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...
What Is Thermal Stress?
JUNE 10, 2020What Is Thermal Stress? Steam boilers form the backbone of many different industries. They generate electricity for industrial operations, supply hot water for commercial and hospital laundries, heat water to...
Ammonia Compressor Maintenance
MAY 19, 2020Ammonia is an increasingly popular alternative refrigerant to environmentally harmful hydrofluorocarbons. While manufacturers previously avoided ammonia due to its associated health hazards and smells, ammonia has a zero rating for...
Reopening Your Building: Why Water Safety Matters
MAY 1, 2020Helpful Guidance for Reopening Your Building As measures become more effective for controlling the spread of COVID-19, businesses and buildings will reopen at, what we hope is, a safe pace....
How To Control Your Chemical Service Remotely
APRIL 10, 2020Remote Monitoring Chemical Service We at Chardon can utilize technology to provide our chemical treatment service with the use of remote monitoring to continue to provide reliable water treatment service....
Cooling Towers: How To Clean and Maintain Your System
JANUARY 14, 2020Keeping your cooling towers operating properly requires regular cleaning and maintenance to prevent microorganism growth. Unless you currently have a maintenance plan that includes cleaning, you are not doing enough...
What Are The Effects of Corrosion in a Boiler?
DECEMBER 26, 2019Table of Contents Corrosion Causes Effects of Boiler Corrosion How to Prevent Boiler Corrosion How Chardon Labs Can Help Contact Us Boiler corrosion causes serious ramifications, as the cause of half...
Legionella Resources
OCTOBER 9, 2019Legionella Risks In potable and non-potable water systems Legionella is a common bacteria. The liability for attempting to control and test for Legionella rests on the building owner. With Legionella...
The Importance of a Closed-Loop Water System for Water Treatment
MARCH 15, 2019Table of Contents Importance of Water Treatment for Closed Loops Overview of Closed Loop Systems Considerations for Closed Loop Systems Closed Loop Water System Treatment What Happens when Microbiological Growth...
How to Optimize the pH Balance of Cooling Tower Water
JANUARY 16, 2019Table of Contents What Causes Unbalanced pH? Which Water Treatments Work? Why Is It Important to Optimize pH? How to Balance Cooling Tower Water pH Contact Us So many businesses...
Common Boiler Water Problems
DECEMBER 27, 2018Table of Contents Common Boiler Problems With Water Quality Importance of Boiler Water Treatment How to Troubleshoot Steam Boiler Problems Contact Us Many boiler problems start with the water quality....