What locations does AMC serve?

AMC provides cooling tower cleaning and commercial water system cleaning and disinfections services along the entire East Coast corridor. We have base operations in Connecticut, New Jersey and Florida with crews travelling along the entire east coast. AMC operates 20-30 separate crews everyday.

What can I do to ensure proper maintenance of my cooling towers in between professional cleanings?

There are steps that you can take in between your regularly scheduled tower cleanings to ensure efficient operations. The CDC has a great toolkit of recommendations for maintaining in-building facilities to mitigate healthy hazards and maximize operations.

How often should I have my cooling towers cleaned?

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) recommends cleaning towers be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected twice a year - before the start of the cooling season and after shutdown in the fall.

What safety measures does AMC take?

AMC Services maintains the highest industry safety standards and follows all OSHA protocols (lock out/ tag out, containment, proper use of recommended equipment, respiratory protection, personal protective equipment (PPE) and other safety measures). The safety of our clients and employees is always our number one priority.

What is Legionnaires Disease?

Legionnaires’ disease (LEE-juh-nares) is caused by a type of bacteria called Legionella. The bacteria got its name in 1976, when many people who went to a Philadelphia convention of the American Legion suffered from an outbreak of this disease, a type of pneumonia (lung infection). In 2016, Health departments reported about 6,100 Legionnaires’ disease in the U.S. However, many infections are not diagnosed or reported, so this number may be higher.

The Legionella bacteria are found naturally in the environment, usually in water. The bacteria grow best in warm water, like the kind found in hot tubs, cooling towers, hot water tanks and large plumbing systems.

People get Legionnaires’ disease when they breathe in a mist or vapor (small droplets of water in the air) that has been contaminated with the bacteria. One example might be from breathing in the steam from a whirlpool spa that has not been properly cleaned and disinfected. Other outbreaks have been linked to aerosol sources in the community, or with cruise ships and hotels, with the most likely sources being whirlpool spas cooling towers and water used for drinking and bathing.

Read the CDC recommendations for implementing a water program to prevent Legionnaires Disease in commercial facilities.