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Water Treatment for HVAC Systems
Cooling towers spray water through the air where it is maintained highly oxygenated but also becomes corrosive to metal piping and system components. Corrosion products from this process can foul and clog the system to the point where it will cease to function properly. Cooling towers can also become breeding grounds for fouling grows of algae and bacterial slimes that can interfere with equipment efficiency and operation. Cooling towers can even become sources of organisms that can threaten human health and life. Read more about Legionella here. Many municipalities recognize the need for regularly scheduled maintenance and cleanings and New York City has even released specific Cooling Tower Guidelines.Air-Cooled Condenser Cleaning
Those of us living or working in metropolitan areas experience the same disturbing phenomena. Windows need constant cleaning and automobiles parked on city streets accumulate a tremendous amount of dirt and soot within a day or two. These effects result because. The air in our cities carries tremendous amounts of airborne particulates. Dirt, soot, and grease particles have many sources. Exhaust from cars, buses, trucks, diesel generators, smoke stacks, kitchens, and other sources spew enormous amounts of dirt into the air. Some areas of cities have industries that contribute specific contaminants (such as lint and fiber in garment districts). Sometimes, temporary cases of construction or demolition can spew enormous amounts of dirt into the air. You may not even be aware of the extent since much of this work occurs after business hours.
Expert Cooling Tower Rehabilitation
Central air conditioning systems use water to remove heat from air conditioning equipment. If fresh city water were used to cool such systems, each large office building would use millions of gallons of water daily to provide comfort cooling. Of course, this is not the case. Instead, water is pumped to a device called a cooling tower - essentially a huge box where warm water is sprayed against air driven by large fans. As a small portion of this water evaporates, it cools the remaining water enough to be reused. After years of operating in a hostile environment, cooling towers deteriorate physically and mechanically. As they age, cooling towers suffer failures of important structural components that can stop an air conditioning system.
Potable (Drink Water) Testing Services
CSI"s extensive experience with testing potable water for contaminants is based on years of testing water supplied to New York City buildings and to buildings in surrounding communities. Thus, we are capable of expertly sampling, testing, and analyzing your potable water supplies.