Water quality in finished water storage facilities is one of the most important issues facing water utilities. Low turnover, poor mixing and short-circuiting within distribution storage tanks can result in water quality problems such as:
• loss of disinfectant residual,
• bacterial re-growth,
• nitrification in chlorinated systems,
• biofilm growth,
• changes in taste & smell of water.

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TMS have been fitted to all matter of storage systems, including ground-level, elevated and standpipes of all sizes and dimensions.  Extensive computer modeling and customer feedback provide us with a database of information and experience from which to design systems. 

Read more about Tideflex Mixing Systems.

The Tideflex Mixing System (TMS) is a cost-effective solution that can be easily installed in new or existing tanks and reservoirs.

Eliminate short-circuiting
Short-circuiting is most severe with common inlet/outlet pipes or when the inlet and outlet are in close proximity to one another. The last water put into the tank is the first water that is drawn out (last-in, first-out). Stagnant areas develop outside this area of influence and the water there can be days/weeks old.

Locating inlet and outlet pipes at opposite sides of the tank will mitigate short-circuiting. Prior to the TMS, this meant installing two separate pipes and two tank penetrations, a valve vault outside of the tank, extra isolation, check valves, etc.

The TMS achieves inlet/outlet separation with a single manifold pipe installed inside the reservoir. Two sets of Tideflex Check Valves located on opposite ends of the manifold function as inlets and outlets.

Tideflex Check Valves are all-rubber/fabric matrix and have no mechanical parts. They require no external energy source and operate solely on differential pressure so the tank fills and draws based on distribution system and tank head without any energy source.