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Plant operators focus their attention on controlling scale and corrosion, but often neglect monitoring for microorganism growth and the accumulation of silt and other foulants.  
5 Deaerator problems to watch for to help ensure high quality feed water. 
Salt quality directly impacts system efficiency, maintenance requirements, and overall performance. 
Tips to keep sensors clean and working effectively to help avoid operational challenges that are costly to correct.  
Filming agents prevent scale and corrosion by forming a protective layer on all metal surfaces. 
Between the price volatility of water, a growing concern for freshwater supply, and the necessity of water use in production processes, maintenance, and human consumption, it can be difficult for business owners and facility managers to manage water use in a way that is both good for business and good for the environment.  
Automation allows facility managers and water system operators to be more efficient.  
Neglecting routine maintenance can lead to decreased efficiency, expensive repairs, or even complete equipment failure. 
This article explores the properties, benefits, and best-use scenarios for Chlorine Dioxide. 
When boiler water turns to steam, solids are left behind. Blowdown reduces solids to help maintain your system. 
Advancements and innovations in water treatment equipment and controllers make life easier, but more importantly, provide ways to achieve better and more accurate results. 
How to manage your cooling system when results are out of range.  
Side stream filtration is an important but often overlooked component of an effective cooling water treatment program. 
5 Proven Ways to Improve Steam Boiler Efficiency
How you maintain and operate your steam boiler has a direct effect on the amount of energy, water and chemicals it uses. 
Having a team that has been trained in proper safety procedures and practices ensures not only their own safety, but also the safety of customers. 
Sloppy sludge is a challenge in wastewater treatment. It pays to be informed on treatment equipment and how chemicals can impact this process. 
Softeners are a critical component to the water treatment system. They help remove minerals to reduce scale and build-up in piping and heat transfer equipment. 
Making changes in how you use salt in your facility can help protect our fresh water resources, and potentially reduce your operating costs.  
An effective employee training strategy can help employees be more productive, confident and boost moral. 
Choosing the right biocide saves money, by reducing downtime and maintenance costs, and increasing production efficiency.  
When a vendor relationship is built on trust, good communication, and a sincere investment in your business, it will drive meaningful value and a sustained competitive advantage. 
Sanitizers are required in food and beverage facilities. Choosing the right sanitizer can impact wastewater treatment.  
Bioaugmentation can be a game-changer for wastewater management, breaking down organic matter and cleaning up waste streams.  
Polymer flocculants, what are they? and what are they used for? 
Guidelines for selecting the best industrial water treatment supplier. 
Quick corrective action can prevent significant issues like scaling, corrosion and microbiological contamination. 
To control the cost of industrial water use, it is vital for water managers to become proficient in water management strategies. 
4 Common Traits of a Superstar Facility
Four common traits that allow for a fully optimized, reliable, and cost-efficient industrial water management system. 
Oxygen corrosion in boiler systems can lead to damaging issues if left untreated. 
An important factor in the efficient operation of a modern boiler system is the ability to accurately measure the level of carryover or steam purity. 
Nitrite-based inhibitors must maintain specific concentrations to remain effective.  
Contaminants can cause post-boiler problems by leaving deposits or causing corrosion in critical areas of the steam system. 
How to manage elevated chloride levels in their wastewater discharge. 
Winning teams have leaders who are clear, consistent, and committed. 
Aquassist is key in developing a comprehensive, predictive water treatment program. 
A predictive water management strategy offers a proactive approach through smart systems and artificial intelligence.  
Watertech's Knowledge Center is a one-stop resource for anyone involved in water treatment. 
Filtration is a vital part of both cooling tower operation. 
Sludge containing extra water increases your disposal costs. 
The Hidden Benefits of a Fresh Perspective in Water Treatment. 
Few things are as important as water. 
Corrosion coupons are a good predictive maintenance tool. 
Watertech leverages AI to manage data, but strives to maintain a personal connection. 
Aquassist is a groundbreaking smart water testing tool that will revolutionize how you validate your system’s water quality.  
Seasonal maintenance helps maintain equipment and improve efficiency. 
An account audit helps maintain the success of a water treatment program. 
The importance of becoming a Certified Water Technologist 
Maximize the Potential of Pretreatment 
Aquafilm 1284C treats metal surfaces and not the water to help solve corrosion issues in closed loops.  
Watertech's Polydose line of products improves the efficiency and maintenance of cooling water systems. 
RO systems require regular maintenance to maintain their efficiency and effectiveness. 
How to handle large volumes of FOG in your waste stream. 
Learn how Aquafilm effectively treats systems and helps save on energy and water usage.  
Several items should be considered when specifying the proper side stream filtration system. 
5 Things operators ignore, then look to blame on their water treater. 
When working with chemicals, it is important to understand safety procedures and what to do in the event of a chemical release.  
A few adjustments to your boiler or cooling system can save a significant amount of energy.  
Phosphonates can make meeting phosphorus discharge limits even more challenging. 
Learn what to do when you encounter unexpected results with your system's water quality. 
Learn about the negative effects of sub cooled condensate in your heat exchanger.  
Now is the time to work with your provider to come up with a contingency plan for supply chain challenges. 
Biocides can be used for many applications including healthcare, food & beverage, industrial, and commercial. Choosing the proper disinfection technology is critical. 
Advanced water treatment sensors can improve system performance. 
Cooling tower cleanings are essential for maintaining a safe and healthy cooling system.  
Boiler inspection time is validation time. This is the best opportunity to see how your water treatment program is working.  
Now is the time to ensure your system's HVAC coils are freeze protected and working properly. A frozen coil not only causes water damage, there is also the replacement cost and downtime for repairs when it is least convenient. 
If you want to achieve predictable results from your water treatment program, you need a 3-pronged approach. 
EndoTherm is an additive that is proven to reduce energy usage in heating and cooling closed loop recirculating systems.  
Being proactive and thorough in your approach to maintenance saves time and money in the long run.  
How to manage bacterial growth in cooling towers. 
Aquafilm-V delivers some dramatic results and improvements. 
The regulations are coming. What are you going to do about PFAS / PFOS? 
If you are relying on a municipal water source a dechlorination process may be necessary prior to discharge. 
Is Your Plant’s Pre-Treatment Equipment A Top Priority? For Watertech, it is!  
Guidance and recommended actions for returning water systems to regular use. 
Watertech offers a complete range of flexible business solutions to manage our customers’ needs.  
Watertech offers products and solutions to help meet your sustainability efforts.  
Use these calculations to help determine if it might be time to consider using an Anti-Scalant. 
Stagnant water in a plumbing system can drastically increase the risk of exposure to Legionella and other harmful water borne pathogens. 
Watertech: Swipe right to build a great vendor relationship! 
What is the Impact of an RO System on a Boiler Water Treatment Program? 
Improving condensate return can save on water, energy and chemicals. 
The Impact of Stagnant Water on Industrial and Potable Water Systems 
Why should water treatment automation be a top priority? 
Happy 40th Anniversary Watertech! 
How to manage your boiler system when results are out of range.  
Ordering and receiving a glycol delivery should be a fairly straightforward and easy process; however, it takes some insight and planning to avoid complications.  
Learning how to properly install and maintain your boiler conductivity electrode will help improve the performance of your boiler. 
Industrial facilities use large amounts of fresh water. By reducing water usage, facilities also achieve reduced energy cost, chemical cost savings, and other benefits. 
While it is important to be compliant with the latest laws and regulations, the focal point of any effective Water Management Plan should put patient safety first.  
Bioaugmentation can be a game-changer for wastewater management, breaking down organic matter and cleaning up waste streams.  
A comparison of feedwater tanks and deaerators for storing and treating boiler feedwater. 
A site audit can identify ways to reduce water, chemical, and energy usage.  
Are you showing your cooling tower the TLC it needs to be running at its peak performance efficiently? 
The CDP or Continuous Blowdown method of boiler layup consists of piping continuous surface blowdown from the operating boiler to the bottom of the stand-by boiler.  
Your water treatment specialist can help you determine what the maximum number of cycles is for your system. 
Your water treatment company can help you set surface blowdown conductivity control limits that maintain the dissolved solids in a safe, economical range. 
Preferred method of performing the bottom blowdown. 
Increasing your feedwater temperature to above 180 degrees F will help reduce your chemical usage of oxygen scavenger, increase your efficiency and reduce thermal stress.  
Water treatment programs should maximize the frequency at which its water is cycled to prevent scaling.  
As the water evaporates in a cooling tower system, it leaves behind all of the dissolved solids that were present in the fresh makeup water used to replenish system losses 
What is a target temperature for your feedwater? 
It is well known that one of the greatest threats to the integrity of a steam system is corrosion due to the effects of dissolved oxygen. 
If you find you are using an excessive amount of oxygen-scavenging chemicals, you may want to investigate the performance of your deaerater (DA) or feedwater heater 
A properly operating deaerator is one of the most important pieces of equipment in a boiler room 
Deaerators play a vital role in the efficient production of steam, but you may find as time goes on their performance begins to decline. Here is a troubleshooting list that may be used to help identify the source of the decreased performance 
July 23, 2013: Our community is currently experiencing a larger than normal rate of legionella infections, including 29 suspect and confirmed cases in Milwaukee County, 19 of which are in the city of Milwaukee. 
Boiler plant operators are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of their steam condensate systems. 
Use resins that will allow the system to operate at peak efficiency and maximum cost effectiveness 
While dry storage methods are most recommended, wet storage is an acceptable option in the event of a more temporary standby. 
Waterside surfaces of boilers that are out of service are particularly susceptible to corrosion.  
Risk Management for Building Water Systems, aims to identify risk factors for growth and exposure of Legionella in industrial water systems. 
Controlling corrosion with non-chromate inhibitors and how fluctuations in nitrite levels can challenge their effectiveness.  
Cutting costs can be as simple as keeping your boilers and cooling towers well maintained, and free of scale and microbe build-up. 
Legionnaires' disease, how it's contracted, where it's found, how it's treated, prevention methods, and business testing. 
The reduction in labor force, retirees, and increased efficiency expectations have paved the way for technological advancements in water management.  
Preventing Legionella bacteria cultures in cooling towers can be done with proper support from automated sensor alerts and chemical delivery. 
From ASHRAE, Guideline 12 sets forth ways to manage the risks posed by cooling towers specific to Legionella. 
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