Existing building configuration allowed only 16.5"
between wall and wash equipment. Long term reliability
and minimal maintenance finished out the basic
criteria as there are no onsite maintenance person's
only C-store clerks.
Engineer equipment and system
flow to meet actual building dimensions, automate
filtration cleaning as in K.I.S.S. (Keep it Simple
Sweetie), minimal maintenance with maximum results.
Reduced car wash water consumption by 461,000
gallons in first year, location manager and employees
hardly realized system was in place. Enhanced
quality of wash and no problems related to chemical
interference, referenced by chemical supplier
Ecolab's. An incentive payment of $6,200.00 was
receiver and water and sewer fees adding up to
$3,500.00 were also realized.
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problem was to reengineer 2 year old system manufactured
by Waste Water Treatment engineering firm which
had been unable to produce water quality acceptable
in full service tunnel operation.
Reclaim system continually running out of processed
water to supply to wash equipment, creating excessive
fresh water consumption. Color and bacterial content
of water not acceptable to client and no fail
safe method when system runs out of water (manually
switch when employees noticed no water coming
from spray nozzles.
System contained all components
to be able to process and provide quality water,
in our opinion. Discussions with owner and maintenance
person identified concerns and problem areas,
changes were then prioritized and budgeted.
Modifications have achieved desired results, wash
tunnel even at highest volumes has yet to be deprived
of water, visual clarity best in 2 years, fail
safe system designed to allow for pump failure
without interruption of wash process. Reclaim
percentage has been documented at an increase
of 50% over original configuration.
, problem was
to reduce chlorides and oils and greases in waste
water to allow discharge at "Drinking Water
Standards".
Melting snow and ice from snow plow trucks created
excessively high levels on salts (magnesium chloride)
in water being discharged to leech fields an sanitary
sewer systems, this created fines and surcharges
to the state.
Design no membrane separation
system to reduce chlorides and oils and greases,
system specifications required biological control
element and minimal maintenance by C-Dot employees.
Documented testing results show chloride reduction
of 72-90% and Oils and Greases reductions of 99.9%.
Water clarity exceptional and maintained all criteria's
established by Department of Transportation.
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