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Dealing With Legionella Concerns as Buildings Reopen

How to ensure your HVAC customers keep their building water systems pure

June 26, 2020

Many buildings have sat during facility closures caused by COVID-19, which is leading some to worry about the possibility for outbreaks of legionella.

Testing and Treating Water For Legionella Before Employees Return

Stagnant water from COVID-19 crisis could cause issues

May 26, 2020

During the COVID-19 quarantine, businesses and manufacturing operations have been shut down for extended periods, leaving water systems idle.

Changing Dirty Filters Helped This Father-Son Contractor Duo Change the Game

Jim and Brian Patterson provide JB Solutions — small town inventions that make a big difference

Maria Taylor

February 11, 2019

Jim Patterson’s business is, in his own words, “super small, super specialized.” “The interest for me is radiant, air quality … things that are little more technical, that you don’t see a lot of,” he said.

Contractors Get a Good Dunking in Hot Water at OESP Seminar

Experts discuss the importance of water treatment when it comes to hydronic system performance

John Vastyan

January 28, 2019

Guest instructors Anthony Reikow, trainer for Bensalem, Pennsylvania-based B. J. Terroni Co., and Eric Grant, regional sales manager for Fernox, made a compelling case for “keeping it clean” when it comes to hydronic system performance and efficiency.

EPA awards Nevada $20.8 million for drinking water and wastewater projects

December 18, 2018

The funds will be used for 30 local projects that will boost the economy while improving water systems.

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Perseverance with Process Cooling

Learning from the go-to process cooling

Dan Vastyan

July 16, 2018

When compared to space cooling, process cooling — or the removal of heat from the fluid that serves water-cooled equipment used in a manufacturing process — is a bird of a different feather.

Dwyer Instruments Inc.: Multi-jet Water Meter

February 19, 2018

This product is a mechanical water totalizing meter that displays the total water usage in gallons with cubic meter options.

Dwyer Instruments: Water Meter

October 30, 2017

The Series WPT Multi-Jet Plastic Water Meter with Pulsed Output is ideal for measuring total condenser water flow in residential water measurement, agriculture, irrigation, and remote water monitoring. This product is a mechanical, water-totalizing meter that displays the total water usage in gallons with cubic meter options.

Keeping Cooling Towers Clear of Legionella

US CDC report shows an increase in Legionnaires’ disease

Joanna R. Turpin

August 21, 2017

The CDC study screened 196 cooling towers around the U.S. and found Legionella DNA (indicating the bacteria were there, live or dead, at some point) in 164 of the towers sampled and live Legionella bacteria in 79 of them.

J.C. Whitlam Mfg. Co.: Paste Flux

February 13, 2017

This completely water-soluble/flushable, acid-free, lead-free, self-cleaning flux is suitable on all types of tin solder and their alloys. Its self-cleaning action will solder dissimilar metals and works well on older or tarnished copper without having to brush or sand the surface.