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Water Treatment News Which Type of Treatment Program is Right for Your Cooling System? Cooling water treatment programs can be categorized into three types - conventional, acid-free/alkalinity reduction and soft water.  The type that is right for your cooling system is dependent on several factors, including make-up water hardness and alkalinity, cooling water temperature and cooling equipment design, among others.  Choosing the type of program that is correct for your system is critical to safe, reliable and efficient operation of the system.  Reading the current issue of The Water Treatment News will help you in making this important decision.

What's New Are You Considering a Mechanical Water Treatment Device?  A mechanical device going to its final resting place . . . a dumpster. Think hard before you spend a great deal of money on a mechanical water treatment device - you may be compromising the efficiency and life expectancy of your HVAC equipment.  The prevention of scale, corrosion and microbiological growth provided by these devices has frequently fallen far short of their maker's claims.  Click here to find out more. . . .

The Trend Do you know where your phosphonate levels are? The latest issue of The Trend is your guide to phosphonate testing, including laboratory data and new dosage control ranges for several products.