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What is Chem-Rid?
Chem-Rid is a conditioning system for water based industrial cooling systems which eliminates or greatly reduces the need for chemical application for controlling calcium, biofilm, algae and other problems
Manufactured in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area by IP Connect LLC, We have dedicated decades of experience to the manufacture of chemical free solutions for industrial cooling towers, heat exchangers and other water based applications in industrial plants.
Our mission is to help clients achieve their environmental goals, reducing waste and chemical use as well as use energy more efficiently.
The ChemRid Conditioning System
Engineered specifically to address the inherent problems with water quality in cooling towers in industrial applications.
Cooling towers accumulate large amounts of silt in the sump and become a breeding ground for any number of bacteria and algae, including dangerous microorganisms such as those causing Legionnaire’s disease.
Cooling towers also may require significant use of chemicals, requiring constant monitoring and maintenance to prevent system failure.
The Chem-Rid system:
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Does not disrupt the main flow of water to the cooling tower.
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Reduces the maintenance required not only on the cooling tower itself, but on components such as heat exchangers and chillers dependent on the system.
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Extends the life of the cooling towers and maintain the basin free of debris and silt
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Eliminates or greatly reduces the use of chemical biocides and prevent microbial growth.
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Is autonomous and not require constant adjustments and monitoring.
The system works as side stream, in which a pump circulates water from the tower sump without disrupting the main water flow to the tower and can be easily installed with minimal downtime for the cooling tower.
A stand-alone, self-contained water cleaning and conditioning system specifically designed to solve cooling tower water and heat exchanger operational problems. It improves their efficiency, while at the same time, extends their life. It is comprised of several proprietary components, working together to render optimum results with a substantial reduction or completely eliminating biocide and anti-scalant chemicals
How does it work?
A single system is typically sized to treat the sump by volume capacity. Two standard sizes are pre-engineered, a smaller conditioning system for towers with sump capacities between 1000 and 3000 gallons and a larger system for sump capacities between 3000 and 7000 gallons.
If required, the system can be installed in tandem for larger installations or we can create a custom solution.
Both pre-engineered systems are on a light 4’x4’ structure that can be easily moved by pallet jack or forklift and can be reconfigured to a linear configuration of 2’x8’ for narrow spaces.
The system components include:
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Scale prevention without chemicals:
This proprietary component provides a unique combination of two technologies for the treatment and conditioning of calcite.
This component inhibits scaling by causing compounds to remain in suspension allowing them to pass harmlessly out of the system, which not only inhibits scale formation, but pre-existing scale dissolves and will exit the system over time.
It also inhibits the growth of algae and reduces organic fouling. This catalytic process requires no power and utilizes a sacrificial component with an estimated life of over 10 years.
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Disinfection without chemicals:
The system relies on the highest efficiency ultraviolet (UV) system in the market. As a vital component for the control of bio organisms in cooling towers, this is proven to be one of the most cost-effective and efficient methods of reducing bio-films in cooling tower water and is an EPA approved technology for the disinfection of drinking water and wastewater. It works instantaneously against all water-borne microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, molds, spores and protozoa – including those resistant to chlorine. It is also very effective in the removal of various species of Legionella bacteria (the cause of Legionnaire’s disease in humans) which are commonly associated with cooling towers and must be controlled by law. This stage is microprocessor controlled, extremely compact and operationally efficient and will inactivate 99.99% of the microorganisms (dependent on water turbidity) passing through the system.
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Filtration:
This self-cleaning industrial filter designed for these applications, which coupled with the other system components, has been optimized for the water make up of cooling towers and effectively keeps the basin free of debris and silt. Controlled by the microprocessor to monitor the differential pressure and control the backwash frequency and cycle.
The filter does not use traditional elements like canisters, bags or other traditional media. Instead, the mesh discs are cleaned by the action of the backflush cycle, requiring little to no maintenance.
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Computer controls:
Control of the operating parameters of the conditioning system are tuned for optimum performance on cooling tower and plate heat exchanger applications, designed to maximize water and chemical savings.
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Evaporation control (optional):
A variable fan control, which responds to demand of chilled water by the process in which it is used, can achieve 50% or more in electrical savings and drastically reduce evaporation. This aids in keeping the fill and basin free of debris scrubbed from the atmosphere by action of a strong draft. The automatic control maintains the fan speed based on ambient and use conditions. This also reduces the quantity of make-up water for the tower and extends the life of the System.
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Basin cleaning jets:
During cooling tower operation airborne impurities such as dust, sand, organic matter and other contaminants are drawn into the cooling tower and ultimately settle in the cooling tower sump. Sweeper jet systems added to the return lines of the system makes the problem of settled solids more manageable. The turbulence created by the nozzles within the basin lifts the settled solids from the basin floor or sump surface and directs them towards the filter pump intake which are then removed by the filtration system.