Many businesses rely on cooling towers to perform vital services such as air conditioning, manufacturing and electric power generation. But cooling towers also pose several problems in their upkeep that closed systems lack. Chemical control of the water in the cooling tower is critical to your cooling system and the tower’s integrity. Poor pH balance or lackadaisical #coolingtower #pHcontrol could result in expensive damage or contamination to your system. Understanding why cooling towers are a prime source of contamination for the system and how to correct problems will help you preserve your system and protect it from harm. Imbalances in cooling tower pH occur because fresh water is composed of more than just oxygen and hydrogen. Minerals dissolved in the water play a significant role in changing the pH of the cooling tower’s water. These minerals can collect and create scale. #Incoolingtowers the main mineral accumulation is c...