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...
Water Quality: What Type Of Water Is In My System?
FEBRUARY 8, 2021What Are The Different Types Of Water? Fresh water supplies are grouped into two categories, groundwater and surface water. Some of the water reaching the ground seeps down through...
Caustic Gouging: What Is It And How Can I Prevent It?
FEBRUARY 4, 2021The metallurgy in steam boilers today is very different from the past. Metallurgists have learned a great deal of information from boiler tube failures. New stronger materials have provided more corrosion...
How to Identify & Deal With Sulfate Reducing Bacteria
FEBRUARY 4, 2021SRB stands for Sulfate Reducing Bacteria. SRB bacteria is one of many common soil bacteria species that populate our world and perform a valuable ecological role in the environment. SRB...
Cooling Tower Lay Up Procedure: How To Prevent Corrosion And Fouling
FEBRUARY 4, 2021Most cooling towers and condenser water piping systems require chemical treatment to protect against corrosion. Chemical treatment also prevents microbiological growth from promoting biofilms which can reduce heat transfer, restrict...
The Ultimate Guide to Industrial Water Treatment Systems
FEBRUARY 1, 2021A cooling water system absorbs heat from one area and rejects it to another area. There are many different configurations and designs, but all cooling water systems accomplish the same objective — moving...
Sulfite & Catalyzed Sulfite’s Purpose in Boiler Water Systems
AUGUST 21, 2020Updated July 27, 2022 Sulfite’s Importance Sulfite (Sodium Sulfite Na2SO3) has unique properties which allow it to remove oxygen from water. The reaction of sulfite and oxygen creates sulfate....
Consequences of Cold Feedwater for Steam Boilers
AUGUST 19, 2020While many types of corrosion can occur in the steam boiler environment, oxygen-related corrosion is by far the most common. All make-up water sources contain oxygen. Even pretreatment strategies such as softening...
How To Chemically Clean Waterside Deposits From Your Boiler
AUGUST 17, 2020This procedure is for cleaning carbonate-based mineral scale from the waterside of steam boilers. Additional products and steps will be required if you suspect that the majority of the scale...
How To Properly Blowdown A Steam Boiler
AUGUST 13, 2020You may be asking “Why do I need to blow down my boiler?” Only pure water leaves the boiler as steam is produced; any dissolved solids are left behind. Even...
How To Prepare For A Steam Boiler Inspection
AUGUST 11, 2020What Should I Do to Prepare For A Steam Boiler Inspection? Most steam boilers are required to be inspected annually. The inspection is usually performed by a local government authority or...