With fuel efficiency and carbon reduction top of the agenda, Kinetico, one of the worlds leading manufacturers of commercial softeners and filters, is urging building services consultants and contractors to consider the positive contribution effective water treatment technology can make, especially in hard water areas.
“Building services equipment which is specified for its energy efficiency at the design stage can be quickly compromised in its performance by the build up of scale” says John Bisset, Kinetico’s Operations Director. “This is a common problem in hard water areas of the UK, including London and the South East. It’s imperative that effective, low energy water softening technology is specified at new build stage or retrofitted where problems have occurred to ensure HVAC systems can perform to their design efficiency”.
In hard water areas, minerals, such as magnesium and calcium, can quickly build up as scale and inhibit the heating efficiency of commercial boilers, DHW tanks and reduce the water carrying capacity of pipework. Over time, and without effective water softening treatment, problems can escalate resulting not just in poor performance but in component breakdown and repair. Using Kinetico non-electric water softeners is proven to stop scale forming, even reversing the effects of long-term damage to HVAC systems in retrofit applications.
Kinetico provides patented non-electric, automatic water treatment systems, available to suit a wide range of applications, powered by the kinetic force of moving water to the commercial market. Kinetico water softeners work by removing the calcium and magnesium ions through an ion exchange process. Due to its twin tank design, a Kinetico water softener can continuously provide softened water; while one tank is working the other is being cleaned with a salt solution to remove the calcium and magnesium ions.
Most water softeners have timers so regeneration can take place at a set time when the water is not being used, for example at night, but this can be counterproductive if there has not been a lot of water usage during the day. The Kinetico fully automatic control valve measures the soft water used and only regenerates on demand allowing water usage to vary each day without causing waste. Not only does a Kinetico water softener maintain the energy efficiency of equipment, as it uses kinetic energy of water there are no associated electricity costs to run the softeners.
Whether it’s a new-build or retrofit project, Kinetico water softeners can be made-to-measure for any size building. Kinetico’s team of engineers can install single water softeners right through to custom engineered water treatment systems and, if the water softener was installed by another company, a Kinetico engineer will visit the site to perform final checks on the water treatment system before it becomes operational and offer user training.
For further information on all products and services offered by Kinetico telephone 08000 56 86 86 or visit www.kinetico.co.uk.
