For anyone in charge of a large plant or building, fall means seasonal shut-down; when you shut down the plant cooling towers and bring...

Water treatment is one of the many industries that reflect the cycle of the seasons. Like farming, baseball and pumpkin spice lattes,...

Controlling microbiological growth in cooling tower systems is critical for several reasons. One factor is that microbiological fouling...

When operating an open recirculating system, it’s critical to control microbiological fouling and growth. Chemicals that can control such...

Making sure buildings are healthy for their occupants has become an increasingly visible priority over the last few years, and the...

Any HVAC operator or facility manager is well aware of the importance of water conservation. Running heating and cooling towers is a very...

When a customer asks whether they should test for Legionella in their domestic water, the answer is not always clear. Every building...

In a recent article, we discussed Legionella and focused on health care settings . COVID has helped focus attention on the health...

Corrosion coupons are a good example of old-school technology that still earns a valid place in contemporary water treatment. A corrosion...

We’ve already shared some important steps to take as you prepare for the cooling season ahead. If you’ve followed our advice, you’ve gone...

There’s still snow on the ground in much of the country, and we’ve had March Madness and yet in some parts of the country snowstorms are...

Coating bare metal is a universally employed method to minimize corrosion and keep it protected and intact. The end bells and tube sheets...

An annual inspection of your chillers, and especially of your condensers, is a preventative maintenance endeavor that must never be...

ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188-2018 , titled Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems , establishes minimum legionellosis risk...

In December 2019, Florida State Senator Joe Gruters introduced legislation (23-00188-20) proposing regulation of the monitoring, control...

While the public may have forgotten, most of us in water treatment remember the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in 2015 in the Bronx,...

OSHA compliance is, and should be, a major focus for every industry, in every department, at all times. The OSHA is the Occupational...

As we discussed in our recent post, Best Biocides for Cooling Towers , there are many biocides available for reducing the risk of...

Routine biocide application is a standard treatment of cooling tower water, to ensure that bacteria are under control and the potential...

Seasonal and routine maintenance are critical to keeping a cooling tower operating efficiently and safely. During winter shut down,...