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Air-Cooled Chillers Maintenance & Inspection Checklist

The document provides an air-cooled chiller maintenance and inspection checklist. It begins with an introduction to chillers, explaining that chillers use refrigeration cycles to remove heat from a liquid coolant. It then provides a 13-point checklist for inspecting and maintaining an air-cooled chiller, including checking for leaks, cleaning coils and fans, and lubricating dampers. It recommends inspecting chillers twice a year if only used seasonally and four times a year if used year-round. Regular inspection and maintenance improves chiller efficiency, saves money on utility bills, and extends the life of the system.

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Air-Cooled Chillers Maintenance & Inspection Checklist

The document provides an air-cooled chiller maintenance and inspection checklist. It begins with an introduction to chillers, explaining that chillers use refrigeration cycles to remove heat from a liquid coolant. It then provides a 13-point checklist for inspecting and maintaining an air-cooled chiller, including checking for leaks, cleaning coils and fans, and lubricating dampers. It recommends inspecting chillers twice a year if only used seasonally and four times a year if used year-round. Regular inspection and maintenance improves chiller efficiency, saves money on utility bills, and extends the life of the system.

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  • Introduction to Chiller: Explains the basic operation and purpose of chillers, including how they function and their role in temperature regulation.
  • Inspection Checklist: Presents a detailed list of inspection and maintenance tasks for ensuring chiller efficiency and longevity.
  • Maintenance Efficiency: Discusses the benefits of regular chiller maintenance for energy efficiency and cost savings.

Air-Cooled

Chiller
Maintenance&
Inspection Checklist
Introduction to Chiller:
A chiller is a machine that uses vapor-compression, adsorption refrigeration, or absorption
refrigeration cycles to remove heat from a liquid coolant. After that, the liquid can be
circulated through a heat exchanger to cool equipment or another process stream.
Refrigeration, as a necessary byproduct, generates waste heat, which must be exhausted to the
atmosphere or, for greater efficiency, recovered for heating purposes. Compressors used in
vapour compression chillers can be of various types. Hermetic scroll, semi-hermetic screw,
and centrifugal compressors are the most common today. The chiller's condensing side can be
either air or water cooled. Even when the chiller is liquid cooled, it is frequently cooled by an
induced or forced draught cooling tower. To function, absorption and adsorption chillers
require a heat source.

Learn: What is chiller? How does it work?

Cooled water is used to cool and dehumidify the air in medium- to large-sized commercial,
industrial, and institutional buildings. Water or liquid chillers can be liquid, air, or
evaporatively cooled. Water or liquid-cooled systems can outperform air-cooled systems in
terms of efficiency and environmental impact.

Air-Cooled Chiller Maintenance &


Inspection Checklist:
1. Follow this list as you inspect and maintain your chiller. Each item is important and
diligent chiller maintenance will save money and make the system last longer.

2. Inspect water inlet and outlet for leaks.

3. Clean out and inspect the sump for corrosion

4. Cooling coils need to be inspected and surfaces cleaned. Check for leaks, corrosion, or
bent fins

5. The zone control actuators should be inspected, cleaned, and all adjustments made

6. The compressor needs various areas checked, these include: refrigerant charge, vibration,
crankcase heater, oil levels and changes, operating temperatures, and if there are any leaks of
refrigerant or oil.

7. Condenser fans should be cleaned, bearings need to be checked for wear and lubricated,
and belts and couplings need to be checked and tightness checked or adjusted as necessary.

8. The condenser coil should be check for corrosion and leaks and all finds or combs need to
be checked for bent sections.
9. The electrical disconnect should be inspected for proper operation and the contacts should
be inspected and cleaned.

10. The exhaust air damper needs to be inspected for proper operation, have the bearings
lubricated, and calibrate or adjust it for optimal operation.

11. Return air dampers also should be checked for proper operation, calibration, and bearings
be lubricated.

12. The fresh air damper should also be inspected, calibrated, and bearings lubricated.

13. The filter dryer also should be inspected and any old, dirty, or damaged filters be
replaced.

When Should Chillers Be Inspected?


Chillers should be inspected and maintained at least twice a year in areas where they are only
used during the cooling seasons, and four times a year in areas where they are used all four
seasons. A quarterly inspection extends the life and efficiency of your chillers, HVAC
system, and cooling towers.

Chillers that are well-maintained run more


efficiently:
You can improve the performance of your chiller and cooling system by using this checklist.
The better maintained your chiller is, the less energy it consumes, saving you money on
utility bills.

Because the chiller and HVAC system consumes a significant amount of electricity in many
commercial, industrial, and medical facilities, it is critical to inspect, maintain, and repair
chillers. Regular inspection and chiller maintenance will help you save money and extend the
life of your system.

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