Bottling, Canning & Filling Lines worked example

Rinse Water Usage at 65% rinser water-use efficiency: a worked example in bottling, canning & filling lines

This worked example runs the rinse water usage numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 65% rinser water-use efficiency instead of the typical 90%. Estimate rinse water needed for bottles, cans, jars, or closures before filling.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Containers passing through the rinser: 50,000 containers (held at the documented default)
  • Rinse water used per container: 0.02 gal or L (held at the documented default)
  • Rinser water-use efficiency: 65 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 90)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Theoretical required rinse water = containers passing through the rinser × rinse water used per container.
  • Required rinse water works out to 1,385 gal or L at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Required rinse water before yield loss works out to 900 gal or L at these inputs.
  • Required rinse water loss allowance works out to 485 gal or L at these inputs.
  • Rinser water-use efficiency works out to 65 % at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where rinser water-use efficiency sits at 90% and the headline result is 1,000 gal or L, this scenario comes in 38.46% above the baseline at 1,385 gal or L.
  • Use it when sizing rinse water supply, budgeting utility consumption for a run, or auditing water-per-container against a reduction goal. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Required rinse water: 1,385 gal or L (headline result)
  • Required rinse water before yield loss: 900 gal or L
  • Required rinse water loss allowance: 485 gal or L
  • Rinser water-use efficiency: 65 %

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Rinse Water Usage calculator, set rinser water-use efficiency to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.