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CT Controller Selection Guide

Posted on: April 2, 2021 April 2, 2021 Written by: Lloyd Brown Comments: 0
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…
Continue reading “CT Controller Selection Guide”…
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Boiler Water Treatment Automation Options

Posted on: March 9, 2021 March 9, 2021 Written by: Lloyd Brown Comments: 0
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…
Continue reading “Boiler Water Treatment Automation Options”…
When the conductivity reads “0”

When the conductivity reads “0”

Posted on: February 5, 2021 February 8, 2021 Written by: Lloyd Brown Comments: 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…
Continue reading “When the conductivity reads “0””…
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Cycles of Concentration Control

Posted on: January 13, 2021 January 13, 2021 Written by: Lloyd Brown Comments: 0
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…
Continue reading “Cycles of Concentration Control”…
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Is Your Boiler Conductivity Sensor Working?

Posted on: December 2, 2020 December 3, 2020 Written by: Lloyd Brown Comments: 0
What do you do when your boiler conductivity sensor is not giving you the right reading? There are a few simple things you can check to determine whether your sensor is the problem or if something else is going on.…
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Fuses – What You Need to Know

Posted on: November 11, 2020 November 13, 2020 Written by: Lloyd Brown Comments: 0
There are two fuses in Lakewood 1500 series controllers. One is a 100mA, 250VAC Slow-Blow fuse. The other is a Fast-Blow 10A, 250VAC fuse. This article will discuss why they can blow and how you can troubleshoot the source of…
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Seasonal Maintenance for Cooling Tower Automation

Posted on: October 28, 2020 October 29, 2020 Written by: Lloyd Brown Comments: 0
Depending on where you are in North America, the seasons are definitely changing. While we are all experiencing shorter daylight hours, some are going from dozens of consecutive days over 100F to highs in the “comfortable” 90’s. Others are waking…
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Understanding Alarms from 1575e Controllers

Posted on: October 23, 2020 October 23, 2020 Written by: Lloyd Brown Comments: 0
Model 1575e controllers are versatile and compact, and they can display various alarms based on how you set them up. This article outlines the alarms, what they mean, and what you can do about them. If you have a Model…
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Choose Your Boiler Controller

Posted on: October 12, 2020 January 28, 2021 Written by: Lloyd Brown Comments: 0
Need a controller for a new boiler installation? Time for a refresh or upgrade? Here is the easy comparison to help you through Lakewood’s choices for Boiler applications. For boilers, we have three choices: Model 150, Model 1575e, and Nexys…
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Value

Posted on: September 15, 2020 October 28, 2020 Written by: Lloyd Brown Comments: 0
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02 Apr

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…
Continue reading “CT Controller Selection Guide”…
09 Mar

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…
Continue reading “Boiler Water Treatment Automation Options”…
05 Feb

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…
Continue reading “When the conductivity reads “0””…
13 Jan

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…
Continue reading “Cycles of Concentration Control”…

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Recent Posts

02 Apr

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…
Continue reading “CT Controller Selection Guide”…
09 Mar

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…
Continue reading “Boiler Water Treatment Automation Options”…
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