Blog: Water Quality

Mark Olson, Caleffi North America GM, joins Greg and Dan during this episode of the Ask Caleffi podcast.  They discuss problems that can result from poor water quality within a hydronic system that can rob its equipment of life and reduce energy efficiency.  Our podcast gurus discuss prevention methods to help you on your next service call or new...

by Mark Olson, CEO of Caleffi North America, Inc.      as featured in HPAC Magazine      February 2017  Two common problems resulting from poor water quality are excessive corrosion and limescale accumulation. In Part I (...

Every hydronic system is different, so there is no absolute correct answer when it comes to how often a dirt separator should be "blown down", however, we can make some general recommendations. For new, relatively clean installations (with all new piping and heat emitters), you should be able to run the system for a week or two before an...

It depends on the hardness of the site water. The Water Treatment Capacity table in the HYDROFILL Technical Brochure gives a range from 500 gallons, for extremely hard site water (greater than 250 PPM of hardness), up to 3500 gallons for site water that is less...