I have to admit, when Jimmy Moler came to us last fall with
this product, promising improved water quality, I was a bit skeptical. Big deal, right? I already have hundreds of nozzles, pumps,
tubes, ice making plates, and water lines to scour—why do I want to add filter
system maintenance to the mix of seemingly endless tasks robbing me of my time
and productivity? Keeping up with filter
media, flushing, knuckle-busting, leaks, who needs it! Then I saw the results from previous
installations and became curious, but still not terribly impressed. I had visions of hours of work and expense to
install this thing to make it work right and still give me enough pressure to
run our operations.
Then we saw it, the Aquagizer - I could see through the water line! There was nothing to restrict the
flow of water. I could install this thing myself
anywhere I wanted to in a matter of minutes!
When I asked how often it had to be replaced, I was sold. “Put it in and forget it” seems to stick in
my mind.
You’ve probably figured out that we tried one. Well, you’re only partially correct. We have three Aquagizers in our plant. One is on the main, one is installed between
a holding tank and cooling tower circulation line, and the other goes in the
cooling line between a Turbo icemaker and its cooling tower (no more
disassembly and purging of the cooling radiators!). For the first time in nearly 10 years in the
ice business, I can actually see that wrench when it falls into the 500 gallon
holding tank! The water is crystal
clear; there is absolutely no mold, no scale, no algae, and there is no film on
the surface.
We also have a ¼ inch water line that cools the bearings in
two of our compressors. We used to have
to blow these lines out every two to three weeks, but since we installed the
Aquagizer, we haven’t touched them. And
the water cooled heads in all four warehouse compressors work more efficiently
than before because there is more water volume and better pressure
control. We believe that the properties
of Aquagized water make it more efficient for heat transfer. We can’t wait to tell you about the cooling
towers next fall!
Saved time, saved expense, improved efficiency. Each of these benefits equals a better bottom
line. I guess you could say that we “put
it in and forgot it”, but I didn’t forget what it was like to spend both days
and dollars cleaning and/or replacing pumps, water lines, tubes, and plates in
our plant.