Scaling is what happens when a sparingly soluble salt exceeds its capacity to stay dissolved and precipitates out onto whatever surface is nearby: a membrane, a heat exchanger tube, the inside of a boiler, the element in a water heater.
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Water Advisories – a quick guide
Water advisories are critical for public health, ensuring that we avoid waterborne diseases or exposure to harmful substances. They’re based on careful monitoring and are temporary measures for your long-term safety.
By understanding and following these advisories, you contribute to your health and community safety. Remember to always check with local water authorities for the most current advice and conditions. Stay safe, stay informed.
Preventing Stagnant Water
“Stagnant water” concerns are due to Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens (OPPP). OPPP are microorganisms that present an emerging infectious disease problem along with negative aesthetics(more…)
What’s in a name?
If you were to describe a salt-free scale-control technology as a “salt-free softener”, the customer would be very disappointed when their laundry wasn’t as clean as expected, or an industrial process failed due to the presence of excess calcium ions. This wouldn’t be good for the client, or your professional reputation.
Code Review – Air Gaps
From the 2018 UPC Illustrated Training Manual, Chapter 6, WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION 611.2 Air Gap Discharge. Discharge from drinking water treatment units shall enter the(more…)
Inspecting Water for Pharmaceutical use
The USP designation means that the water is the subject of an official monograph in the current US PHARMACOPEIA with various specifications for each type. The latter 4 waters are “finished” products that are packaged and labeled as such and need not be of concern during an inspection outside of plants which actually produce these products. The USP purified water and the USP WFI on the other hand are components or “ingredient materials” as they are termed by the USP, intended to be used in the production of drug products.