Let’s face it – in every business, price is an issue that customers can use to delay, defer or cancel purchases. OK, maybe if you’re selling Ferraris, it’s a smaller issue, but for those of us in the real world…
Author: Lloyd Brown
Autumn Transitions for Cooling Towers and Boilers
The days are shorter, the temperatures are dropping (even in Arizona & Texas) and fall is upon us. For water treaters in any part of the country, seasonal change means some cooling towers will either run less frequently or be…
This Just In…
We are so excited to show you our Model 3175 Controller, be sure to see it at the AWT show this week in Providence RI. If you are in New England it will be worth your while to visit booth…
Come See Us in September!
Yes! Finally an in-person event– the AWT 2021 show in Providence, RI, September 22-24. As a AWT Convention Exhibitor, Lakewood is thrilled to reveal the new Model 3175 Controller. See it for yourself, we will have several units there for…
Improved Controller Quick Start Guides
Lakewood Instruments has recently upgraded our controller quick start guides – simple documents to get you up and running with new controllers. These guides contain easy to follow, color diagrams of step by step procedures on wiring, plumbing, and overall…
Boiler Lay Up Procedures
It’s finally spring! Your customers may lay up their boilers for the season, and you should know what’s important for the automation equipment as well as the entire system. Boiler lay up procedures are easy – here are some quick…
CT Controller Selection Guide
When your customer is ready to add automation or upgrade their cooling tower controller, use our CT Controller Selection Guide to pick the best choice. Even if you have a “favorite” controller that you love, a simple run-through of your…
Boiler Water Treatment Automation Options
Lakewood Instruments boiler controllers give you great flexibility in operation schemes. You can choose from three boiler water treatment automation control schemes: Continuous Sample – a steady, small blowdown that substantially increases via setpoint control. Sample/Cycle – a periodic cycle…
When the conductivity reads “0”
For our Model 1575e and Model 140 controllers, we get calls with this status fairly often. Cooling tower conductivity sensor troubleshooting is something we do every day. In the end, most of the time you just need to initialize the…
Cycles of Concentration Control
One of the blowdown control strategies available on the 1575e & NexSys platforms is “Cycles of Concentration.” We get many questions regarding how it works. In simple terms, it represents how long fresh make-up water can be circulated in the…