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Top 5 Reasons HVAC Coils Prematurely

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Publié le 22 mai 2018

1. Coil Plugging: If filters are not changed or your coil cleaned properly in a timely
manner, your coil will actually act as a filter. When dirt builds up on the coil, it will
prevent heat transfer and can cause a 20% to 40% drop in performance. Dirt adds to the
coil resistance and will absolutely cause your coil to fail prematurely.

2. Vibration: When your coil is installed near a moving piece of equipment, vibration can
occur and cause leaks. The area where these leaks occur is very important and will clue
you in to if the problem is vibration. If they are near the tube sheet and look like they are
slicing through the tube, the coils should be isolated from the rest of the system to
prevent vibration from causing damage. One way to combat this is by oversizing the
tubesheet holes, but many manufacturers will not do this. Condenser coils are usually
the most common victims of vibration.

3. Corrosive Environment: This applies to both the air in the environment and inside the
tubes. For instance, if there is something in the air that is corrosive, it will eat away at
the copper tubes whether you have 0.020” wall or 0.049” wall. This is very common in
areas where there may be salt in the air. To keep the costs down from going to a stainless
steel or cupro-nickel coil, we usually suggest coating the coil. Coatings are almost
always within the budget and only add about a week to the lead time. Steam condensate
and untreated water can cause corrosion within the tubes of coils as well. If you have a
steam coil that has failed before the one year warranty, there’s a great chance corrosive
agents are in the steam and it’s eating away at the copper tubes.

4. Freeze-Ups: Most people think that when a coil freezes, the water or condensate laying
in the coil freezes into ice and it expands causing the tubes to bulge and eventually
spring leaks. What really happens is the coil will freeze in multiple areas simultaneously
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burst. These are very easy to spot as the leaks will run the length of the tube rather than
around the tube.

5. System Design: You would be amazed how many coils were never properly designed
for their systems. If there was a problem with design, replacing the coil will only
duplicate the problem. A high percentage of all our projects were because the coil was
built incorrectly or was never designed right in the first place. Sometimes, owners want
to improve performance by adding a couple rows, but don’t consider the air pressure
drop or fluid pressure drop that comes with it.

When dealing with a coil manufacturer, partner up with one who will walk you through the
engineering and explain it along the way. Capital Coil & Air has well over a 50 years of
experience and has seen every issue to make sure your everything from the quote to the
installation go smoothly! Give us a try on your next project! www.capitalcoil.com

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Kelly Sprayberry, P.E. 5 mois

Vice President of Marketing and Product Development Seasons 4, Inc.

What are your thoughts on formicary corrosion? About 10 years ago it seemed like there were
an inordinate amount of claims of leaky coils, the ones we had were sent back to a supplier who
claimed that was the issue. We’ve had very few of any. I can’t help but think it was a bad batch
of copper tubing
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