Tag: healthcare
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Small, but Mighty- We Install the Viqua Arros 9 UV System
We recently had a request for consultation for a water treatment system at a dwelling of three people. Well, technically there’s usually two, but their grandson visits daily and often stays overnight so his presence adds to the overall water usage. The two grandparents being seniors puts them into the higher health risk group due…
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He Who Pays the Piper- The Critical Need for Redundancy and Spares for Water Systems
In a climate with long lead times and shipments that move at a glacial pace, it is still surprising how often a water system’s maintenance schedule or having spare parts are just an afterthought. In some cases, the water system can be supporting 50% or more of the business’s operations, yet its significants is ignored.…
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It’s In The Air
The year was 1994 and that summer a suspected 50 people on cruises visiting Bermuda had developed Legionnaires’ Disease or related symptoms. The investigation linked the outbreak to a spa on the ship itself. The cause was legionella bacteria that had proliferated in a sand filter and spread via aerosols generated from the whirlpool. The…