There are few water-related headlines that make facility managers more nervous than seeing a Legionella outbreak reported in their area. This is especially true when the case involves fatalities or …
3 Reasons Facilities are Automating Water Management
While water is our sole focus at HOH, we understand that it’s often an afterthought for our clients. Until water causes them a problem, most facility managers are not focused …
3 Water Safety Challenges in Skilled Nursing Facilities
Most people will require some form of assisted living or long term care support in their lifetime. The United States alone has roughly 28,000 assisted living facilities (ALFs) and skilled …
Understand the New Building Water Management Standard: ASHRAE/NSF 514
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 to Lower Your BOD/TSS
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. …