ZRD - Marine Descaler

Marine Descaler

ZRD supplied descaler is specifically designed to dissolve the toughest water scale, lime, mud, and rust deposits from virtually any piece of water based equipment. This powerful, yet totally safe, liquid is non-toxic, non-flammable, non-hazardous, non-corrosive and biodegradable; so it will not harm your personnel, equipment or the environment!

Water scale deposits are a significant cause of heat transfer loss, along with the subsequent increase in energy costs. In fact, even a thin layer of scale (1/32") can cause a 30% increase in the cost to operate that piece of equipment. Keeping the cooling passages free of mineral deposits significantly improves efficiency, conserves energy, extends the useful life of the equipment, and saves time & money.

Traditional methods of cleaning (mechanical brushing, harsh acids, and high pressure water) have significant disadvantages, including safety concerns, equipment damage, and environmental concerns. Using these outdated methods can lead to a wasteful, inefficient operation. The ZRD supplied descaler is utilized by circulating this revolutionary solution throughout the fouled water passages via a simple pump. There is no need for labor intensive dismantling of the equipment. Some equipment may be cleaned while it is in operation without the necessity of a shutdown. It is very fast too. Depending on the severity of the accumullated material, most cleaning applications are completed within a 10 minute to 4 hour period!

Starting from the top, are before and after views of a typical raw water heat exchanger showing the resultant scale removal. Below that is a section of plastic cooling tower completely encrusted in scale. The descaler solution dissolved the scale in this tower in less than 2 hours. Below that is a raw water filter supplying sea water to an air conditioning system. In the bottom left picture you will see the raw water filter behind a plastic tub containing the circulating Descaler. Notice 3 barnicles inside the raw water filter adhered to the clear plastic base. After circulation was complete and the system reopened to circulate fresh sea water, everything cleared up and the barnicles were gone.