The Challenges UV steriliser limited to bacteria control only No prevention of scale in the calorifier Need to maintain safe drinking water quality System reliability required at sea The Solution Two HM45 units were fitted to the cold water supply and hot water return...
The Challenges Scale on plates required chemical soaking Cleaning could take up to 24 hours FWG plates vulnerable to scale build-up Maintenance time affecting onboard efficiency The Solution One HydroFLOW® HM120 was fitted to the 4″ seawater feed pipe to the...
The Challenges Large amount of barnacles on cooling plates Reduced water flow lowering cooling efficiency Particle filter covered with attached barnacles Manual scrubbing damaging the filter The Solution One HydroFLOW® Marine Custom 12″ unit was fitted to the...
The Challenges Dependence on a UV steriliser for bacteria control No scale protection in piping and calorifier Need to ensure safe water across accommodation Requirement to validate performance with lab tests The Solution Two HM45 units were fitted to the cold water...
The Challenges Scale building up on FWG heat exchanger plates Water production reduced to around 17 m3/day Manual scraping risking plate damage Cleaning downtime needing reduction The Solution One HM120 unit was fitted to the seawater inlet pipe to the fresh water...