TYPES OF WATER TREATMENT
Not all water treatment solutions are suitable for all applications. We look at your equipment, the loop, the local environment and the existing water and make recommendations for treatment. Keeping your water clean results in less scale, makeup water, biologicals and ultimately less money literally going down the drain.
CHEMICAL TREATMENT
Chemical treatment in process and potable water systems involves putting an additive, commonly Chlorine, into the water to kill micro-organisms.
Because of this, many precautions must be put in place to avoid the risk of injury to on-site employees. Eyewash stations, showers, hazard protocols, and frequent safety inspections are necessary.
With that said, the right chemical combination can reduce bacteria and scaling in your system.
KEY BENEFITS: Low initial cost, proven technology.
PHYSICAL TREATMENT
Physical water treatment uses physics to remove bacteria, scale and biologicals from water. Typically, a low-voltage electrical signal is pulsed through the water to achieve the desired results.
Eyewash stations, showers and hazard protocols are not necessary. Chemical-free treatment is used successfully by companies such as Google, Whole-foods and ABInBev to treat process water.
KEY BENEFITS: No ongoing chemicals to purchase, less blow down, environmentally safe.
PHYSICAL VS CHLORINE CHEMICAL
Physical water treatment technology has many benefits to you over a toxic chemical based chlorine option.
| PHYSICAL | CHLORINE | |
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| NON TOXIC |  |
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| NO CORROSION TO PIPES | |
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| NON PH DEPENDENT | |
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| SIMPLE APPLICATION | |
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| NOT TEMP DEPENDANT | |
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| SAFER WORK ENVIRONMENT | |
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A Wholistic Approach to Water
For water treatment to work most effectively, we have to look at the entire system and not a single piece.
BIOLOGICAL AND SCALE PREVENTION
Technologies like Griswold and Flow-Tech send a pulse signal through the water that handles biologicals and scale.
DEBRIS SEPARATION
Solids and contaminates are removed from your system with a filter.
BASIN SWEEPER
In systems with a tower, basin sweepers push solids out of the tower to be removed with a filter.
MAINTENANCE AND TESTING
Regular maintenance and testing is vital to ensuring your water system stays clean.
Physical Water Treatment That Just Works
In most situations we can save you considerable annual expenditures on water treatment. A chemical free system allows for:
Safer work environment.
No costly chemicals to buy every month.
Less water usage.
Water is safe for storm drains.
Reduced maintenance.
Download the Flow-Tech Lab Corp Case Study and see how Flow-Tech helped reestablish heat transfer rates by reducing bacteria count in 99.85% with no system shutdown and no piping modification.
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CMS Mandate to reduce Legionella Risk
In June of 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a mandate to reduce Legionella risk in healthcare facility water systems. The goal is to prevent cases and outbreaks of Legionnaires’ Disease, which became a big concern in the past few years.
CDC Legionella Toolkit
A practical water management program to reduce the risk for Legionella growing and spreading within your water system and devices.