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Like it Or Not The Cicadas Are Coming!
Are your cooling towers ready for the unwanted flying pests?
Cicadas (sometime referred to as locusts) spend most of their life underground feeding on various tree roots within the eastern part of the U. S.  After 13 or 17 years (there are two kinds), Cicadas can emerge from the ground in tremendous numbers and are active for approximately 4-6 weeks while they complete their life cycle.  Although they seem to be much more prevalent in rural areas compared to urban settings, they can be quite the nuisance for cooling tower air intakes, suction strainers, distribution pans and tower sumps.  Because cooling towers operate as giant air scrubbers, sucking in the air surrounding it for cooling purposes, it would follow that these pests (in part or in whole) may be somewhat unwelcome and challenge cooling capacities just as we hit the hottest time of the year!

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Grease Trap & Drain Line Treatment

Find out how Bio-Max Works To Solve Grease Trap, Drain Line Problems

Grease trap treatment is a necessity for smooth kitchen operations. Maintaining the grease trap properly does not have to be costly and time-consuming. The microorganisms in Bio-Max, including a patented microorganism, degrade FOGs and other organics, which improves the overall functionality of the system and reduces problems such as drain line blockages, excessive pumping, and malodors. Bio-Max takes the worry out of grease trap maintenance and helps keep the kitchen running smoothly.

 

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Legionella risk assessment 

In July our Legionella risk assessment partner, Environmental Safety Technologies, reported…“We have seen an increase in the prevalence of Legionella colonization throughout the United States.  We are seeing a greater percentage of Legionella positive cultures and identifying more high risk sites than in our 20 year history.”

On August 28, 2012 MyHealthNewsDaily reported:  “Outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease have been reported by health officials in two major cities this summer: Eight people have died and 107 have been confirmed infected in an outbreak that began in mid-July in Quebec, and eight infections, including two deaths, occurred among the guests at a hotel in Chicago. The Chicago outbreak was announced Monday.

In Quebec, where the average of those who have died is 79, the outbreak’s source is believed to be water cooling towers. Towers are being inspected and disinfected with bromine, according to Canadian media reports.”

In Chicago the article states…”health officials said. Details about the deaths have not been released. There is no ongoing health risk to hotel guests, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health, although more cases may yet be reported because symptoms of the disease can occur several weeks after exposure.”

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Cooling tower refurbish or replace and the new ASHRAE 188 standard.   The average life expectancy of a commercial cooling tower, according to most manufacturers, is 15 – 20 years,  CLICK HERE TO READ THE NEWSLETTER

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Are you ready for the spring? It’s time for spring cleaning!  Effective energy management today requires both maintaining and operating your HVAC equipment with peak efficiency.  CLICK HERE TO READ THE NEWSLETTER
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