Most facility managers are already familiar with ASHRAE Standard 188, which established minimum risk management requirements for building water systems, with a particular focus on Legionella prevention. Earlier this year, ASHRAE, along with …
Preparing Industrial Cooling Systems for Winter
Delaying or ignoring proper winterization for your cooling systems can cause a host of problems including unsafe work conditions, broken equipment, higher energy bills, and even code violations. Your cooling …
Best Practices for Solving Wastewater Problems at the Plant Level
Facility managers often face the daily challenge of pushing aging wastewater treatment equipment to its limits. In many cases, they’re dealing with a mature infrastructure, operating decades-old equipment nearing the …
10 Tips for Reducing BOD and TSS in Water Treatment Systems
Two of the most important measures involved in wastewater treatment are your Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD). You may already know that you have to control …
Top 10 Common Wastewater Problems: Causes and Effective Solutions
Wastewater management is an undesirable task for facility managers and their staff. But, it’s an important job, because wastewater problems can quickly turn into a very expensive and unsanitary mess. …
Cooling Water System Equipment Maintenance Tips
Maintenance of your cooling water system equipment is a massive job. Problems like scale, debris, and algae are a constant threat, always waiting to make their way into your system. …
How to Prevent Algae in Cooling Water Systems
With the summer heat already upon us, most facility managers are using their cooling towers daily. Cooling towers are a great way to keep your buildings comfortable, but they require …
8 Tips to Prevent Legionella Growth in Industrial Water Cooling Systems
The weather is warming up, and cooling season is almost here. As a building manager, you already know that even a minuscule amount of Legionella bacteria is too much. According to the …
Create an Effective Industrial Water Management Program in 8 Steps
If you’ve read some of our previous blogs, you may already know about the dangers of Legionella bacteria and the importance of preventing it in your industrial water systems. Perhaps you’ve already …