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The Difference Between Pretreatment and Treatment
Dec 24, 2025
Pretreatment and treatment are often lumped together, but they serve very different roles in industrial water systems. Confusing the two leads to poor performance,...
Why Your RO Sanitation Won’t Hold Residual
Dec 23, 2025
If your RO system won’t maintain a sanitizer residual, the issue is rarely the chemical itself. Loss of residual points to system demand exceeding sanitizer capacity,...
How to Diagnose Membrane Scaling vs. Fouling
Dec 20, 2025
Reverse osmosis (RO) membranes lose performance for two main reasons: scaling or fouling. While the symptoms may look similar, the corrective actions are very...
3 Ways to Reduce Costs and Downtime
Mar 10, 2025
Why Proactive Water Treatment is Useful Water Treatment is important for many industrial processes, but maintaining consistent, high-quality water treatment can be...
3 Key Considerations for Selecting a Cooling Tower Water Treatment Program
Mar 10, 2025
Cooling Tower water Treatment ProgramsWhen selecting a cooling tower water treatment program, there are several factors and considerations to keep in mind. Here are...
Filming Amines
Mar 9, 2025
Filming Amines for Water Treatment Filming amines, also sometimes referred to as film-forming amines, or polyamines, are a category of products for boilers,...
Custom Water Systems
Mar 9, 2025
Custom Systems for Industrial Water Water is a key component in manufacturing and other industrial processes, and it is often necessary to meet certain requirements or...
Industrial Water Filtration
Mar 9, 2025
Industrial Water Filtration Industrial Water filtration is any process which removes or reduces impurities from water in order to achieve a more pure water. By...
Mine Water Treatment
Mar 9, 2025
Treating Mine Water Fact Water offers a wide range of engineering solutions and treatment service options to the mining industry. Including standard water treatment...
Membrane Filtration
Mar 9, 2025
What is Membrane Filtration?Membrane filtration is a process that uses semi-permeable membranes to separate unwanted substances from water, based on their size and...
The Price of Poor Treatment: Boiler Facts
Feb 11, 2025
Treating Boiler WaterWhen it comes to industrial operations, boilers are the unsung heroes, tirelessly working behind the scenes. But here’s the harsh truth: neglecting...
Purified Tannins
Feb 10, 2025
Purified Tannins for Better Boiler Water Treatment Increase boiler efficiency to bring down overall costs Remove ScaleProtect Against CorrosionImprove Overall...
Jar Testing
Feb 4, 2025
What is Jar Testing? A jar test is a small scale, benchtop procedure designed to test different chemical treatments on raw water to determine the most effective...
Chemical Inventory Management
Feb 4, 2025
Chemical Inventory Management with Remote Monitoring and Hands-Free Delivery Efficiency and safety are highly important when it comes to managing chemical inventories....
Water Beyond Earth
Feb 4, 2025
Is There Water Outside of Earth?In short: yes!Water exists in solid, liquid, and vapor forms beyond Earth, and even within our very own solar system. From the icy poles...
From Summit to Stream
Jan 29, 2025
About the Author: Jeremy Glanzer is the Marketing Director at FACT Water Co., where he leads a talented team in executing innovative campaigns that drive brand...
Clearcut
Jan 29, 2025
About the Author:Conor Parrish is the Director of Business Development for FCT Water but swears he is “not big on titles” at least not as it pertains to his career. A...
Into Water
Jan 29, 2025
About the Author: Danielle is the self-proclaimed FCT Hand of the King for all those Game of Thrones lovers out there. She has a legal background but enjoys the...
Biological Growth in Water
Jan 28, 2025
Biological Growth in Water Water can be a breeding ground for bacteria, viruses, and other micro-organisms. Depending on water make-up and other factors like...
Water Fouling
Jan 28, 2025
What is Water Fouling? The terms ‘fouling’ or ‘water fouling’ are general terms used to describe the presence or accumulation of unwanted material in water or on a...
Corrosion control water treatment
Jan 27, 2025
Corrosion and Water Treatment Corrosion control water treatment is a type of water treatment designed to protect parts of water-based applications from corroding....
Water Scale
Jan 27, 2025
What is Water Scale? Water can contain a variety of dissolved substances, including minerals like calcium and magnesium, which given time and the correct conditions,...
Service Deionization: Ultra-Pure Water, Delivered
Jan 27, 2025
What is Deionization? Deionization is a chemical process that removes mineral ions (electrically charged particles) from water, including calcium, magnesium, sodium,...
Weather Disasters and Water
Jan 17, 2025
Weather Disasters and How they can Affect Water A few months ago, the American Southeast was battered by hurricanes Helene and Milton. Communities in coastal states...
RO vs. DI – Which is Right for You?
Jan 9, 2025
Water purity is essential for countless applications, with many options available for achieving the right level of purity. Among the methods available, Reverse Osmosis...
ANSI/AAMI ST108 – What You Need to Know
Nov 20, 2024
What is ANSI/AAMI ST108?The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), an organization accredited by the American National Standards Institute...
Jar Testing – A Case Study
Nov 18, 2024
Recently, Fact Water engineers performed a jar test for a cheese manufacturing facility to determine the effectiveness of the company’s current wastewater treatment...
3 Common Boiler Mistakes you can Fix Today
Sep 10, 2024
Water Treatment is important for many industrial processes and applications, including boilers. Poorly treated water can lead to many problems and inefficiencies in the long run. Check out the three common mistakes listed below and avoid them to keep your boilers healthy.
Understanding Legionella Management and ASHRAE 188
Sep 10, 2024
ASHRAE 188 is a standard created in 2015 which outlines the importance of a water management plan for preventing the growth and spread of Legionella. Proper water treatment can prevent the spread of a potentially deadly disease.
Common Water Treatment Issues
Sep 10, 2024
Whether you utilize steam boilers, make use of cooling towers, need deionized water or something else, water treatment is an important part of making sure your business runs smoothly and efficiently.
Cooling Water Treatment
Aug 29, 2024
Cooling tower water treatment is a valuable form of industrial water treatment which is necessary for any facility or company that utilizes cooling towers and cooling water.