Purpose of Seminar:
Plans and specifications for installing HVAC systems in buildings are prepared with
a great deal of time and expense. Many times, however, some items are left to chance,
with little or no thought given to system maintenance once the project is completed.
Water treatment of the hvac/r waterside often falls into this category.
Precise planning on the part of the design professional can prevent serious start-up
and operational problems, and ensure system longevity, when a proper water treatment
program is specified and provided. Unfortunately, that forethought isn’t always done,
and even if it is, that plan and information isn’t always carried on down to the
people actually maintaining the hvac/r systems, especially if they are years down the
road from design.
This course will bring people responsible for water treatment in their facilities up
to speed regardless of their current situation, whether they are specifying a new
system, or trying to keep an old system alive for as long as possible.
When students leave this course they will have a firm understanding of what it takes
to get their water treatment program into shape and keep it there.
Who should take this course?
This course is designed for anyone responsible for water treatment and quality in their
plant or facility HVAC systems. Attendees come from a wide variety of industries, skill-
levels, company sizes, and job titles, so if you're not sure you'll fit in or will benefit
from the class, don't worry - you will - as long as you are looking to prevent water
quality from becoming a problem at your facility! People who will benefit from this
seminar include…
All maintenance and supervisory personnel responsible for water treatment in:
- Manufacturing Plants
- Commercial Buildings
- Hospitals
- Waste Water Facilities
- Schools
- Government Buildings
- Research Facilities
- Shopping Centers
- Apartment Buildings
Including:
- Building Maintenance Personnel
- Plant & Facility Maintenance Technicians
- Building Engineers
- Building Managers & Superintendents
- Plant & Facility Managers
- Environmental Health & Safety Personnel
- Apprentice and Experienced Boiler Technicians
- Stationary Engineers
- HVAC Design Engineers
- Energy Management Personnel
- Multi-craft & Cross Training Personnel
- Mechanical Engineers
- Any person needing a basic course in water treatment!
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will receive a training certificate
and .8 Continuing Education Units indicating that the student understands:
- Problems caused by poor water quality
- Water properties and chemistry as a basis for managing water quality
- Proper pre and post treatment of water for different systems and conditions
- How to reduce scale and corrosion inhibitors
- When to use automatic feeding compared to hand or slug feeding of chemicals
- When, where and how to inject chemicals into the system
- The importance of cleaning brand new systems, as well as systems already in use
- Advantages and disadvantages of new technologies
- The importance of vendor selection, service and accountability
- Setting up a routine service and maintenance program
- …and more
Course Outline / Agenda
I. BOILER & STEAM WATERSIDE PROBLEMS
- Scale
- Corrosion & pitting
II. COOLING TOWER PROBLEMS
- Scale
- Corrosion
- Biological fouling
III. PROPERTIES OF WATER
- Dissolved gases and minerals
- Dissolved and suspended solids
- Stability index
IV. WATER CHEMISTRY
- pH
- Alkalinity
- Hardness
- Chlorides
- Conductivity
- Cycles of concentration
V. PRE-TREATMENT METHODS
- Sodium-zeolite water
- Dealkalization
- Deaeration
- Filtration
VI. POST-TREATMENT METHODS
- Chemicals for boiler water
- Chemicals for cool water
VII. FREEZE PROTECTION FOR CLOSED-LOOP SYSTEMS
- Ethylene glycol
- Propylene glycol
VIII. WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT
- Selection
- Installation
- Maintenance
IX. CONTROLLING WATER TREATMENT PROGRAM COSTS
- New technologies for old systems
- Vendor selection and accountability
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
All students attending our seminars receive a personalized Certificate of Completion and .8 CEUs
(Continuing Education Units) per day of training. Over 40,000 employers and government agencies who
have sent their employees to our classes accept American Trainco CEUs for continuing education
requirements. Our administration and record keeping practices meet or exceed the standards of ACE
(American Council on Education) and we are able to provide transcripts of all classes attended and
tests taken by individual students. Please contact us if our CEUs are not yet accepted by your authority.
We will initiate an application to get the approval process started.