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Flushing Procedure for Chilled Water System & Chemical Treatment

Chilled water or cooling water system is mostly a closed system that

requires strict monitoring and control of certain parameters.
Water during circulation evaporates and it increases the suspended particle
concentration, which in result creates scale formation and corrosion etc.
Therefore the chemical treatment of any water system is very much
necessary on regular basis. Otherwise whole system can be damaged or
chocked due to contaminations.
Before doing the chemical treatment of any water piping system the
flushing is must. Flushing removes any solid particles or debris so that
cooling water system remains clean.
Below is a brief method statement for doing cleaning, flushing and
passivation of closed loop water cooling/chilling system, which is part of
HVAC system of a building.
This method statement describes the methodology and procedure for
flushing of chilled water system and to ensure that all persons are familiar
with the sequence of activities, utilization of resources, and execution of
the works in compliance with applicable Safety and Quality Procedures,
and Project Documents and Specification.

Scope of Works
This method statement is intended to outline the activities and the methods
used in cleaning and flushing of chilled water system and its chemical
treatment.
All activities will be carried out in accordance with the contract details and
in full compliance to the project specifications.
All work within the rights-of-way of the standards and specifications will
be done in compliance with requirements issued by authorities.
This flushing procedure for chilled water system covers all steps that
include:
1. Cleaning and flushing with fresh water
2. Flushing with cleaning chemical
3. Addition of Corrosion & Scale Inhibitor
4. Addition of Bio-side for biological control

Required Tools/Equipment
 Tool box / Tool kit
 Meters/gauges

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 Power Tools
 Temporary pump
 Chemicals

Chilled Water Flushing Method Statement

Preparation: The following preparation checks / works shall be carried
out prior to commencement of flushing and cleaning of chilled water
system.
 Check and ensure the system is hydro-statically pressure tested and
verify test certificate.
 Check the provision of air vents at location as per approved
drawings.
 Check and ensure sufficient quantities of chemicals are available as
per requirement.
 Place warning signs and warning tape as required.
 Arrangements for draining the flushed water to be made before
starting the flushing process. Drain should be connected to main
drainage line or as directed by authorities.
Chilled Water Pipes Flushing & Cleaning Steps
Step 1: Cleaning With Fresh Water
 Fill the system with clean water and drain the water after 30 minutes
of circulation. The water quality will be as per approved parameters.
 Refill the system with clean water and run the chilled water pump
for 2 hours. Take samples to check the quality of water as per
applicable requirements inthe contract.
 Open the drain valves in the main lines and drain the water
completely
 Clean the strainers
 During the above flushing process the drain valves shall be kept
open while the pump is running, until the water appears clean.
 Close all the drain valves
Step 2: Cleaning With Cleaning Chemical
 Desired water quality should be achieved before adding the
chemical.
 Refill the system with clean water and add cleaning chemical in
required quantities as per Specialist supplier’s instructions i.e. 1Kg
per cubic meter of system volume.
 Once the cleaning process is started, samples of solution shall be
collected from various parts of the system to ensure the chemical
solution has reached all parts of the system.

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 Run the pump and circulate the water (with chemicals added) for a
minimum period of 24 hours as per specialist supplier’s
recommendations.
 Samples to be taken and tested in 3rd party laboratory. The water
quality must be achieved as per the requirements agreed in the
contract or as applicable
 Specialist contractor shall collect samples and conduct tests until
satisfactory results are obtained as required which is a condition
when no increase in iron level is observed and a level of iron less
than 1ppm is achieved and the water is clear, colorless and odorless.
 After the cleaning process is completed as described above the
cleaning solution shall be flushed out.
Step 3: Addition of Corrosion & Scale Inhibitors
 The entire chilled water system is re-filled with fresh and clean
water and treated with corrosion and scale inhibiting treatment
chemical at the rate of 3Kg per cubic meter of the system volume or
as applicable depending upon the chemical concentration.
 After 24 hours of circulation samples are taken to ensure the
concentration levels i.e. 800-100 ppm as NaNo2
Step 4: Biological Control – Chemical Treatment
 Biological control chemical, shall be dosed at the agreed rate per
cubic meter using the manual dosing pot.
 This is a shock dosing which shall be done after every three months.
Inspection
 The inspection request shall be raised for consultant to witness the
flushing and cleaning process at different stages and results shall be
noted on checklists.
 Chemical test reports shall be provided with all other
documentations.

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