Commercial Water Softening Customer
Commercial Water Softening at Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites
Lewisville, Texas
Problem
Holiday Inn replaced 2 sets of re-circulation pumps for their boiler within 2 years, consequently costing them a total of $3000. These pumps continuously circulate hot water throughout the large hotel. Since hot water can accelerates scale build-up, hard water was causing equipment malfunction and damage. Gene Smith, our contact with Holiday Inn was familiar with Culligan, since it is a well-known brand and called us to see if we could solve his problem.
Solution
Prevent scale build-up through water softening.
Water Softening Equipment Installed
- Side-Mount Water Softeners
Result
- This customer has experienced extensive benefits beyond the solution to the original problem.
- “At current gas price levels of $1.00/therm, it costs us about $95 to heat 10,000 gallons of water. Without our water Softening equipment this would be in the range of $119,” contends Gene Smith.
- Monthly calculated savings of $720 which more than pays for Holiday Inn’s investment in the commercial water treatment equipment and its salt requirement in less than 1-1/2 years.
- Annual savings of 29% in fuel operating cost for hot water. In addition, saving significant amounts of money by keeping their boilers scale free.
- Although occupancy has increased 18% over the past 2 years, linen purchases have decreased 19%.
- Detergent usage in the laundry was reduced by 32%
- Linens look and feel better
- Reduced spotting and scaling keeps their property looking sharp
- No more need to use CLR (acid used to break scale/lime) to clean their showers.
- Reduction of cleaning time by about 4%
- They have not installed a replacement pump since the commercial water softeners were installed, over two years ago.
Culligan Advantages
- Water analysis performed.
- Sales representative provided research papers on energy savings from New Mexico State University and WQA (Water Quality Association).
- Sales representative used a consultative sales approach to thoroughly understand the customer’s needs, assess the situation and provide on appropriate commercial water treatment solution.
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