Feedwater specialises inĀ legionella risk assessmentsĀ and the provision of services to prevent Legionnaires’ disease and help you comply with ACOP L8. Unlike many other ACOP L8 legionella risk assessment providers, we believe that a risk assessment report should be simple and to the point. There is no value in an unnecessarily long and wordy document, so…
Feedwater Ltd manufacture and service water softeners throughout the UK Softeners have two main modes, or cycles, of operation: service and regeneration. During the service cycle, the softener exchanges ‘hard’ cations for sodium, causing progressive depletion of exchangeable sodium to the point of exhaustion. The softener is then ‘regenerated’ by saturating the resin bed with…
We have just issued a new web page devoted to hotel water treatment, this provides useful location for hoteliers or more likely their engineering / estates manager can view all Feedwater’s services that have relevance to the hotel industry. Out services help keep hotels running within the law adhering to ACoP L8 HSE guidelines in…
Corrosion is the reversion of metals to their natural state by oxidation, an electrochemical reaction that causes a loss of the metal structure. The site where corrosion occurs is called a corrosion cell. Corrosion may take a variety of physical forms. General corrosion occurs when corrosion cells are spread broadly across large surface areas; pitting…
L8 is the Health and Safety Executive document that gives recommendations for the control of Legionnaire’s Disease. It recommends that domestic water tanks are inspected annually and if found to be dirty should be cleaned and then disinfected.
Broad Spectrum Biocides offer an encompassing solution to microbiological control Biocides can be useful for the control of microbiological organisms which can become very attached to the environment of your water systems be they cooled or chilled or even low temperature closed systems. This can be bad news as some bacteria such as Legionella can…
Corrosion inhibitors for Closed, heating and coolingĀ water systems Corrosion inhibitors areĀ an essential to ensureĀ the longevityĀ and efficient operation of your closed heating or cooling water system. The two main types of treatment for closed systems are nitrate or molybdate based corrosion inhibitors. In certain circumstances using a Tannin based inhibitor may be a better choice if,…