Northwestern Kentucky Industrial Water Treatment Services

Issues like corrosion and bacteria are the last things you want to encounter in your industrial water system. They can considerably raise operating costs, damage inner components and delay operations.

At Chardon Laboratories, we offer customized water treatment solutions for facilities in various industries. We service many cities across Northwestern Kentucky, including:

Bardstown
Campbellsville
Elizabethtown
Hodgenville
Lebanon
Liberty
Shepherdsville
Stanford
If you need water maintenance services for your cooling tower, steam boiler or closed loop system, we can help. Explore the different solutions we provide.

Cooling Tower Water Maintenance in Northwest Kentucky

A cooling tower is a specialized heat exchanger that helps maintain comfortable temperatures in facilities, transferring process waste heat into the atmosphere. Proper cooling tower water maintenance is vital, as these systems are vulnerable to the following issues.

• Corrosion: Corrosion naturally occurs when metal contacts water. When a cooling tower experiences corrosion, it becomes more susceptible to leaks, pipe-blocking debris and equipment damage, resulting in costly downtime and repairs.
• Scale: Scaling results from mineral accumulation on cooling tower heat transfer surfaces. When scale forms within tubes, it can cause blockages that reduce efficiency and eventually damage the system.
• Biological growth: Fungi, algae and bacteria can produce corrosion-causing biofilms — an issue known as microbiologically influenced corrosion. Biofilm microorganisms can settle on the cooling tower surface, producing harmful compounds and acids that damage the metal and equipment.

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How We Help Treat Cooling Tower Water

With the following solutions, Chardon can customize an effective cooling tower water treatment plan for your unique requirements.

• Blowdown removal: This process removes cooling tower water with high mineral concentrations to prevent scale formation.
• Chemicals: We use special chemical inhibitors to manage scale and corrosion, such as orthophosphate, zinc and polyphosphate. We regularly monitor water chemical and salt levels to ensure they don’t exceed solubility limits.
• Epoxy coatings: An epoxy coating creates a protective barrier between the cooling tower water and metal surface, helping prevent corrosion.
• pH control: Potential hydrogen imbalances can lead to corrosion, scale and microbiological growth. Chardon uses cooling tower pH probes to provide accurate, real-time pH levels for streamlined water quality monitoring.
• State-of-the-art equipment: We use innovative equipment to extend cooling tower longevity and minimize water treatment costs. Technology such as contact head water meters, biocide timers and flow switches help ensure adequate chemical levels for your cooling tower.

Your Boiler Water Treatment Company in Louisville

Boilers are essential heating systems in many companies. They produce steam, which is used in heat generation and temperature regulation applications. Due to their critical function, boilers must be well-maintained to ensure proper operation and longevity. However, these systems are subject to impurities that can cause:

Corrosion

Boiler corrosion results from a chemical reaction that occurs when the metal is exposed to water and oxygen. It can also be caused by water pH that is too high or too low, creating acidic or alkaline conditions. The reaction leads to the formation of rust and the deterioration of the metal surfaces. Depending on the type of corrosion that forms, it can target localized points, crevices or joints of the boiler.

Effective water treatment is needed to reduce impurities and adjust chemical composition to prevent corrosion. Chardon offers boiler water treatment solutions, from equipment to chemicals, to protect your system from corrosion.

Scale

Scale forms on the surfaces of boilers when there is a high presence of calcium and magnesium salts and a high concentration of silica. Impurities precipitate out of the water and concentrate due to evaporation, leading to scaling. The build-up of the deposit can interfere with heat transfer, cause hot spots and eventually result in local overheating.

As a leading boiler water treatment company in Louisville, Chardon can help prevent scale formation through boiler blowdowns and chemical treatments. We implement effective strategies to reduce minerals and other impurities in the water.

Our Boiler Water Treatment Strategies

Chardon utilizes tried-and-true strategies for boiler water treatment in Louisville. Our boiler solutions help improve the system’s efficiency and performance while extending its life span. We use the following water treatment strategies to prevent and combat common boiler issues:

Boiler Treatment Equipment

We provide a range of boiler treatment equipment designed to help you prevent potential issues, such as corrosion. Our selection features several types of high-quality equipment, including controllers, corrosion coupon racks, boiler probes, boiler blowdown solenoids and more.

Boiler Chemical Treatment

Our technicians have extensive experience administering boiler chemical treatments in Louisville. We offer several treatments that serve different purposes. Chemical treatments can prevent damage and fight off existing issues by targeting specific water characteristics. Using our time-tested treatments, the professionals from Chardon can help you with scale and corrosion prevention, pH and oxygen control, as well as foam reduction.

HVAC Water Treatment Solutions

Chardon Labs caters to an array of industries, including heating, ventilation and air conditioning. HVAC systems face heavy demands in industrial settings. They must meet the building’s temperature and air quality requirements year-round, avoiding expensive system breakdowns, repair costs and downtime.

We can tailor a cost-effective treatment plan to your water-based HVAC system, preventing and controlling issues like scale, corrosion and bacterial growth. Chardon provides process water treatment services for the following systems.

Boilers

Industrial boilers produce hot water or steam for heating purposes. These appliances can undergo scaling and corrosion, which can:

• Develop pits and wear in the metal surface.
• Deteriorate inner mechanisms.
• Cause steam trap difficulties.
• Leak condensate lines.
• Warp and rupture pipes over time.

Our HVAC boiler water treatment services include flushing, cleaning and chemical applications to prevent these contaminants from damaging your equipment. We’ll conduct a free survey to determine your boiler’s current condition and needs, provide regularly scheduled testing and perform ongoing maintenance during peak usage and off-seasons alike.

Closed Loop Systems

Closed loop systems require as much care and maintenance as open loops. They are prone to leakage, allowing air to enter the system and develop corrosion and bacteria. Our team at Chardon has created an innovative flushing and cleaning method for closed loop water systems, preventing troublesome leakage, scale, corrosion and bacterial growth.

We clean and flush the system to eliminate iron deposits, then apply a biocide for complete decontamination. We also provide continued closed loop maintenance, such as pH monitoring, conductivity testing and filter changes.

Cooling Towers

Water-based HVAC systems typically combine cooling towers and water-cooled chillers to filter out excess system heat. Chardon uses various chemical treatment solutions for cooling towers.

These include scale and corrosion inhibitors for hard and soft water alike. We also perform thorough passivation and cleaning to prevent HVAC cooling tower contamination.

Kentucky Legionella Testing

Legionella is a bacterial strain that grows in warm, wet environments, such as:

• Decorative fountains
• Cooling towers
• Sink faucets
• Showerheads
• Air washers

Though it naturally occurs in freshwater environments like streams and lakes, Legionella can make its way into building water systems. Breathing in airborne droplets contaminated with this bacteria can cause potentially severe outbreaks of a lung infection called Legionnaires’ disease.

Older and immunocompromised individuals are at higher risk of contracting this disease, making Legionella particularly threatening in health care facilities and hospitals. Of course, controlling this bacteria should be a priority in any business setting.

The following variables can promote Legionella growth in water systems:

• Stagnation
• pH between 5 and 8.5
• Temperature range of 68 and 122 degrees Fahrenheit
• Microorganisms like algae, Pseudomonas and flavobacteria

Water Management Plans for Legionella Control by Chardon

Chardon Labs can help you create and execute an effective water management plan to control and prevent Legionella as much as possible. A WMP aims to protect your water system and reduce Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks by locating bacterial risk factors.

When tailoring WMPs to different facilities and their needs, we use ASHRAE Standard 188 as a guide. This resource helps establish practical steps and practices to address Legionella-related issues in water systems.

Chardon implements these measures to help your facility develop a customized WMP.

• Site analysis: One of our representatives will examine your water system to identify Legionella risk areas. This analysis helps us determine the appropriate control measures and practices for your WMP.
• Legionella testing: We’ll help you identify your facility’s control locations to determine the proper testing protocols. A Chardon technician will test for Legionella, then send the results to a lab for further assessment.
• Corrections and adjustments: We’ll validate and document your WMP’s outcomes, making necessary alterations. Any changes to your water systems, staff, testing protocols and other control measures require consistent monitoring and updating to minimize Legionella as much as possible. WMP access and changes are simple through an online database.