Suspended matter in raw water supplies is removed by various methods to provide water suitable for domestic purposes and most industrial uses. The suspended matter can consist of large solids which settle by gravity alone without any external aids and ‘non-settleable’ material often colloidal in nature. Removal is generally by coagulation, flocculation and sedimentation. The…
Feedwater will be hosting it’s next advanced legionella awareness course on Thursday the 26th of March 2015. The course will be hosted by our very own technical manager Gary Hogben who last year broke his own record by performing 44 training days up and down the country. Feedwater courses are available on request at your…
Feedwater have recently launched an online legionella awareness training course, now this is a basic course and should be taken by those with some role in legionella management at their place or work and should not be seen as sufficient training for the responsible person on site, in this case we recommend a day course…
Feedwater specialises in legionella risk assessments and the provision of services to prevent Legionnaires’ disease and help you comply with ACOP L8. Unlike many other ACOP L8 legionella risk assessment providers, we believe that a risk assessment report should be simple and to the point. There is no value in an unnecessarily long and wordy document, so…
Feedwater Ltd manufacture and service water softeners throughout the UK Softeners have two main modes, or cycles, of operation: service and regeneration. During the service cycle, the softener exchanges ‘hard’ cations for sodium, causing progressive depletion of exchangeable sodium to the point of exhaustion. The softener is then ‘regenerated’ by saturating the resin bed with…
We have just issued a new web page devoted to hotel water treatment, this provides useful location for hoteliers or more likely their engineering / estates manager can view all Feedwater’s services that have relevance to the hotel industry. Out services help keep hotels running within the law adhering to ACoP L8 HSE guidelines in…
Corrosion is the reversion of metals to their natural state by oxidation, an electrochemical reaction that causes a loss of the metal structure. The site where corrosion occurs is called a corrosion cell. Corrosion may take a variety of physical forms. General corrosion occurs when corrosion cells are spread broadly across large surface areas; pitting…
L8 is the Health and Safety Executive document that gives recommendations for the control of Legionnaire’s Disease. It recommends that domestic water tanks are inspected annually and if found to be dirty should be cleaned and then disinfected.
Broad Spectrum Biocides offer an encompassing solution to microbiological control Biocides can be useful for the control of microbiological organisms which can become very attached to the environment of your water systems be they cooled or chilled or even low temperature closed systems. This can be bad news as some bacteria such as Legionella can…
Corrosion inhibitors for Closed, heating and cooling water systems Corrosion inhibitors are an essential to ensure the longevity and efficient operation of your closed heating or cooling water system. The two main types of treatment for closed systems are nitrate or molybdate based corrosion inhibitors. In certain circumstances using a Tannin based inhibitor may be a better choice if,…