Elcano
Hotel Resort in Accapulco, Mexico
Heating coils before
ScaleMaster™
was installed. |
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Scale is a coating or precipitate deposited on surfaces that are in contact with hard water.
When this hard water is heated or when evaporation takes place, calcium carbonate
will form. Practically all equipment coming in contact with hard water will be affected
by scale. This scale build-up will clog up pipes, tubes; block jets and form a layer of
mineral scale deposits on heat transfer surfaces. The results are a billion-dollar
problem for industry. Higher energy costs, serious maintenance problems and
prolong damage to expensive capital equipment are all symptoms of scale build-up.
Up until now, the only reliable solution is expensive chemical scale inhibitors, acid
washes or water softening equipment. |
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Eliminate limescale deposits from forming - on sinks, faucets, appliances
and heat transfer surfaces that come in contact with hard water. |
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Removes existing scale
in pipes, tubes, jets, and heat transfer equipment
continued scale accumulation cuts down on the flow rate of water in the
building. Commercial & industrial equipment will no longer be subject to
performance degradation. |
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Lower Energy Consumption - scale build-up reduces the efficiency of heating
systems and increases the time taken for them to achieve their required
temperature. Just 1/4" of scale build-up can increase heating costs by 40% or
more. Additional energy costs are incurred when pumping water through
narrowed pipes and heating scaled-up boilers. ScaleMaster™ maintains the
heat transfer coefficient of your system, which means you need less energy to
run your process at peak performance. |
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Reduced Maintenance & Downtime - maintenance is costly, time consuming
and inconvenient. Equipment downtime and labor costs for routine cleanings will
be eliminated. Systems must usually be drained with essential equipment taken
out of service for descaling- a costly adventure. Scale inhibitor chemicals, acid
washings and water-softening equipment will no longer be required. |
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Extends Life of Capital Equipment - water systems and pipework represent a
major investment. By reducing or eliminating acids, chemicals and water
softening, capital equipment will have a longer life span, maximizing the return
capital. |
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Environmentally friendly
- discharge water regulations have made the
disposal of chemically-treated water a regulatory concern. ScaleMaster™ is
non-invasive and adds nothing to the water, thus simplifying your compliance
measures. |
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Easy Installation & Operation - the electronic descaler system often takes only
minutes to install and requires no plumbing *. Compare this to chemicals that
often require drum storage and disposal, spill containment areas, feed pumps,
tubing, injection quills, delivery access, handling equipment and more. An
equivalent chemical program and its related equipment require significantly more
attention and maintenance.
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Same heating coils after
ScaleMaster™ installed
a couple of months later. |
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Your investment in
ScaleMaster™ is quickly recovered in savings on chemicals, maintenance, labor; energy costs and by maximizing return capital on expensive
equipment. Overall heat transfer coefficient will always be higher with the electronic
descaler in place.
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These heat-exchanger coils from a Corning
Plant in State College, PA stay scale-free without anymore expensive acid baths. |
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