The 20 Things You Should Know About Descaling:#16 – #20

Monday, July 19th, 2010 | Descaling | No Comments

Welcome to the fourth and final installment of Goodway’s  “Twenty Questions and Answers about Descaling“.  We ended the last post by telling you how Goodway ScaleBreak is safe for the environment.  That’s important, so we wanted to add a few details before moving  to Goodway descaling systems.

16.) ScaleBreak is completely biodegradable.  When you use it to clean water scale, it will have a slightly acid pH and will contain non-toxic salts.  ScaleBreak does not contain Cresols or tar oils and is not subject to SARA Title III, Section 313 reporting requirements.  Use a little sodium bicarbonate to easily neutralize before you dispose of any residue.  Just check with your local sewer authority if you have any questions. › Continue reading

Written by: Goodway Blogging Team

Tags: biodegradable, energy efficiency, water scale

The 20 Things You Should Know About Descaling: #11- #15

Monday, July 12th, 2010 | Descaling | No Comments

Welcome to part three of “Twenty Questions and Answers about Descaling“. So far, we’ve looked at scale (questions 1-5) and the best ways to remove it (questions 6-10).  In this third installment we’ll talk a little about Goodway’s ScaleBreak solution.

Scalebreak is different from the harsh chemicals you are used to using in the past.  It is safe to use on steel, iron, copper, plastic and rubber, and there is even a special version for stainless steel.  ScaleBreak is guaranteed to dissolve calcium carbonate and iron oxide deposits. › Continue reading

Written by: Goodway Blogging Team

Tags: corrosion, safe for environment, safety

The 20 Things You Should Know About Descaling – #6 – #10

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 | Descaling | No Comments

Welcome to the second installment of 20 straightforward answers to 20 questions about descaling.

If you are reading this then you have already taken the first step to getting rid of the scale currently accumulating in your HVAC system – you have recognized that it is there.  Just look at the picture illustrating this post to see what we mean.  Our last post covered questions 1-5:  what is scale and why you should be concerned about it?  Now let’s take a closer look at the best way to actually clean that scale out of your system.

6.)  There are two ways to get rid of scale – mechanically and chemically.  In a mechanical cleaning, you use moving brushes to actually scrape the scale off the walls of your pipes .  Using a chemical process,you circulate a chemical though your tubes that dissolves and flushes any scale.  the material.

7.)  Which way is better?  They both work well of and by themselves, but we recommend that you do both.  Start with an initial chemical treatment that will loosen scale, rust and other deposits and then follow up with an actual mechanical scrubbing with brushes.

8.)  Consider adding a regular chemical cleaning to your maintenance schedules.  Chemical cleaning in conjunction with mechanical cleaning will do a better job than either alone– it will help you stay ahead of the formation of new scale.

9.)  But chemical cleaning is more than just pouring chemicals into your pipes.  Look for a system – like Goodway’s systems – that keep the solution of cleaning chemicals moving, constantly circulating them so they clean in the most efficient –and safest — manner possible.

10.)  Goodway descaling systems can be used in almost every part of the circulating water side of your system, including heat exchangers, pumps and compressors.

To find out more about descaling, for your free copy of our new publication “20 Things You Need to Know About Descaling Now‘, and a free sample descaling kit,  please contact us.

Rich Silverman

Goodway Blogging Team

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Written by: Goodway Blogging Team

Tags: air conditioning systems, cooling towers, HVAC Maintenance and Efficiency

The 20 Things You Should Know About Descaling: #1-#5

Monday, June 28th, 2010 | Descaling | No Comments

Let’s talk about scale. If you are responsible for one or more of these:

• condensers
• chillers
• boilers
• heat exchangers
• cooling towers
• compressors

you have scale. You may not see it right away.  You may not notice its effects right away, but sooner or later, you will have scale buildup.  We hereby offer the first five of 20 things you should know about scale, what it is, what it does and how you can stop it. › Continue reading

Written by: Goodway Blogging Team

Tags: air conditioning systems, chillers, cooling towers, Descaling, energy savings