Heat Transfer Fluids

Propylene glycol is essentially “non-toxic” and can come in various grades including industrial grade (PGI) and United States Pharmacopeia (PG USP).

Heat transfer fluid ingredients that meet FDA guidelines can be labelled as “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS).

SAFE-T-THERM® is our proprietary inhibited propylene glycol heat transfer fluid product line.Read More

Ethylene glycol is less viscous and provides slightly better heat transfer properties than propylene glycol.

Inhibited ethylene glycol is generally less expensive than inhibited propylene glycol, but is not acceptable in applications where there may be potential contact with food or potables.

Houghton Chemical formulates the WINTREX® product line, using ethylene glycol, in order to meet the needs of the HVAC-R industry.Read More

Geothermal heating systems utilize the latent heat energy of the earth in order to conserve the power used to cool and heat residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.

Geothermal fluid is used to transfer this energy from the earth’s crust to the surface.

Geothermal fluid is typically formulated from either inhibited propylene glycol (hyperlink this to inhibited propylene glycol) or inhibited ethyl alcohol.

The Houghton Chemical GeoSafe® and SAFE-T-THERM® product lines play a key part in the geothermal process by supporting geothermal applications.Read More

To maintain corrosion and freeze protection in customer systems, Houghton offers comprehensive heat transfer fluid analysis.

Glycol analysis, performed by our laboratory, is free for systems containing 250 gallons or more of our product.

Typically performed after initial installation and annually thereafter, the analysis includes: freeze point, pH, reserve alkalinity, glycol type, visual analysis and recommendations.

This testing will help determine the condition of your system and heat transfer fluid.

Our laboratory technicians can make recommendations such as heat transfer fluid replacement, addition of a re-inhibitor package, or system cleaning.Read More

Houghton Chemical blends corrosion inhibitor packages into our heat transfer fluids to protect multi-metal systems from corrosion and minimize the accumulation of insulating scale on your heat transfer system surfaces.

Inhibitors deplete as they protect systems through years of service and varying service conditions.

Testing your fluid in a laboratory can determine the effectiveness of your current heat transfer product.

It is possible to add a re-inhibitor package to boost depleting inhibitors.

SAFE-T-THERM® and WINTREX® re-inhibitor packages are available through Houghton Chemical.

Our advanced chemical transport service is available for drum, tote or bulk deliveries.

We have the ability to deliver glycol to systems requiring multiple tanker trucks.

Houghton Chemical maintains our own fleet of trucks and experienced drivers.

When we outsource, we use carriers offering the same level of quality and service as our own fleet.