March Technical Session - Commercial Water Softening
March 20, 2024
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
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Backwood Brewing
231 NW 11th Ave,
Portland, OR 97209
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Hello Plumbing Enthusiasts!
Join us for a lively lunch with our friends from Minnesota coming to tell us all about water softening! See you there!
Commercial Water Softening Systems & Applications
- Basic water chemistry: Ions
- How hard water forms and its effects
- How a water softener works (the basics of ion exchange and regeneration)
- Key softening system components
- Multi-tank systems
- Brine reclamation
- Flow rates, pressure losses, and low flow issues
- Sizing a commercial water softener (with several sizing examples)
- A brief overview of the WCC Commercial Softener product lineup
The lucky lad who's going to be imparting all of this wonderful info to us is Andy Paulsen:

Andrew is national sales manager for Water Control Corporation. An alumni of Mankato State University, Andy has many years of industry experience working as a pipe fitter, project estimator/manager and product technical specialist. Andy has worked on the design, construction, installation, and commissioning of hundreds of commercial water treatment systems including softening, high purity water, filtration, disinfection and water reclaim equipment. Water Control is a 50-year-old industry leading manufacturer with thousands of water treatment systems installed nationwide. Currently, they are very active in legionella and pathogen control, water reclamation systems (rainwater, graywater, condensate, etc.) and high purity water systems (reverse osmosis and deionized water) for commercial, industrial, and institutional applications.
An ASPE CEU is available for attendees.
Tickets
$0.00 Member Registration
$0.00 Student Member Registration
$0.00 Non-Member Registration

