Coil & Tower Protection
BackgroundÂ
Cottonwood screens, also known as air intake screens, are used to protect condenser coils, cooling towers, chiller, and OA louvers from airborne debris that can clog and damage the system. They are designed to be used in high volume, high velocity air movement systems, and have a low impact on airflow and static pressure.
Money Saver
Keeping up with HVAC maintenance during the spring, summer and fall is nearly a full time job for most production operations and as the economic realities of business cause maintenance budgets and staffing to be reduced, it is increasingly important that companies find effective maintenance solutions that will streamline their day to day HVAC maintenance activities and enable them to more effectively handle workloads with fewer people and with fewer budget dollars.
When you think of packaged rooftop condenser coils, chiller, and cooling tower maintenance the first thought is usually about how much of a hassle and time it is to perform and power washers, cleaning solvents hoses, buckets and other cleaning accessories need to be assembled and moved from unit to unit, up and down off of rooftops, behind buildings and other out of the way locations; chillers and cooling towers need to be opened, housings need to be removed and internal components power washed then the equipment needs to be reassembled before moving to the next one.
Time Saver
Key Points
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- Your Chiller / Condenser Unit Operates it takes on debris load and Runs at an Increasing Level of Inefficiency. That means that Each Day Following a Coil Cleaning, Your Chiller / Condenser unit is Costing You More Energy Dollars than the Day before until the Next Coil Cleaning!
- High Efficiency Equipment is only as efficient as the Coils are Clean. Replacing Old Equipment with New High Efficiency Equipment doesn’t guarantee that you’ll reap the Efficiency & Energy Saving Benefit. “Micro Channel Coils” typically used in high efficiency condenser systems Increase the Coil Fin Density so as to increase the heat rejection surface area; this reduces the air space between each fin, making them prone to Rapid Fouling – keeping them clean is an imperative in order to realize the efficiency and energy saving benefit.
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​Reduced maintenance and repair costs
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Improved cooling efficiency
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Reduced sludge build-up
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​Reduced water treatment chemical consumption
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Improved indoor air quality
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​"Going Green" without breaking the bank
Think about it, if you are in a lean maintenance staffing situation and you had five things to do on any given day and one of the tasks was cleaning condenser coils and cooling towers, how high on the “To Do List” would it rank? Given that it’s time consuming and hard, dirty work, most people would rank it pretty low; Unfortunately, if the equipment is in need of cleaning and maintenance continues to be delayed, no reason for delaying it will change that fact and the equipment will continue to operate at an increasing level of inefficiency until the equipment can no longer support the cooling requirements. Cleaning the equipment can be as easy as using a broom or rinsing with a garden hose and it didn’t require opening or disassembly of the equipment, then nearly anyone could perform the maintenance and that would change the dynamics of the HVAC / Cooling tower maintenance process.
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