Tag Archives: commercial water treatment services

Commercial Heating, Commercial Plumbing, Water Treatment and Sterilisation

Storing water can lead to legionella. Here’s how!

20th November 2012 Mark

The HSE approved code and practice for the control of legionella bacteria in water systems highlights the maintenance required to keep a stored hot water system free of legionella. Maintenance of these systems involves time, expense and the adoption and adherence to strict guidelines. Stored hot water systems provide an increased risk of legionella particular

Commercial boiler maintenance – how to avoid boiler breakdowns!

10th September 2012 Mark

Commercial boiler maintenance and repairs. Although we are coming to the end of summer, we hope that September will continue to give us a much needed boost of sun and warmth before we face the onset of Autumn and Winter. Businesses will be turning their heating systems on for the first time after a long

Thermostatic mixing valves – How to avoid scalding in the bath!

20th August 2012 Mark

Non installation of thermostatic mixing valves accounts for approximately twenty deaths and almost six hundred serious scald related injuries every year, caused by scalding hot water in the bath. Scalding occurs because water is stored at high temperature to limit the growth of the legionella bacteria. Hot water needs to be stored at 60°c or

Water treatment service and implementation.

9th August 2012 Mark

Back in May I wrote about the importance of implementing a water treatment program The subsequent legionnella outbreak in Edinburgh in June and the widely reported outbreak last Tuesday (July 28th) in Stoke-On-Trent has only underlined the importance of establishing an effective water treatment program to ensure minimal risk to employees. The recession is forcing

How to implement a water treatment program? – Legionella Risk Assessment

15th May 2012 Mark

Water treatment services have long been considered a necessary evil like household insurance you know you have to have it to be protected but you are reluctant to pay for it; the likelihood of anything happening is well.. unlikely (you hope) However it is a legal requirement for Schools, Hospitals, Companies, Industrial and Commercial premises;