Whenever water is heated or steam is generated, the minerals and chemicals contained in the water supply, cause operational problems by depositing as scale or by forming incondensable gases. Even in pure water or condensate, chemical interactions occur between the boiler walls and the surface of the water, as it changes into steam causing oxygen attack in the boiling vessel. For many years boiler manufacturers and operators have been looking for solutions to these problems and with the advent of Hydrosmart technology, that solution has become available.

As Hydrosmart was originally developed to resolve severe corrosion problems in high temperature water, it has no trouble in preventing the chemical interactions that facilitate scale formation and oxygen attack. The resonance frequencies progressively break down and remove any existing scale deposits and allow the boiler to regain its original thermal efficiency. The entire boiler circuit is now operating in a non-corrosive soft water environment and surface tension is significantly reduced. Pumps will no longer cavitate, valves and seals perform optimally, sensors will read accurately and energy requirements are kept at minimum levels.

Any filtration system larger than 4 microns will be flushed out (i.e. filters will not need replacing). As no scale will be forming on the boiler surfaces, efficiency will be maintained at optimum levels throughout. 'Blow-downs' will be only required to reduce excessive TDS levels that have built up after long periods of operation. Consequently, the only downtime required will be for boiler inspections or to effect repairs of a mechanical nature.

The hardest part of applying this technology was persuading boiler engineers to turn off the chemical water treatments. As the results were so impressive, the boiler engineers found they could then apply the treatment technology to other parts of the operation. An email from the Chief Engineer at the Sanghla Hospital in Bali to our agent is typical of the feedback we get after applying Hydrosmart treatment.

S u h a r t o n o
Chief Engineer
Sanglah General Hospital
Denpasar, Bali.

Even though English is not Mr.Suhartono's first language, the message is perfectly clear, the treatment works. Six weeks later a Hydrosmart unit was fitted to the Sanghla Hospital's CSSD (Central Sterilizing Supply Department) The latest email, from our agent - ASPAC Global Resources Pty Ltd is even more impressive.

Cheers!
Henry Tan
AsPac Global Resource Pte Ltd

The information contained in the second email from ASPAC Global Resources is truly remarkable, because it confirms earlier indications that the Hydrosmart resonance frequencies remain intact in the steam and the condensate. These are steam-generating boilers and are de-scaling the equipment that uses steam from the treated boilers, i.e. the laundry washing machines and the kitchen dishwasher.

In the same email, is a quote from Jye West, the Engineering Director for the Grand Hyatt Nusa Dua, Bali, who is responsible for all the Indonesian hotels in the Hyatt International Group. He successfully applied Hydrosmart technology to the three main Grand Hyatt cooling towers last year and to two of the Grand Hyatt's swimming pools.

Hydrosmart removed 4.5 tons of scale from these three towers, returning them to maximum efficiency and saving US$ 350,000 in media replacement costs. These 3 towers now run at maximum efficiency without any algaecide, biocide or de-scaling chemicals. In the 2 swimming pools where Hydrosmart has been installed, the chlorine dosing has dropped from 8 kgs per day to 1.5 kgs per day (a 75% saving). The water is soft, the algae have gone, the tiles are easy to clean and there is no chlorine smell.

Here is what Jye West had to say to his counterpart in the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Jakarta when asked for advice on Hydrosmart treatment.

"This technology works, but you have to be patient if you are not achieving the results. Don't blame the technology, but think operationally and logically what has gone wrong in the installation."

The EMF Issue
In order to achieve resonance at the electron level, Hydrosmart frequencies have to be extremely accurate and this is why a computer is used. Strong electromagnetic fields from equipment such as pump motors, transformers, generating sets or mains power cables which run alongside the treated water pipe, may distort the frequencies and render the treatment ineffective. It is therefore important to assess the extent of all electromagnetic fields and install the Hydrosmart units after pump motors and away from power cables and other electrical equipment that emit strong electro-magnetic fields. In cases where EMF's are excessive, shielding or shielded cable may have to be used and pipes relocated approximately a metre away from power cables.

Hospital sterilization equipment
Click this link to read an interview with Gary Tucker the NSW State Manager for Getinge Australia Pty Ltd on the results they have found using Hydrosmart in conjunction with the sterilization equipment they supply.

The above data shows the chemical testing of the boiler water prior to and 2 months after applying Hydrosmart treatment to the boiler feed water at the Lautoka Hospital on 12th of may 1998. It shows dramatically reduced readings across the whole range of tests after applying Hydrosmart treatment. This is because chemical testing agents need to bond or react with the minerals in the water in order to get a reading. Hydrosmart resonance frequencies have disrupted the electron polarity of both the minerals and the testing chemicals and prevented them from reacting. Readings jump again on the 27th of May and on the 22nd of June when large amounts of scale fell off the internal surfaces of the boilers and bonds became available for the chemicals to react with. The data illustrates the reduction in chemical activity that results from Hydrosmart treatment.