Installing a Water Softener
What is Hard Water?
In some parts of the country, the normal mains water is "hard". This traditionally means it is hard to make a lather using soap. It is caused by natural dissolved calcium and magnesium ions ("hardness") in the water.
Hard water causes problems in commercial environments, because when it is heated in vessels or pipes, it releases the hardness minerals as a thin layer of scale onto the hot surfaces. Successive thin layers rapidly build up into a tenacious insulating layer which drastically reduces the effectiveness of heat exchangers and narrows the internal bore of pipework.
This causes 3 potentially serious problems:
Increased Energy Costs - the scale acts as insulation - more fuel must be burned to get the same heat into the water
Hotspot Weaknesses - when the scale gets thick enough, hot-spots are created on the metal surfaces, as heat is not conducted away fast enough
Increased Pumping Costs and Wear - scale reduces the internal bore of the pipework, which causes impaired flow and increased pumping costs as the pumps must work harder to deliver the required water volume.
What does a Water Softener do?
An "ion exchange" water softener is filled with resin beads which are rich in sodium ions. As hard water flow through it, it replaces the calcium and magnesum ions in the water with sodium ions. Sodium ions do not cause hardness, so the problems causes by scale are removed.
The softener has a limited but rechargeable capacity to replace hardness with sodium. Once it is exhausted, it switches out of duty and regenerates using a strong brine solution, made from cheap granular salt. Continuous softening can be obtained by having twin softeners which run alternately: one in duty and one in regeneration/standby.
Our comprehensive range of water softeners provides a cost-effective way of overcoming the problems caused by hard water. Built in our factory at Moreton, they combine design simplicity and rugged construction to ensure many years of reliable service.
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Water softeners
- Flow rates to 48m3/hr and beyond
- Bespoke design capability
- Automatic regeneration
- Simplicity and reliability
- Cost-effective
- Installation and maintenance services available
Filtration
We supply an extensive range of water filtration options:
- Multi-media sediment filtration
- Iron and manganese removal
- pH Correction
- Nitrate removal
- De-ionisation / demineralisation
- Activated Carbon for removing taste, odour and organics
- Cyclone separators
- Cartridge and Bag filters
- Reverse Osmosis
Other Control Equipment
We manufacture and supply a wide range of dosing and control systems including:
- Coolplex packaged cooling water treatment and control systems
- Activ-Ox® Chlorine Dioxide Dosing Systems
- Redox and pH control
- Boiler dosing and blow-down control
- Chemical dosing pumps
Equipment Installation and Maintenance Service
We have our own team of skilled installation and maintenance technicians operating throughout the UK, unlike many suppliers. Your water treatment equipment will work at its best if it is installed correctly and serviced regularly, which can be managed under a service contract with Feedwater.
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