not guaranteed price quotes and can be changed by the manufacturer/vendor at any time without notice. Prices may differ than those listed in this table

APPROVED BUSINESS /MANUFACTURER APPROVED EQUIPMENT DETAILS 

American Dental 

Accessories

7310 Oxford Street 

Minneapolis, MN 55426 Richard Zeiska

(800) 331-7993 

(888) 729-1016 (Fax) 

info@amerdental.com

AB Dental Trends 211 Grover Street Lynden, WA 98264 Roger Weiss (800) 817-6704 (800) 817-6705 (Fax) roger@amalgamseparation.com

Solmetex, Inc. 50 Bearfoot Rd Northborogh, MA 01532 Al Dube OR Tony MacDonald (508) 393-5115 (508) 393-1795 (Fax) tmacdonald@solmetex.com

(800) 816-4995, (206) 525-4995 

(206) 525-2063 (Fax) 

dbfraker@comcast.net

R & D Services 8120 Green Lake Dr. N. Seattle, WA 98103 Deanna Borden Fraker