Michigan Utilities Choose Co-Precipitation Arsenic Removal

by Rick Mann 
Tonka Equipment Company

There are several Best Available Technologies (BAT) for arsenic removal from potable water, and after careful consideration of the advantages and disadvantages of each, many Michigan water utilities have chosen Oxidation/Filtration, specifically in the form of Iron Co-Precipitation Filtration. Recently, Tonka has provided systems for Michigan communities that treat over 50 million gallons of water per day.

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Airwash Blowers Operating Tips

by Dave Mielke
Field Service, Tonka Equipment Company


Moisture in your airwash blower?  This is the Number 1 cause of blower failure. 


The Sutorbilt or Turbotron blowers used by Tonka are large volume air supply blowers with pressure under 7 psi. These blowers are designed to run 24/7; however, when used as an airwash blower for the Simul-Wash™ cycle, their cycle duty is very infrequent and poses a different maintenance schedule.  The Tonka airwash blower is always started and stopped "dead headed" to  prevent water migration to the blower unit. 


The following simple maintenance rules should provide you with many years of trouble free operation of your airwash blower: