Cooling tower advice from the people who treat them
Practical, plain-English guidance on keeping cooling towers and evaporative condensers safe, compliant and running well. Written by our team, for the people who look after the plant.
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Heatwaves and cooling towers: why hot spells test your controls
Why hot weather puts cooling tower Legionella controls under pressure, what tends to go wrong in a heatwave and a practical checklist before the next one.
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Taking over a site with cooling towers: a handover checklist
New FM contract, new lease or newly acquired site with cooling towers? A practical handover checklist covering records, roles, notification and the plant.
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Bleed-off and conductivity control: getting cycles of concentration right
What cycles of concentration mean, how bleed-off and conductivity control work, and what happens when the setpoint is too high or too low.
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Cooling tower or evaporative condenser? What it means for Legionella control
How cooling towers and evaporative condensers differ, why both carry a Legionella risk, and what changes for treatment, cleaning and monitoring.
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Dip slides and TVCs explained: reading your weekly checks
How cooling tower dip slides work, how to take and read one properly, what TVC results mean against HSG274 Part 1 action levels and common mistakes.
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Data centre cooling towers: water treatment without risking uptime
How data centres can stay on top of cooling tower water treatment, cleaning and Legionella control without putting uptime at risk.
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What should be in a cooling tower log book?
What a cooling tower log book should contain under ACOP L8 and HSG274 Part 1, how long to keep records and the gaps inspectors tend to find.
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Dosing failures: spotting a struggling dosing system early
Cooling tower dosing systems fail quietly. The common causes, the warning signs to look for in your weekly checks and what to do when you spot one.
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Positive Legionella result in a cooling tower: the first 48 hours
Got a positive Legionella result from your cooling tower? A calm, practical guide to the first 48 hours: what HSG274 Part 1 expects and who to call.
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Bringing a cooling tower back into service after a shutdown
Restarting an idle cooling tower? Why stagnant water is a Legionella risk, what HSG274 Part 1 expects before restart and a practical start-up sequence.
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Do you need to notify the council about your cooling tower?
The Notification of Cooling Towers and Evaporative Condensers Regulations 1992 explained: who notifies, what to send and when to update it.
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How often should a cooling tower be cleaned and disinfected?
HSG274 Part 1 says at least twice a year, but some towers need more. What the guidance expects, how a clean works and the signs yours is overdue.
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