Steps to Improve Your Chiller Maintenance
With the cooler season upon us, now is the time for facility managers need to ensure optimal equipment functions for efficient and prolonged use. Several periodic shutdowns in the past year and a half make it even more critical to perform routine maintenance work promptly to ensure operations are running smoothly. Why Is Chiller Maintenance […]
Read full post »Rid Your Systems of Struvite and Vivianite
What is Struvite or vivianite? Struvite is formed when ammonia, phosphate, and magnesium come together to precipitate and initiate Struvite crystallization. Struvite can present itself as a white, brown, or yellowish hardened substance. Vivianite is a combination of iron, phosphorus, hydrogen, and oxygen and is formed during anaerobic digestion. Vivianite commonly presents as a deep […]
Read full post »Keeping Your Cargo Safe: Refrigeration Plant Maintenance On Marine Vessels
The continuous use of refrigeration plants on a marine vessel carrying perishable food makes it one of the most important systems on the ship. The refrigeration plant supplies cooling to various parts of the ship, most importantly this includes maintaining the climate conditions of whatever cargo the ship is transporting. As a lifeline for all […]
Read full post »The True Cost Of HVAC Scale
What can you, as the facility maintenance manager, do about limescale? Limescale and other water-formed deposits can cause a major loss of efficiency, increase operating costs, and minimize the life expectancy of capital equipment. But first, as a Facility Manager, how can you tell if your HVAC system is suffering from limescale build-up? 4 Signs […]
Read full post »Mechanical vs. Chemical Scale Removal: What Is Best For My Facility’s HVAC Equipment?
Scale or limescale is caused by mineral deposits in water becoming adhered to pipes, pumps and other hydronic system components. This adhesion is a natural occurrence when water is heated or cooled. Even the best-treated water contains scale deposits, however raw water deposits, including those from well and other underground sources, lakes, and ponds can […]
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