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Hilton Hotel Portsmouth

Hilton Hotel Portsmouth
Hilton Hotel Portsmouth

Hilton Hotel Portsmouth belonged to one of the most prestigious hotel chains in the world. The hotel with 120 bedrooms had major problems regarding its 25-year-old central heating and domestic hot water pipework systems becoming partially blocked with internal corrosion. The facility needed to flush out to solve the issues, such as deteriorated heat exchanger efficiency. Still, a maintenance manager was very concerned about carrying out a flush-out because it could trigger other problems within the pipes since various types of chemicals had been dosed to those pipelines.

The hotel then installed two Pipetector PT-150DS on six-inch header pipes within the pipelines to protect them from internal corrosion.

Header pipe of the central heating system
Header pipe of the central heating system

After 21 weeks, iron-ion content in the central heating water considerably dropped to 0.292 mg/ℓ from 37.55 mg/ℓ, and the water discoloration also drastically improved from 150 mg/ℓPlatinum-Cobalt Scale to 4 mg/ℓ Platinum-Cobalt Scale. After 22 weeks, iron-ion content further sunk to 0.276mg/ℓ, and the discoloration also improved to 0.7 mg/ℓ Platinum-Cobalt Scale.

After 33 days, iron-ion content in the domestic hot water was drastically reduced to 0.007 mg/ℓ from 5.97 mg/ℓ. It was further reduced to 0.045 mg/ℓ after 78 days. These results are far below the British standard of drinking water quality set at 0.2 mg/ℓ. The improvements in both iron-ion contents and water discoloration mean Pipetector reduced the existing corrosion into magnetite, which does not dissolve in water, and prevented the new formation of internal corrosion. Pipetector will protect inside pipes from any internal corrosion as long as the hotel’s life duration.

After 33 days, Pipetector terminated a moderate number of single-cell bacteria, flagellated protozoa, and ciliated protozoa as Pipetector reduced the internal corrosion that supports any biological organism to thrive.

Installation Summary

NameHilton Hotel Portsmouth
LocationEastern Road Farlington, Portsmouth PO6 1UN, UK
ProfileHotel constructed in 1981 with 120 guest rooms
Installation dateDecember 9, 2005
Installation location,
model and number
6-inch header pipes of central heating and domestic hot water piping,
PT-150DS × 2

Change in Iron-ion Contents in water

Central heating system

Central heating system
Iron (mg/ℓ)Color(mg/ℓ, Pt/Co)Sampled days
37.55150Before installation, December 5, 2005
0.2924After 21 weeks, May 2, 2006
0.2760.7After 22 weeks, May 9, 2006

Domestic hot system

Domestic hot system
Before
Installation
Dec. 5, 2005
After 26 days
Jan. 4, 2006
After 33 days
Jan. 11, 2006
After 78 days
Feb. 25, 2006
British standard of drinking water quality
Iron
(mg/ℓ)
5.97<0.0070.0570.045<0.2

Certificates of water quality testing

Central heating system

Hilton Hotel Portsmouth
Before Installation (Fe Content and Color)
Hilton Hotel Portsmouth
After 21 Weeks (Fe Content)
Hilton Hotel Portsmouth
After 21 Weeks (Color)
Hilton Hotel Portsmouth
After 22 Weeks (Fe Content)
Hilton Hotel Portsmouth
After 22 Weeks (Color)

Domestic hot system

Hilton Hotel Portsmouth
Before Installation (Fe Content)
Hilton Hotel Portsmouth
After 26 Weeks (Fe Content)
Hilton Hotel Portsmouth
After 33 Weeks (Fe Content)
Hilton Hotel Portsmouth
After 78 Weeks (Fe Content)

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