Is Your Cooling Tower Safe From Legionella?
JUNE 3, 2019At Chardon Labs, we want to make sure that you are prepared and equipped to protect your cooling tower system and the people around it from harmful bacteria like Legionella. What Is Legionella And Why Should I Care? Legionella is a common water-borne bacterium. There several dozen known species. Some of the species, known as Legionella pneumophila, are potentially harmful to humans because they can cause pneumonia...
How to Determine the Volume of Your Recirculating Water System
MAY 17, 2021Most water treatment products work best at certain concentrations. Biocides offer a good example. Only biocides licensed by the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, can be used to control microbes...
Top Cooling Tower Water Treatment Problems
MAY 10, 2021Cooling towers are heat exchangers commonly used to cool large buildings and remove heat built up from industrial processes. These towers use water evaporation to remove waste heat. However, cooling...
What Does an Industrial Water Treatment System Cost?
MAY 6, 2021Industrial facilities require water treatment for various applications throughout the plants. When considering reverse osmosis (RO) or water purification plant setup cost, don’t forget to include the prices for preparing...
Industrial Water Treatment Solutions
MAY 3, 2021If your facility uses water in its processes, you’ll need dependable water treatment methods to keep that water optimal for use. Many industrial processes require highly treated water to ensure...
The Anatomy Of A Chardon Service Call
APRIL 26, 2021At Chardon, nothing is more important to us than our service. In this article, we’ll give you an inside look at what our typical service call looks like for treatment...
How To Maintain Your Water Treatment Plan
APRIL 19, 2021Chardon may handle your monthly cooling tower, boiler, or closed-loop testing, but a lot of clients wonder what they can do themselves in the meantime to keep their system in...
What You Need To Know About Cicadas And Your Cooling Tower
APRIL 12, 2021What is a Periodical Cicada? Cicadas (pronounced “suh-kay-duhs”) are flying, plant-sucking insects of the Order Hemiptera. Many people know periodical cicadas by the name “17-year locusts” or “13-year locusts,” but...
The Risk for Closed-Loops of Ammonia & Colloidal Iron
APRIL 5, 2021Updated August 15, 2022 Both ammonia and colloidal iron contaminants are not often a factor for people performing closed-loop maintenance. Nonetheless, they still cause problems and are worth treating and...
Chardon’s Hydrocyclone Centrifugal Water Separator
MARCH 29, 2021Our water separator is used to separate sand and other solid matter from water. It protects pumps, valves, and irrigation systems from damage and abrasion caused by debris. The pre-filtering...
Keeping Your School Safe From Legionella
MARCH 22, 2021Students and faculty wash their hands, drink water and shower at school buildings. Measuring and maintaining water quality is a crucial job for schools and their building managers. Legionella bacteria...