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jomor  
#1 Posted : 30 April 2014 14:36:32(UTC)
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jomor

Good afternoon all,
an audit has thrown up deficiencies in the the care being taken of the coolant in two machines. As a result I am looking for recommendations for companies who undertake this work, monitoring, testing etc.
I am aware that suppliers offer this service in some cases, but in this instance the customer does not buy enough to enjoy that service. Please PM if you know of companies in my area, West of Scotland/ Glasgow.
Thank you,

JM
chris.packham  
#2 Posted : 30 April 2014 15:34:07(UTC)
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chris.packham

You have PM
Chris
descarte8  
#3 Posted : 30 April 2014 16:12:53(UTC)
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descarte8

You could always do it inhouse, no special traininer required as such, pH paper for pH and if you want to do the bacterial counts the dip slides come with some quite straight forward instructions. Anything else such as sg or water content may be a bit harder though. Depends what your after.

Des
chris.packham  
#4 Posted : 30 April 2014 16:59:25(UTC)
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chris.packham

Just use a refractometer to monitor coolant strength. Not difficult at all.
I would also use a simple, relatively inexpensive pH meter. It may not be as accurate as the more expensive tools, but I have found it adequate to monitor coolant pH trend, which is what we are really concerned with.
simplesafety  
#5 Posted : 01 May 2014 08:39:23(UTC)
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simplesafety

We do it all inhouse - P.H, concentration, dip slide and annual flush, very simple tasks that the operatives carry out.
jomor  
#6 Posted : 01 May 2014 09:12:06(UTC)
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jomor

Thank you to all who replied. I take the point that it is not as complicated as it first appeared.
We'll go ahead and get the gear and go from there.

Thanks

JM
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