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Water Treatment Division: Saving You Money

Saving a few dollars on water treatment can cost a facility hundreds or thousands of dollars in higher energy costs. In one year, a deposit the thickness of a dollar bill in a 200-ton condenser can cost a typical Minnesota office building more than $2,500 in additional electricity. A 1/16^th-inch deposit in a boiler can add as much as 12 percent to the entire fuel bill! Very often, an improved water treatment program can increase systems efficiency by more than 20 percent. The correct program will provide a multitude of solutions to a system’s needs.

Saving Your Equipment and Systems

Water treatment is an essential element in maintaining proper equipment operation as well as preventing premature equipment failure. Water can cause scale and fouling, as well as corrosion and pitting. Water can and will cause a piece of equipment to run inefficiently or to fail if it is not managed well. Properly applied water treatment chemicals ensure systems stay free from deposits and safe from corrosion.

Owens Building Services Division has often seen the disastrous effects of the lack of or improperly applied water treatment. It was these experiences that brought Owens Chemtex into existence in 1973. Today, International Chemtex Corporation is an international supplier of chemicals for boilers and cooling systems. The ISO 9000 certified laboratory manufactures and inventories materials in the Twin Cities for shipment around the world. Laboratory capabilities include Atomic Absorption, Liquid Chromatography, and Spectrographic analysis.

Drum Return and ChemPak^TM For Hands-Free Operation

ChemPak^TM is a service offered by Owens which provides the safety and assurance benefits of a hands-free chemical delivery system. Building operators never need to handle liquid water treatment chemicals, handle and rinse containers, or mix powders again. The ChemPak^TM System delivers what customers have been requesting: a reliable chemical delivery system that is virtually hands-free. ChemPak^TM avoids all the troublesome handling associated with drum delivery and moving.

Chemicals have been purchased in drums for decades. They offer a safe means of transporting and storing many materials. Owens will coordinate pick up and recycling empty drums at no additional cost. This will protect the environment from mishandled barrels. Drums will not accumulate in a corner; they’ll be returned and recycled.

Automating The Process

Coordinating with Owens Automation Division, Owens Water Treatment Division is taking the next step into the future: tying water treatment controls into the Building Management System. Automation, in conjunction with hands-free ChemPak^TM, completely assures that essential chemical balances are maintained in water systems, and they are continuously monitored. Low chemical warning alarms, system alerts, and chemical management protocols can be monitored and controlled by the same system that is controlling the HVAC system, lighting and access/security.

Owens has the training, experience, personnel, and chemicals to ensure that our treatment programs work effectively. Owens understands the theoretical side of engineering, the practical mechanical aspects of systems and the chemistry which allows water do its job in a building. Integrating these disciplines, developing a water treatment program and implementing and administering the process insures that a building truly functions effectively.

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