Gas vs. Bleach: Why Bleach is NOT the Safer Choice
Chlorine is the most economical and effective method of disinfecting potable water. Additionally, both the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) requires 2-5 parts per million (ppm) chlorine residual in potable water systems to ensure safe drinking water. The form of chlorine that is safest to use is a subject […]
Read More→The Vital Role of Chlorination in Ensuring Safe Drinking Water
In our daily lives, access to safe and clean drinking water is something most of us take for granted. It flows effortlessly from our taps, a testament to modern engineering and public health practices that keep harmful contaminants at bay. Among the critical methods for the safety of our drinking water is chlorination. Chlorination plays […]
Read More→Bleach vs Gas Chlorination: Choosing the Best Method for Water Disinfection Treatment
When it comes to ensuring safe and clean water, wastewater and water treatment plants have multiple options. Leading these options today, are gas and bleach chlorination. With multiple options, it is important to truly understand the pros and cons of each option. Difference Between Gas and Bleach Chlorination Chlorination is the process of adding chlorine […]
Read More→SUPERIOR® CHLOR-CLEAR
A few years ago, a distributor came to me. He was involved in a lot of irrigation, used a lot of ton containers out in the field, and he used ton container adapters with his chlorinators. He said one of the problems he had was the fact they were using so many ton containers, and […]
Read More→Vision Innovation Science
Part II of our interview with Howard Specker, President and founder of Chemical Injection Technologies, Inc.: What changes have you seen in the industry, over the years? Many, many changes. The interesting thing in this industry, is that changes are slow to come, then there will be a major change, then not much going on for a […]
Read More→At The Start Of It All
Inside an interview with Howard Specker, President and founder of Chemical Injection Technologies, Inc.: Back in the day… Well, I started in this industry back in 1969 with a job at Capital Controls Company, up in Colmar Pennsylvania. They were manufacturers of gas chlorination equipment. The man who started that company, Jim Haskett, he had invented […]
Read More→Pressure Gauge Becomes System Hero
Troubleshoot With Pressure Gauges After almost 50 years in the chlorination industry I still see a number of installations at which some operational problem arises, either at startup or even years down the line, and we get a call to troubleshoot the situation. Upon asking a few questions about the hydraulic conditions under which the ejector is […]
Read More→CIT And SUPERIOR Get Lean
No, Chemical Injection Technologies (CIT) is not going on a diet. CIT is joining many forward thinking high-tech organizations in “Lean,” a proactive, evolutionary approach to manufacturing. “Lean” manufacturing actually started in the 1920’s with Henry Ford’s creation of the assembly line method of building automobiles. Lean has developed into a methodology employed by many […]
Read More→Truth About Gas Chlorination Safety
CIT’s President, Howard Specker, wrote an amazing article about chlorine gas safety over at wateronline.com. Check out a preview of the article below. Remember when “Little Old Lady” Clara Peller rolled up to the drive-through window of Big Bun and asked “Where’s the beef?” She was asking a literal question, but also making a figurative statement. […]
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