Warning that corrosion of pipework and components in water-based heating systems ‘nearly always results in costly repairs and unwelcome disruption’.
Midland Corrosion Services offers a continuous monitoring service to ensure that customers’ low temperature hot water and chilled water systems are kept ‘in tip-top condition’ at all times. The company said: “By monitoring your systems 24 x7, you can have complete peace of mind that nothing can go wrong that will not be detected by our experienced team. All important system parameters are recorded and relayed to our central facilities via GPRS. Our trained staff can view how your system conditions are changing over time, and, using pre-set alarms, are alerted to serious problems as soon as they occur. The company typically monitors:
• Dissolved oxygen levels.
• Pressure.
• Flow rates in main flow lines and from make-up supply.
• Conductivity (indicative of inhibitor concentration).
• pH.
• Galvanic current (indicative of general corrosion rates).
• Crevice corrosion (indicative of onset of crevice corrosion).
• Temperature.
MCS’s ‘complete managed service’ includes monthly reports with full presentation of data and trends, together with detailed analysis and recommendations to keep systems running optimally.
