Air and Water Chiller Basic

Class
BY PHIL RODIN

Things to check when chiller is not running or is in

alarm

Alarm showing water flow, pumps both chilled and condenser

water types of flow switches

Alarm showing water flow, pumps both chilled and

condenser water types of flow switches

Alarm showing water flow, pumps both chilled and

condenser water types of paddle switches

Alarm showing water flow, pumps both chilled and condenser

water types of electronic flow switches

Electronic flow

switches have probes

Alarm Conditions
High Pressure
1. Low water flow
2. Cooling tower
3. Strainers (locations?)
4. Valves (electric or manual types)
5. The entering and leaving water temp.
6. Approach temp

Alarm conditions

Alarm conditions

Alarm conditions

Alarm conditions
Chilled water flow
1. Pumps
2. Strainers
3. Valves (manual and electric)
4. Flow switches
5. Water temp in and out
6. Approach temp

Alarm conditions
Chilled water flow (cont.)
PRV

What is the oil temperature?

1. Feel the tank or read with inferred.
2. Check control panel
3. Check for power
4. Think out of the box, How can we heat this?

What is the oil temperature?

(cont.)

What is the oil temperature?

(cont.)

Pressure & Temp. Gauges

(electronic)

Pressure & Temp. Gauges

(fluid type)

Chiller Surging
ASK YOURSELF?????
1. Is it a high or low end surge?
2. Are your amps going up or down?
3. The sound?

a. Is it an elephant
b. Is it a grumble

Chiller Surging
(High & Low Surging)
High Surge on Low Pressure Machines
1. Water temp. in and out.
2. Approach
3. Cooling Tower
4. Purge
5. Refrigerant levels

Chiller Surging
(High & Low Surging)

Chiller Surging
(High & Low Surging)

Chiller Surging
(High & Low Surging)

Chiller Surging
(High & Low Surging)

Chiller Surging
(capacity control)

Chiller Capacity Control

Low End Surge

1. Water temp. In and out
2. Approach Temp.
3. Water pressure
4. Refrigerant levels

Low End Surge

Low End Surge

Transducers & Sensors Types

Transducers & Sensors Types

Panel Codes
Carrier code 1111
2. York code 9675 aka YORK
3. Trane code ++--++ (different combinations)
1.

Hows the Chiller Running?

Is the chiller running in local?
Is the chiller running in EMS?
Are the pumps running?
Are the valves open?
Hand off Auto (Think before going to hand)

Cavitation of Pumps
1. Strainers
2. Water pressures
3. Couplings
4. Valves
5. Primary or Secondary Loop

Questions
(There is no such thing as a dumb question)