How to Optimize Your Water Treatment Program with TowerPulse™
- Suzanne Matulis
- Sep 15
- 2 min read
Linking chemical treatment decisions to measurable tower performance
Water treatment is essential to cooling tower reliability—but most programs operate in a vacuum. Chemicals are dosed, cycles are adjusted, and cleanings are scheduled… but how do you know if it’s working?
That’s where TowerPulse™ comes in.
While it doesn’t monitor water chemistry directly, TowerPulse™ continuously tracks your cooling tower’s thermal performance—the true measure of system health. With this visibility, operators can finally correlate treatment actions to real operational outcomes.
The Challenge: Treatment Without Feedback
Traditional water treatment programs rely on:
Lab tests and grab samples (pH, ORP, hardness, etc.)
Time-based chemical dosing or rules of thumb
Corrective actions taken after issues like scaling or biofouling appear
But these data points often fail to capture the big picture: is the tower actually performing better?
Without system-level feedback, operators often overtreat “just in case,” or miss subtle signs of fouling until efficiency drops.
The TowerPulse™ Difference: Performance-Based Feedback
TowerPulse™ measures:
Thermal performance (approach temperature, ΔT, efficiency)
Fan and pump energy trends
Evaporation and blowdown estimates
This allows you to see the effect of water treatment changes in real time, using what matters most: system performance.
Use Cases: What You Can Do With TowerPulse™
1. Validate Treatment Effectiveness
Introduce a new chemical formulation? Raise or lower cycle limits?
TowerPulse™ shows whether those actions led to improved heat rejection, lower approach temperatures, or smoother energy curves.
2. Catch Early Signs of Scaling or Biofouling
Sudden drops in thermal performance (even if invisible to the eye) may indicate under-treatment, poor mixing, or local deposition—giving you time to act early.
3. Avoid Overtreatment
If thermal performance is steady over time, even with lower chemical feed, you may be able to dial back dosing safely—saving on chemicals and blowdown volume.
4. Improve Treatment Vendor Accountability
Use objective system-level data to guide conversations with your water treatment provider. Align on measurable outcomes, not just chemical ppm.
Why This Matters
Your cooling tower’s job is to remove heat efficiently and reliably. All water treatment efforts—no matter how precise—should support that outcome. TowerPulse™ gives you the visibility to close the loop between chemical strategy and real-world performance.
Think of it as a dashboard that answers:
“Are we really cooling better because of this change?”
Take Control of Your Treatment Strategy
Water treatment is a critical lever—but it needs performance feedback to be truly optimized. TowerPulse™ provides that missing link, giving operators, facility managers, and sustainability leads the confidence that treatment actions are delivering real results.
Want to see how TowerPulse™ can strengthen your water treatment program? Contact Infinite Cooling for a live demo or facility pilot.