
Kinetico takes on Legionella
Category: Commercial buildings
Kinetico water softeners lower the risk of legionella growth in commercial buildings, helping building owners, facilities managers, and building services and maintenance contractors meet HSE ACoP L8 Guidance. Since the introduction of ACoP L8 (Approved Code of Practice and Guidance L8, “Legionnaires’ Disease – The Control of Legionella Bacteria in Water Systems”), organisations must take precautions to eliminate legionella bacteria buildup. Specifying a Kinetico water softener at the new build stage or retrofitting where problems have occurred can help eliminate water scale build-up, especially in hard water locations, minimising legionella risks.
Calcium and magnesium minerals in water produce scale buildup in pipes, around taps, and in building services equipment. This helps legionella thrive. Once legionella colonises scale deposits, they can recontaminate a system even after disinfection.
Kinetico’s non-electric, automatic treatment systems are powered by moving water, minimising energy consumption. Ion exchange removes calcium and magnesium ions. This technology can continually soften water thanks to its twin tank design. While one tank is functioning, the other is being cleaned with a salt solution to remove calcium and magnesium ions. Kinetico systems include a fully automatic control valve that measures soft water usage and regenerates on demand, allowing daily water usage to fluctuate without waste.
Descale a hot water system save time and money. By avoiding scale build-up, Kinetico water softener systems help maintain equipment energy efficiency, eliminate power expenditures for alternative softening technologies, and prevent costly de-scaling.
Kinetico water softening systems are made-to-order. They are reliable and straightforward to install.