Water & Fuel-Tank Treatment for Mining in Namibia

Because the sheet’s phrase — “closed cooling systems caterpillars & other heavy earth moving equipment” — describes a fleet problem: mixed metals, shared workshops, rotating operators, and coolant topped up by whoever is nearest. CCW 5 fleet-wide means one inhibitor, one visual check (its built-in indicator colours the coolant), one stores line — and no machine quietly running unprotected because its “special” coolant ran out. Standardisation is the protection.

Because everything on the site drinks from the same tanks: haul trucks, generators, pumps and light vehicles all fill from bulk storage that Namibian heat cycles load with condensation daily. Chemicide No 7 dosed against deliveries keeps the fuel–water interface sterile, and the standby generators deserve special mention — they stand for months in exactly the conditions microbial growth loves, then must run flawlessly during a power event. Dose the storage, log it, change standby-set filters after the first treatment.

Chlorination sized to the system — Sypo where dosing routines exist, Clearon granules where simplicity wins — and, the part audits check, a logged daily verification of the residual. A mining camp is legally a small town; its water record is inspected like one. The routine is deliberately simple because it must survive crew rotation: dose, test, write it down, every day including Sundays.

Whoever owns the bulk tanks — because that is where Chemicide No 7 does its work, protecting every generator, pump and haul truck downstream of the fill point. Site generators deserve special mention: they run standby for months, which is exactly the standing-fuel condition microbial growth loves, and a generator that fails on filters during a power event is a mine-stopping incident. Dose the storage, log it against deliveries, change standby-set filters after the first treatment.