The increase in salinity levels began to affect small appliances, while the industry also remains compromised.
The water crisis continues to leave sequelae, not only in the field of production and industry, but also in Uruguayan homes where cases of broken water heaters have increased due to the presence of higher levels of chloride and sodium in the tap water in the metropolitan area and Montevideo.
The lack of water is not only causing consequences in the consumption of drinking water for citizens, but also household appliances for private use are affected. The manager of Hogar Montevideo, Mario Arismendi, He told the press that in the last two months the claims for technical services for breaks in water heaters, both gas and electricity, have increased considerably. As explained by the manager of the company, there are puncture cases even on devices that are still under warranty.
Arismendi, advised his clients that, at bath timeunplug the appliances to avoid possible problems with electrical resistance. In this sense, plumbers are also in high demand today because in many Montevidean homes there are pipes clogged due to excess salinity in the water.
Production also affected
The Chamber of Industries of Uruguay (CIU) presented a survey on the use of water in production processes by the national industry, which showed that 69% of the companies that use OSE water do not have an alternative plan in the next two weeks due to restrictions in the supply of water or supply cuts.
In turn, the survey revealed that 78% of these companies that do not have an alternative plan they should suspend their production in case of an affectation in the OSE water supply. On the other hand, 31% affirmed that they did have an alternative, and 76% said that they could substitute at least 50% of the service provided by the state company.
Of the total 153 responses received to prepare the report, a portion that represents 10% of formal industrial employment in the country, 58% of the companies reported that they do use OSE water in their production processes. 62% of them also expressed that the increase in salinity in the fluid has affected the quality of production or damaged equipment and machinery.
Source: Ambito
