Chem-Aqua representatives are frequently asked, “How often do I need to test my water?” The answer to this question is as varied as the systems that Chem-Aqua treats. There are a number of factors that go into determining the “best practice” for each facility. Typically, these factors are:
How to Keep Your Cooling Tower Clean
Every spring we welcome the milder weather, and with it, various plant and animal life. However, not all of nature’s gifts are beneficial to our evaporative cooling systems; especially the outdoor cooling towers that reject heat from our commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities. Late wintry storms can cause ice and snow accumulation. Heavy rain and hail can disrupt the anticipated easing of the harsh environmental conditions of winter.
How Should You Stay Cool?
When seeking to cool a large scale commercial or industrial facility, insufficient information often leads to an unsatisfactory solution. While some stakeholders choose water-cooled chillers because they believe the cooling tower in these systems offers more efficiency, others prefer air-based cooling systems because of the less prohibitive upfront price. And with recent technological advances made in both air and water-based chilling systems, determining which option is the right fit has become even more challenging. To decide which system best suits a specific project’s needs, it’s important to understand the pros and cons associated with each option.
Knowing Who, What, When and Why
Simply defined: Risk Management is the process of identification, analysis, and either acceptance, or control of risks you’ve identified.
Take Precautions to Avoid Issues
With the cooler months upon us, it is important to prepare your cooling towers for freezing temperatures. Even in extremely icy conditions, cooling towers can be operated successfully if proper precautions and protocols are followed. A frozen cooling tower is a major issue for business operations as well as from a cost standpoint. Now is the time to prepare for winter weather.
Steps to their Growth
Biofilms are the root cause of serious problems in building potable and industrial water systems including clogged piping, reduced heat transfer efficiency, microbiologically-influenced corrosion, and Legionella transmission. Biofilms are dynamic, complex structures optimized for microbial growth and survival, which make them difficult to remove and control.
Maximize Reliability and Minimize Environmental Impact
Water Treatment consists of three crucial factors: Service, Chemistry and Equipment. It is an important part of the preventative maintenance program for boiler, cooling, and process water systems. With the right partner, you can ensure to have a reliable and well-working system that will minimize cost, maximize efficiency and provide sustainable solutions.
A Closer Look
Evaporative systems are more complex to treat than closed systems. Why? It’s because the solid impurities become increasingly concentrated in the system water during the normal course of operation. Makeup impurities do not typically concentrate in closed systems. In evaporative systems, large quantities of water are used on an ongoing basis. Economics dictate the use of chemicals that can be applied at low dosages. Closed systems normally use only the amount of water required to fill the system one time and any water losses from leaks and repairs.
The Importance of Preventative Maintenance
Air conditioning (AC) systems that do not function properly can be cumbersome. Properly maintaining these units is critical––especially the coils, whether they are in an air handling unit or a packaged air conditioning unit. These delicate coils require regular upkeep to preserve the life of the AC unit, maintain capacity, improve energy efficiency, and ensure the indoor air quality is at its best.
How to be Better Prepared
Corrosion in water systems is a costly problem. In the United States alone, the costs associated with corrosion in water and wastewater systems are estimated to exceed $50 billion annually. The metal loss resulting from corrosion reduces system life, increases maintenance costs, and ultimately results in premature equipment failure. Corrosion can also produce deposits that impede water flow, foul heat exchange surfaces, and reduce overall water system efficiency. A basic understanding of the different types of corrosion can help you diagnose and solve corrosion related problems.