chlorination
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Dead Pigeons in Water Tank
We were asked to visit an empty restaurant to clean their water tank and system. When we arrived we were a little surprised to find the carcasses of dead pigeons floating in the water tank. Although this sounds horrific it isn’t as uncommon as your think. Water tanks are one of those essential pieces of equipment that can often get forgotten about as hardly anyone tends to inspect them. As a business owner with employees and or customers, when was …
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Have you got biofilms?
What are biofilms? Biofilms are layers of usually, harmless bacteria found inside water pipes and on water tank sides. Sometimes, you can touch the inside wall of a tank and it feels “slippery”. This is due to the presence of biofilms. Biofilms do not usually cause a problem but they can act as a nutrient for other bacteria, for example, legionella. If biofilms are found in a tank, they can be removed by chlorination which we can organise for you. …
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Water Fountains and Legionnaires Disease
Is it time to stop worrying about Legionnaires Disease? – No! Consider the small Spanish town of Mananares, south of Madrid. It would appear that 235 people have been affected there by Legionnaires Disease. 3 have died and 10 are still in hospital. The local fountain is implicated. Legionella bacteria like warm water temperatures and Spain has warm temperatures. We do not generally have a problem with outdoor fountains in this country because the weather is cooler than in Spain …
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Water or Beer : That is the Question
Water or beer ? On the subject of water ~ or the lack of it, recent studies have shown that it can be as dangerous to drive whilst dehydrated as it is to drive whilst under the influence of alcohol. Apparently your judgement can be seriously affected and this can have an adverse effect on braking, speed perception and lane drifting. This study was done at my old University, Loughborough, so it must be true! So, if you are going to drive, have …
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Is your Chilled Water System ready for Winter
Now is the time to make sure your chilled water system is ready for winter. Sadly, winter is on its way! Now is the time to make sure your chilled water system has enough antifreeze (MEG ~ mono ethylene glycol). If you wish, send us a small sample of the system water and we can test the level of antifreeze for you, free of charge. If more antifreeze is needed, we can then organise that for you if required, but sadly …
