Maintaining and Restoring Efficiency for Water Heaters In Areas With Hard Water
Problem 85% of U.S. has hard water
Problem 75% of consumers in those areas do not use a solution Reasons include: Cost Preferences related to the feel of water Space contstraints Health concerns Environmental concerns
Problem This means that the majority of water heaters, appliances, plumbing, etc. are not protected Water Heater efficiency declines quickly with scale build-up Once scale is introduced, removing it and restoring efficiency can be difficult/impractical and/or maintenance is often ignored
Prevention and Removal of Scale Water softening by micro-dosing citric acid a solution Introduced in early 2009 Technology based on nearly 30 years of commercial experience Founder realized the potential after seeing how well it worked in protecting his steam cookers Tens of thousands of homes now using our systems growing rapidly Direct to consumer and through 500+ dealers Domestic and International
How we work Langelier Saturation Index The Formula for Scale The Langelier Saturation Index (LSI) predicts a water s likelihood to create scale.
How we work Langelier Saturation Index The Formula for Scale The Langelier Saturation Index (LSI) predicts a water s likelihood to create scale.
How we work Langelier Saturation Index The Formula for Scale The Langelier Saturation Index (LSI) predicts a water s likelihood to create scale.
How we work Langelier Saturation Index The Formula for Scale The Langelier Saturation Index (LSI) predicts a water s likelihood to create scale.
How we work Langelier Saturation Index The Formula for Scale The Langelier Saturation Index (LSI) predicts a water s likelihood to create scale.
How we work Langelier Saturation Index The Formula for Scale The Langelier Saturation Index (LSI) predicts a water s likelihood to create scale.
How we work Langelier Saturation Index The Formula for Scale The Langelier Saturation Index (LSI) predicts a water s likelihood to create scale.
Scale Formation.. ph: A higher ph will force calcium carbonate out of solution and scale deposits will form. Calcium & other minerals: metal ions in water combine with other ions resulting in hard-water deposits.
Treating the Minerals Chelation & Sequestration CitraCharge binds, isolates or stabilizes the metal ions in water preventing them from combining with other ions that would result in hard-water deposits. Citric Acid Molecule
Controlling ph Micro-dosing with CitraCharge Solubility of calcium carbonate is directly affected by the ph. A small decrease in the ph can significantly decrease waters ability to scale. CitraCharge lowers alkalinity - decreasing a water s ph level.
Battelle Efficacy Study Phase 1 scale prevention and corresponding heating efficiency simulated 2.2 years of water heater use Compared nuvoh2o treated heaters to untreated heaters Phase 2 scale removal and corresponding heating efficiency Used untreated heaters from Phase 1 Bosche RP17PT tankless Municipal water with approx 15 gpg and ph of 7.8-8.0
Battelle Efficacy Study Untreated Treated with nuvoh2o
Battelle Efficacy Study Time Required to Achieve Steady State (a measure of efficiency) Expressed in sec/ F Untreated Treated with nuvoh2o
T Steady State Time from Initial to End of Phase I Sec/ F Battelle Efficacy Study Average Change in Steady State Time Phase I 2.5 2 Sec/ F 1.5 1 0.5 0 2.4 Utreated 1.025 Treated Utreated Treated
Steady-state time, sec/ F Battelle Efficacy Study Phase 2 nuvoh2o installed for previously untreated heaters 3.5 3 2.5 Phase 1 Phase 2 Time Reduction Phase II 2 1.5 Steady-state time end of Phase 2 1 0.5 Initial Steady-state time 0 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 Simulated Years
Save Energy (if not paper) Back of the napkin analysis
Save Energy (if not paper) Imagine if 75% of households with hard water were using a water treatment solution versus the current 25% Thank you!
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