What Goes Wrong in an Untreated Tower
A cooling tower rejects heat by evaporating water. The water left behind concentrates everything that came in with the make-up, and the warm, aerated basin is an ideal place for bacteria to grow.
Scale
Minerals deposit on condenser tubes and fill, cutting heat transfer and pushing up chiller energy use.
Corrosion
Warm, oxygen-rich water attacks steel, copper and galvanised surfaces and shortens equipment life.
Microbial Growth
Biofilm insulates surfaces and fouls fill, and towers can harbour and spread Legionella in aerosols.
What the Program Includes
Each program is designed around your make-up water quality, tower materials and operating load.
- Scale and corrosion inhibitors
- Microbiological control program
- Chemical dosing pumps and controllers
- Conductivity-based blowdown control
- Routine water analysis and site reports
- Optional 3D TRASAR™ monitoring and control
- Legionella risk management
- Cleaning and disinfection when required
What You Get
- Cleaner condensers that help chillers hold their design performance.
- Longer equipment life for towers, pipework and heat exchangers.
- Less make-up water and blowdown by running at higher cycles where your water chemistry allows.
- Documented microbiological control, part of your Legionella management.
- One accountable team for chemistry, dosing equipment and follow-up.
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