AHR Expo in Chicago

The American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHAE) “AHR Expo” in Chicago this year turned out to be a record breaker for attendance. Over 62,000 visitors from over 140 were in attendance for the 2015 Annual Meeting, according to ASHAE. A consolidation between ASHRAE and the Indoor Air Quality Association was also finalized by both organizations at the conference.
We had a great time – a special thanks goes out to all of the great people we talked with. Many were genuinely interested in how our water level controllers could upgrade and modernize their systems, and we had many conversations with both contactors and OEMs, several of whom we are already talking with further.
It was a pretty cold visit to Chicago this year, but we had a good time there. We did get a bit tired walking around the conference and one day even braved the cold on foot back to the hotel, but a cab was the proper way to travel in that weather. At nights we were on a quest to find the best Italian food and even had several different kinds of pizza at three different restaurants. Our favorite food on this visit turned out to be at a place called Tuscany.
Next we are off to the Cooling Technology Institute’s Annual Conference in New Orleans, where we hope to see many old and, hopefully, some new, friends.
–Bill S.

Lift Stations Explained

A lift station is a system that moves any sort of clear water or wastewater from a lower elevation to a higher elevation. It begins as a wet well – a large underground pit that gravity pipelines feed into. When there is a determined amount of water or sewage in the wet well, an electronic or float switch will activate a centrifugal pump that sends the contents elsewhere. In sewage situations, the lift station will carry sewage to a treatment center.

It’s often found that wet wells contain multiple pumps in order to handle various flows throughout the day. Secondary underground rooms where technicians can safely enter and service pumps and monitoring systems are known as dry wells, and are typically found near the wet well. If a level switch or pump were to fail for whatever reason, the contents can overflow. Regardless of clearwater or wastewater, this often results in property damage and/or physical injury.

Waterline Controls offers the WLC7000-9100 series for accurate and reliable level control. The WLC sensor is made of stainless steel probes that are low voltage and low current, and will not plate, foul, or degrade in clearwater or wastewater. The functions offered include pump on and off for two different pumps, a high alarm, and power loss indication. They can alternate between two pumps to ensure that both pumps are used equally, and a visible/audible alarm is optional. Lift Station controls and sensors have some specific reqirements you can explore more in depth here.

Waterline Controls Acquires Trademark

After six years of waiting, Waterline Controls has finally received its trademark. When System Dynamics, Inc was developing Waterline Controls back in October of 2008, President Bill Seneff applied for a trademark of the name “Waterline Controls” to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). After almost ten months of processing, the trademark request was denied. During five years of growing Waterline Controls business into the product line it is today, Bill Seneff had the Waterline Controls’ logo created and developed the WLC Level Controllers into a popular and recognizable brand. In August of 2013, both Waterline Controls’ name and logo were resubmitted for review by USPTO. There was no opposition, and the trademarks were officially registered on August 19th, 2014. You can find both the logo and the name trademarked at www.uspto.gov under their registration numbers 4587419 and 4587400 respectively.

New Catalog Release!

Due to an interest in physical literature from both new and existing customers across the country, Waterline Controls shows its dedication to clientele by developing a new product catalog. This blue booklet contains product information for all applications, including cooling towers, well water holding tanks, boilers, fire protection, sumps, commercial pools and fountains, sewage, and wastewater treatment.
Inside each catalog you will find high-resolution prints of the information sheets we provide online. These information sheets offer the product’s description, functions, design, and drawings. Included with the catalog is a flash drive that has .pdf versions of the printed documents, as well as AutoCAD drawings for each of our products. This is the first release of the DWG files.
Waterline Controls is proud to have been a paperless company and assist the economical efforts to conserve paper. If there are applications that you are not interested in, you can request custom catalogs that are built for your interests and needs in an effort to reduce paper consumption. These catalogs are currently in limited supply, so call today to ensure you receive your Waterline Controls catalog!