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Magnetic Water Conditioning Industry versus Homeowner
Magnetic
Conditioning for Industry
There are various elements
to cost in running an industrial cooling tower:
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(1) the actual costs of chemicals
or magnetic products providing the treatment,
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(2) electrical costs in running
fans and pumps,
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(3) water consumption costs
for make-up water and
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(4) water discharge costs for
bleed water.
For purposes of analysis, let
us assume that the costs associated with (1) above are exactly the same
for magnetic or chemical treatment. In the case of electrical costs let
us assume that the chemicals are doing a good job and are being properly
monitored and applied so that the thermal transfer surfaces are kept at
least as clean as would be the case with magnetic conditioning. Of course,
chemicals are much more difficult to use and they are not always used correctly
sometimes resulting in injury to workers and damage to materials. It is
primarily in the area of water and sewage costs that magnetic conditioning
is a great advance in cost savings because with properly installed MagneGen®
Pipe Protectors there is no need for the constant bleeding and re-charging
of cooling tower water. No more excessive consumption of water on a thirsty
planet and no more money down the drain.
Magnetic
Conditioning for the Homeowner
The homeowner in a hard water
area normally wishes to do two things with water conditioning:
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(1) make the water soft so that
it will have greater sudsing and rinsing capabilities and
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(2) reduce or eliminate scale
forming on water heaters.
When chemicals are used for
this purpose water is typically treated with salt where the calcium and
other mineral ions are replaced with sodium ions. This chemical treatment
does indeed have the effect of making the water seem softer for washing
purposes; however, sodium causes the water to taste salty and the consumption
of salty water over many years may not be healthy. In addition, the sodium
may have corrosive effects on certain metals in the pipes or the water
heaters. Lastly, the consumption of large quantities of salt and the discharge
of the waste water containing salt is costly and not environmentally friendly.
The use of MagneGen® SuperMags
in homes achieves the same results of making the water feel and act softer
with none of the toxic and polluting problems associated with chemical
treatment.
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