Engineered Cooling Tower Systems
The Engineered Systems Division of ProChemTech designs and implements cooling tower systems for industrial and HVAC applications. All customers can expect to receive a complete design and equipment package tailored to meet your specifications. ProChemTech-engineered systems for cooling towers can include pump skids, hot wells, cold wells, heat exchangers, control panels, sidestream filtration systems, makeup pretreatment, and water chemistry controls. Each system is designed around specific cooling water challenges like scale buildup, zinc corrosion, white rust, biological growth like Legionella, and water usage requirements throughout the country.
Common Cooling Water Treatment Challenges
Cooling tower water is prone to certain challenges that, if left unaddressed, can lead to considerable repairs, unexpected costs, facility shutdowns, biological concerns, and efficiency loss that puts other production systems at risk. ProChemTech specializes in designing new cooling water treatment systems and chemistry solutions that provide a comprehensive answer to solving these problems and offering facilities a reliable cooling water process that meets internal and external requirements. Some of the most frequently mentioned challenges addressed by our equipment and chemistry are:
Scale Buildup
Mineral scale buildup is inevitable in cooling water systems and requires adequate treatment to protect heat-transfer surfaces and maintain system efficiency. Treatment strategies can combine specialty chemistry, advanced monitoring, and system automation based on your facility’s specific water conditions.
Corrosion, Zinc Corrosion, & White Rust
Given the constant exposure to water and corrosive agents, cooling systems are prone to corrosion and demand proactive treatment to prevent long-term damage. Corrosion, including zinc corrosion or white rust, on galvanized surfaces requires custom chemistry programs to control water chemistry and extended equipment life.
Biological Growth
Biological growth is a concern for all water systems but is especially important for hospitals, medical buildings, specialized manufacturing facilities, and municipal or public use buildings. Controlling algae, bacteria, biofilm, and other microbial growth like Legionella with cooling tower biocides or specialty equipment is a best management practice for prolonged system performance.
Water Usage
Water usage requirements in cooling towers are becoming more stringent, especially in western states like Arizona where ARS 45-568 dictates new conservation and reporting requirements for cooling tower facilities. Our engineers can help devise optimized systems that help limit blowdown and maintain high cycles of concentration to reduce water use in cooling towers.
Cooling Water Tower On-Site Service
ProChemTech provides dedicated on-site services to maintain and optimize cooling towers. Experienced technicians provide routine service at regular intervals to ensure the proper operation of the water treatment program. During each visit, applied chemistry is adjusted to ensure that levels are neither too low nor too high. Correct chemistry levels maintain optimal performance and prevent overuse of chemistry products, resulting in added costs and unnecessary overhead. Ultimately, our technicians are there to protect your investment by ensuring the continued operation of your cooling tower system by reducing downtime, water usage, chemistry usage, and damaging corrosion.
High-Cycles Concentration
Operating cooling towers at high cycles of concentration with Aqua Ionic will minimize water usage, reduce corrosion rates, and control harmful bacteria like Legionella.
Reduce Maintenance Requirements
Proper treatment and filtration will help reduce corrosion and sediment buildup. This will improve the regular maintenance of your system by eliminating issues exacerbated by dirty systems, and in turn, will improve the longevity of your system.
Water Savings
Notice dramatic annual water savings by ditching “one-size-fits-all” chemistry products and adopting a custom chemical solution that directly addresses your facility’s complex demands. Not all water sources are the same, so treatment needs to be chosen that fits the quality of the makeup water being used in your system.
Industry-Tailored Approach
ProChemTech has a unique ability to tailor systems for specific applications to increase functionality. We have designed optimized systems for food production, die casters, plastic injection, and medical-grade equipment manufacturers, along with many more.
Custom Chemistry for Cooling Towers
ProChemTech is an industry leader in non-hazardous and environmentally friendly cooling tower chemistry products, with over two hundred specialized products available for immediate water savings and additional benefits. Aqua Save and Aqua Ionic are the two most popular proprietary chemical “families” offered by ProChemTech. When maintained at the correct concentration levels, these chemicals can reduce the water usage in your facility and protect it from scale buildup. ProChemTech chemistry is designed to have a higher cycle concentration, reducing the amount of product required and saving money.
Aqua Save
Aqua Ionic
Galva Gard
Additional Chemistry Products Offered
- Glass Shear Oil
- Scale Inhibitors
- Deposition Inhibitors
- Dispersant Polymers
- Sequestrant Products
- Biocides
- Bio Dispersants
- Oil/Grease Dispersants
- Antifreeze Products
- Surface Tension Reagents
- White Rust Inhibitors
- pH Adjustment Reagents
- Acid Cleaning Products
- New System Startup Cleaners
- Closed-Loop Products
- Colorimetric Tracers
- Tracer Dyes
- Stabilized Bromine
Applications for Cooling Water Treatment
We design, fabricate, install, and service the cooling water treatment systems, equipment, and chemistry programs for a wide variety of industrial OEMs, manufacturers, hospitals, municipalities, grocery chains, data centers, and countless others.
General Manufacturing
Metal Production & Plating
Food & Beverage
Pharmaceutical & Chemical
Data Centers & Hyperscale Facilities
Healthcare & Institutional
Cold Storage & Warehouse Facilities
Semiconductor & Precision Electronics
Municipal & Government
FAQs About Cooling Water Treatment Services
What does cooling water treatment include?
How is cooling tower chemistry selected?
How often should the chemistry for my cooling water treatment program be checked?
What are cycles of concentration (COC) and why are they important for cooling towers?
Cycles of concentration (COC) measure how concentrated minerals become in recirculating water compared with makeup water. Cooling water systems with higher cycles can reduce the blowdown count and provide meaningful reduction to overall water consumption.
Can cooling water treatment services help reduce my water usage?
Yes. Proper cooling water management programs that combine optimized equipment and chemistry can support higher cycles of concentration and reduce unnecessary blowdowns, ultimately reducing water consumption.
How can ProChemTech help me combat scale build-up in my cooling towers?
Scale buildup is inevitable in cooling towers without proper chemical treatment. ProChemTech’s proprietary chemistries (Aqua Ionic and Aqua Save), when used correctly alongside filtration systems, pretreatment, and automated dosage controls, can prevent and even remove minerals and other contaminants that accumulate over time in a cooling tower system.
Can you help address corrosion and white rust in my system?
Yes. ProChemTech developed an array of proprietary chemistries (Galva Gard) that help control corrosion, zinc corrosion, and white rust while protecting galvanized parts and other critical components.
Does cooling water treatment help control Legionella or other biological growth?
Yes. Combining custom cooling water equipment and chemistry solutions can help control bacteria, biofilm, and other biological growth such as Legionella as part of a comprehensive program.
What cooling tower equipment does ProChemTech provide?
Our engineered cooling water systems can design and produce pump skids, heat exchanger systems, control panels, sidestream filtration, makeup water systems, chemical feed equipment, and automated processes that maintain optimal operational efficiency with reduced oversight. We can also supply and work on all major brands of cooling towers and chiller systems, and we are also an authorized OEM dealer of Delta Cooling Towers.
Can your team provide continual on-site service?
Provided your facility exists within our regular service areas, our technicians can provide recurring on-site visits that include testing, chemistry changes, system monitoring, and other optimizations to your treatment program that contribute to long-term efficiency and performance.
What states or regions does ProChemTech offer cooling water treatment services?
We operate two separate facilities. Our corporate office is located in Brockway, Pennsylvania, and covers our customers in the Eastern United States, while our second facility is located in Apache Junction, Arizona, and covers our Western customers.
Outside of these two locations, we also have local representatives established across the United States to provide local service, equipment, and chemistry support to our customers. We’ve also worked alongside and partnered with other companies across the globe to provide our unique chemistry and equipment to many different facilities.
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Client Remarks
Since going online with ProChemTechs chemical program 30 years ago we have had consistently good boiler inspections. Our cooling tower has also been maintained in very good condition as well. We are pleased with the chemical treatment and service provided by ProChemTech international.
ProChemTech has been a reliable partner for our water treatment needs. Their service technicians are knowledgeable and always ready to help when issues arise. We’ve also found their chemical pricing to be competitive, which helps us manage our costs effectively. Since working with them, we’ve seen consistent improvements in our water systems. I would recommend ProChemTech to anyone looking for solid, dependable water treatment services at a reasonable price.
We have been using ProChemTech since 2008 and are happy with the service we receive. It was a no brainer as we don’t need to take care of anything and our systems are checked and maintained on a monthly basis.
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