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  • @HVACTIME
    @HVACTIME  7 месяцев назад +4

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    • @HVACTIME
      @HVACTIME  3 месяца назад

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  • @tonydaniel6199
    @tonydaniel6199 Месяц назад +3

    Thanks for the info man this really helps. I’m doing preventative maintenance on cooling tower tomorrow for the first time

  • @smvideonow
    @smvideonow 3 года назад +51

    Wow. That was very good. Maintenance is key to equipment longevity and preventing unplanned down time. Unfortunately companies under bid and don’t provide techs sufficient time to do the right thing. Over greasing is my biggest pet piv. Thank you for this presentation.

    • @j.b3377
      @j.b3377 2 года назад +5

      I wasn’t aware of over greasing being an issue. What could possibly happen to bearings if there over greased? What’s a good rule of thumb for how much grease to use? Thanks

    • @soufianenurse9088
      @soufianenurse9088 10 месяцев назад

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    • @soufianenurse9088
      @soufianenurse9088 10 месяцев назад

      😊

    • @soufianenurse9088
      @soufianenurse9088 10 месяцев назад

      😊

    • @TheChillerGuysHub
      @TheChillerGuysHub 10 месяцев назад

      I have seen some nasty towers over the years. I had one customer that had tower no sales and strainers so plugged, that the machine was doing a 28 degree temp rise on the condenser with the machine only loaded to 30 percent lmao

  • @douglasskaalrud6865
    @douglasskaalrud6865 3 месяца назад +2

    I took over maintenance of a chiller and a tower in an 8-story apartment building. The residents had been complaining for a couple of years how warm it was. I went up into the shack and I just about quit then and there, but, I sometimes like a challenge and this was going to be one. The chiller was okay but the condenser was a disaster. The fan motor was out, The fan bearing was seized, the belt lay in pieces on the gravel, the waterfall and sump were totally blocked with scale-mr. fremont hadn’t been through in years. The pump in one leg of the building was burned out. Those residents were paying some pretty good money to live there too. Took me about four months to clean up and fix the mess and get the water back. Then it was time to start going through the blowers in all the apartments. The coils were plugged in all of them and I had to replace over 20 motors. A few of the squirrel cages were locked up. I moved on three years later leaving one sweet-running plant for the next guy. That was what I call a very satisfying job.

  • @danielmyers5500
    @danielmyers5500 Год назад +12

    great content, appreciate the effort you and your team put in

  • @jorgealtamirano6611
    @jorgealtamirano6611 3 года назад +15

    Love this channel thank you for takeing the time to teach! Lots of help for us new to the trade. God bless thank you!!

    • @HVACTIME
      @HVACTIME  3 года назад +2

      Thank you for your support!

  • @SOSguap
    @SOSguap 2 года назад +2

    Great explanation Manny knows his stuff.shout out from New York.

  • @bryanswanson5007
    @bryanswanson5007 Год назад +11

    Great video. If I could just correct him on one thing, The louvers above the fill are not inlet air louvers. They are drift eliminators. Their purpose is to collect water vapor so it can drip back down instead of going out the top through the fan.

    • @Lumenjensen777
      @Lumenjensen777 6 месяцев назад +1

      How do you know that pa?

    • @bryanswanson5007
      @bryanswanson5007 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@Lumenjensen777 because thats what they are for

  • @AmitsLife
    @AmitsLife 3 года назад +11

    Really good explaination

  • @Eighty8Fitter
    @Eighty8Fitter 7 месяцев назад +3

    You guys touched on pretty much all service points. Just an FYI, a closed loop tower is commonly called a fluid cooler too. Which has many advantages over an open loop. The use of the fan without the water in the basin, use of the spray pump separately with no fan, or a combination of spray pump and fan for higher load days.

  • @rockyv1075
    @rockyv1075 2 года назад +7

    Really helpful and knowledgeable. I do not do chillers but am interested into getting into the field of it and this was really helpful. Keep up the good work 👍

  • @hobbesip1
    @hobbesip1 3 года назад +9

    Manny did a great and through explanation. He knows what he is talking about. This channel's presenter is a novice. Manny is a pro and can explain everything.

    • @MR-backup
      @MR-backup Год назад

      4:09 Doesn't he mean supply from the Chiller?

  • @israelherrera5144
    @israelherrera5144 2 месяца назад

    really dope info, i can see y’all getting huge if yall keep it up!

  • @bikerbobcat
    @bikerbobcat 2 года назад +3

    I'm moving in to larger system HVAC work and this is a great video for learning. Thank you and keep up the good work.

  • @moparerrnocar
    @moparerrnocar 3 года назад +4

    You guys are awesome with all the helpful info you provide. Thank you.

  • @stevenphiri8041
    @stevenphiri8041 Год назад +4

    Guys well explained. This is one of the best videos have watched on RUclips.

  • @asus12351
    @asus12351 Год назад

    Thanks Manny for the tour. We had one of these at my school always wanted to know how it worked.

  • @mohammednadimmomin5471
    @mohammednadimmomin5471 Год назад

    Nobody can teach like you very good sir

  • @glennrosell2048
    @glennrosell2048 2 месяца назад

    Really really good, very well explained. Thanks

  • @johnlangley6449
    @johnlangley6449 8 месяцев назад +1

    Wow never seen inside a cooling tower amazing 😊

  • @envitech02
    @envitech02 3 года назад +3

    Thank you for a good explanation on the intricacies of preventive maintenance! Love this video!!

  • @electricboyo
    @electricboyo 3 года назад +5

    This shows how to do a complete inspection on a large item of HVAC equipment.
    Is it typical to have a written checklist for this type of procedure?

  • @eugeneleroux1842
    @eugeneleroux1842 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you very much indeed for such a detailed and informative explanation.

  • @universalservicetechust3578
    @universalservicetechust3578 3 года назад +4

    Very thorough rundown, thank you 🙏🏼

  • @tarunm4534
    @tarunm4534 3 года назад +1

    Underrated Chanel

  • @purrungas2012
    @purrungas2012 2 года назад

    Top of the line. explaining, much appreciated

  • @hkhsm359
    @hkhsm359 3 года назад +2

    Nice video, great knowledge and experience.
    Thanks for sharing

  • @mariobennett1608
    @mariobennett1608 2 года назад

    Thanks for the video just transferred from residential to commercial and thought this was great!!

  • @TheTruthForum
    @TheTruthForum 11 месяцев назад

    im in texas so yeh our towers take a beating more than 6 months out the year... we do our pm bi annual before summer and before winter

  • @gajananramchandrameshram854
    @gajananramchandrameshram854 3 года назад +1

    Nicely explained working of cooling tower at site, thanks

  • @MykGyver
    @MykGyver Год назад +2

    Finally a better understanding of identifying a closed loop system 🤙🏼

  • @CoreyRamsey-z6b
    @CoreyRamsey-z6b 4 месяца назад

    Great description, our condensers fans are belt driven. But do just about all the same things.

  • @danojj700
    @danojj700 Год назад

    Very much appreciated.... great explanation🎉🎉🎉

  • @abdelrahman5326
    @abdelrahman5326 10 месяцев назад

    That's literally so COOL!

  • @akrocuba
    @akrocuba Год назад

    Great vid. I see you standing inside the tower with a ladder next to you. Isn't that considered confined space are? I know it would be for us unless it was declassified,
    I would recommend replacement with all the structural cracks. Upsell!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @tylerp5839
    @tylerp5839 9 месяцев назад

    Plumber here just poking my head in, man that was all very interesting, great video

  • @TheChillerGuysHub
    @TheChillerGuysHub 9 месяцев назад +1

    good stuff as always man

  • @HUBERTGLASEOUS
    @HUBERTGLASEOUS 2 года назад

    great and wonderful video and information thank you very much for the effort

  • @monkfry
    @monkfry 2 года назад +1

    Great post. Unless I missed it, our PVC? inlet air louvers are directional. Many different vendors have worked on both of our cooling towers due to emergency availability. When I started doing my own PMs I found them all installed so the water would be diverted to the outside of the tower. Not being able to find any firm answers from our local vendors, I turned them around. It would make sense to me that you’d want any splash or residual water going back into the tank not out. Did I do the right thing? Excellent info here.

    • @HVACTIME
      @HVACTIME  2 года назад

      It has to do with air flow direction. Its intended to direct the incoming air evenly across the fill.

    • @monkfry
      @monkfry 2 года назад

      @@HVACTIME so is what I did correct then, facing inwards? Thanks for the reply btw.

  • @henrykings7285
    @henrykings7285 3 года назад +1

    Good break down, thx for sharing.

  • @bigtomb1027
    @bigtomb1027 4 месяца назад

    This is good stuff. Thanks man

  • @arc3075
    @arc3075 2 года назад +1

    Can Manny or yourself do a video on Well-Water systems? I am seeing these more often lately on accounts in the Caribbean. I’m sure it’s becoming more common due to advances in technology. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 great work everyone!!!

  • @jorgeuribe4512
    @jorgeuribe4512 Год назад

    After doing 2 years of light commercial. I applied for an entry level hvac position at a hospital. They have 2 cooling towers but unfortunately we do not service or mess with the chiller, Only the air handlers. I wish I can get my hands on the equipment

  • @JuanSanchez-nn1db
    @JuanSanchez-nn1db 2 года назад

    So when is the best season to “pm” a cooling tower? Thanks for sharing your videos

  • @musakavalci9470
    @musakavalci9470 2 года назад

    Great stuff and thanks from London England

  • @Gtamayo90
    @Gtamayo90 3 года назад +1

    Very informative, thank you!

  • @demetriusevans2730
    @demetriusevans2730 Год назад

    Let’s go all my HVAC brothers

  • @syedbasheer8210
    @syedbasheer8210 3 года назад +1

    Intresting👨‍🔧

  • @zabidi59
    @zabidi59 8 месяцев назад

    Do like to share this very informative cooling tower maintenance, please.

  • @jasonjohnsonHVAC
    @jasonjohnsonHVAC 3 года назад

    Up by the motor and fan we call those mist eliminators. We also have lots of fluid coolers for towers. Most companies here have companies that specialize in towers perform the PM. We occasionally change the belts and fill and air inlet fill.

    • @HVACTIME
      @HVACTIME  3 года назад

      Ya thats definitely not the norm here

  • @michaelrichardson2035
    @michaelrichardson2035 Год назад

    Thanks for the video!

  • @cameron3991
    @cameron3991 Год назад

    I gave your channel link to a buch of apprentices and I’m surprised how fast they catch on between that and working with it daily

  • @lennysantos4803
    @lennysantos4803 2 года назад

    Great explanation

  • @kemonbannister3405
    @kemonbannister3405 2 года назад

    Great information 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

  • @shielduniversity419
    @shielduniversity419 2 года назад +1

    So what do you do about the cracks, also do the safety switches get stuck with so much rust and humidity?

  • @Stevehevessy
    @Stevehevessy 3 года назад +1

    Great video

  • @playthepartdontpaypart6137
    @playthepartdontpaypart6137 2 года назад

    I work for a company we pressure wash that whole unit and we treat the tower with are in house chemicals blends.we clean them out every 6 months to 1year we clean out alot dirt and algae off ....Apollo technology .. in California

  • @dukenukemhou27
    @dukenukemhou27 Год назад

    Great video 👍🏿

  • @robustianowatre277
    @robustianowatre277 2 года назад

    Wow thanks for the knowledge 🙏🏽

  • @jeffcurrie123
    @jeffcurrie123 9 месяцев назад

    How would i as a 10 year commercial refrigeration tech get in this field? I have a lot of mechanical background as well

  • @Mgear1217
    @Mgear1217 Год назад

    Hello I am a supermarket refrigeration service technician and looking to go for chiller service technician. What do I need to have to become chiller service technician and what is life compared to supermarket technician?

  • @demetriusevans2730
    @demetriusevans2730 2 года назад

    I like this channel

  • @genegonzalez4713
    @genegonzalez4713 2 года назад

    Ok is it a counterflow tower or crossflow tower? Counterflow towers have spray nozzles. Crossflow towers Ave a pan at the top and the water comes down via gravity and condenser pump discharge force

  • @mobilecommunicationsnetwor5268
    @mobilecommunicationsnetwor5268 2 года назад +1

    What are the temperatures entering an exiting this condenser unit?

    • @davepeera1247
      @davepeera1247 Год назад +1

      it's 30 entering and 25 centigrade leaving. Generally it's about 5°c difference

  • @genegonzalez4713
    @genegonzalez4713 2 года назад

    What type of Fill does this tower have? and how many cells does the tower have? There are two types of fill. Splash fill, and film fill.

  • @bluecavemen
    @bluecavemen Год назад

    What happens when the water pan is over flowing? I had that happen one point but that was years ago. I don't remember if they turn off the tower or the open valve didn't open and had to open it manually...

    • @davepeera1247
      @davepeera1247 Год назад

      Tower overflow in most cases is caused by faulty ball valve

    • @bluecavemen
      @bluecavemen Год назад

      @@davepeera1247 it wasn't. I figured it out it was clogged holes on top of the CT

    • @davepeera1247
      @davepeera1247 Год назад

      @@bluecavemen ok.guessed it was the bottom basin

  • @IconDevco
    @IconDevco 6 месяцев назад

    a full 8 day from top to toe. love this video

  • @Fitzyfitta
    @Fitzyfitta 3 года назад

    Excellent video

  • @Plmg2699
    @Plmg2699 Год назад

    Does vibration switch in cooling tower a "must need?'" Or it is just optional for the more safety of equipment?

    • @HVACTIME
      @HVACTIME  Год назад +1

      It is optional but it's a critical safety that will prevent extreme damage

    • @Plmg2699
      @Plmg2699 Год назад

      @@HVACTIME thanks for your response. Can I integrate this to a crossflow type of cooling tower?

  • @algernonbrown1696
    @algernonbrown1696 Год назад

    How much would a maintenance like this cost?

  • @MasterMackSkills
    @MasterMackSkills 10 месяцев назад

    Yes!

  • @pacibaco
    @pacibaco Год назад

    What are your thoughts on this industry as far as a later introduction to the trade ? I’ve been in the trades for decades and now maintenance for about 6 years. I learn readily but training g is limited unless I’m with a great tech . Would apprenticeship be the way to go ? I still have a lot of interest.
    Thanks

    • @HVACTIME
      @HVACTIME  Год назад

      It is a very tough situation the trade is in as a whole. If you can find a really good company that has good techs to be an apprentice at that is very beneficial but that's not a whole lot different than just working with a company that has good techs. It really is one of our biggest issues right now, we've lost so much of our senior experience. Those of us that are left are having to train a large volume of people at a time and it is very difficult at every company. One great thing is there is a ton of opportunity in the trades right now to do just about anything you want, but it's because of the lack of experience as to why those opportunities are there. What this means is that those who are willing and capable will have to strike their own way more than they'll be able to be trained. I hope that makes sense. And is somewhat encouraging or gives some form of direction?

  • @hightidelowtide6380
    @hightidelowtide6380 2 года назад

    What exactly happens to the chiller when the water cooling tower completely fails?

    • @davepeera1247
      @davepeera1247 Год назад

      If the pump fails the chiller would shut down on the safety flow switch. If the tower fan fails the chiller would shut down on pressure switches after a few minutes

  • @GeminiStreet-lu9ju
    @GeminiStreet-lu9ju 3 года назад

    This is off topic, but I have a similar system and looking for ways to conserve power while tenants are not in the building (Fri-Sun).
    Can I turn the 4 AHU's off, there are 2 on each floor, 2 floors.
    If I turn the AHU off, what actually keeps the water circulating in the closed loop water chilled system? Thanks

    • @utubedestroysmytime
      @utubedestroysmytime 2 года назад

      If you turn the AHU off water will not flow through your coil cause your actuator will close but your circ pumps should stay on moving the water. Find out where your circ pumps are

  • @IRONDICKMECHANICALHVACdavis
    @IRONDICKMECHANICALHVACdavis 3 года назад +2

    Solid

  • @כלהמעלות-שירותיקירורומיזוגאווי

    Thank u for very good video 💪👍

  • @ManInTheBigHat
    @ManInTheBigHat 2 месяца назад

    So this is kind of a huge evaporative cooler, a swamp cooler?

    • @HVACTIME
      @HVACTIME  2 месяца назад +1

      Yes

    • @ManInTheBigHat
      @ManInTheBigHat 2 месяца назад

      @@HVACTIME : I found a small cooling tower in a 6000 sqft. mansion in New York. It cools the compressors on a series of giant AC units. Water cooled AC! But I thought evaporative coolers really only work in very dry climates. Who knew?

    • @HVACTIME
      @HVACTIME  2 месяца назад +1

      Its based on wet bulb. The lower of wet bulb the climate is around the tower the better performance it will have.

  • @mjan456
    @mjan456 9 месяцев назад

    Great Vid

  • @swanjaymusic
    @swanjaymusic 2 года назад

    Thank You...

  • @josels1292
    @josels1292 2 года назад

    Would it be better if the tower was made out of Stainless steel?

    • @HVACTIME
      @HVACTIME  2 года назад

      Yes but VERY expensive

    • @josels1292
      @josels1292 2 года назад

      @@HVACTIME Do you know anyone that has made one out of SS in-house? It looks like a good challenge but not impossible.

  • @thoota3010
    @thoota3010 Год назад

    Can someone explain heat sinks in a cooling tower ?

  • @sicknick282
    @sicknick282 2 года назад

    What can cause the basin water temperature to increase?

    • @davepeera1247
      @davepeera1247 Год назад

      Poor water circulation..
      Choked filler assy
      Choked air intake
      Defects in fan motor or blade

  • @dancinglightning1987
    @dancinglightning1987 Год назад

    I'll be rewatching this one allot 😂

  • @shielduniversity419
    @shielduniversity419 2 года назад

    Does anyone know if most cooling towers are cleaned by the repair companies or by tower cleaning comp?

    • @adsmith47
      @adsmith47 2 года назад

      We service, repair, and maintain them. But we also do chillers so we are a complete package

  • @WhereRichardStay
    @WhereRichardStay 2 года назад

    Do you guys shock the tower before u guys do pm’s on them?

    • @HVACTIME
      @HVACTIME  2 года назад

      No, only when customer requests and they have their chemical company do it.

  • @freddymejia1100
    @freddymejia1100 Год назад

    Hi.
    Does anyone knows a Legit online HVACR program/training or institution?
    Thank you.

  • @playthepartdontpaypart6137
    @playthepartdontpaypart6137 2 года назад

    I work for a company that clean all the inside eliminaters of that and teat water also ricks,Evap co..

  • @عبدالكريممحمدايتكلداس

    Good luck

  • @tgl_mesomurph2599
    @tgl_mesomurph2599 2 года назад

    Safety first people! before all these steps and going inside the tower make sure to lock out tag out all disconnects!

  • @hvac8826
    @hvac8826 7 месяцев назад

    ❤🎉🎉🎉

  • @buddyindian6019
    @buddyindian6019 7 месяцев назад

    U didn't talk about pitch angle of fans

  • @CUAUHTEMOCVEGATORRES
    @CUAUHTEMOCVEGATORRES 2 года назад

    The powerloss and inefficiency of a belt driven fan is insane. You lost almos 90% in the worst cases the power from the motor, it means your powerbill gets inflated and your building overheated. instead of a direct drive that has 0 power loss... thank god engineers noticed that... a little too late but they did notice.

  • @SharonRatcliffe-u7g
    @SharonRatcliffe-u7g Год назад

    Very informative. I hope the guy on the ground was a joke.

  • @genegonzalez4713
    @genegonzalez4713 2 года назад

    Ok I don't hear nothing about the wet bulb temperature design, the approach temperature, blade tip clearance, density ratio, angle of the blade. I see that the tower has 5 blades, therefore angle of each blade should be 72°. He didn't speak on the importance of how to calculate evaporation rate etc.

  • @SimplemanT25
    @SimplemanT25 4 месяца назад

    Just from a visual the motor looks higher than the gearbox

  • @excelcsllc
    @excelcsllc Год назад

    Great video. But I am sorry to say, that cooling tower is filthy dirty!

  • @genegonzalez4713
    @genegonzalez4713 2 года назад

    I didn't hear anything about cooking tower effectiveness and how to determine the efficiency performance of a tower. Tower fan should not exceed 0.30kW/ton. Did he even mention tower approach. I can see in the video that the tower is not located in a good place, is boxed in surrounded by a wall & structure too close to it. Tower is located in a very low spot

  • @ryans413
    @ryans413 2 года назад

    It’s like a giant AC system
    Instead of gas it’s water

  • @rocker8692
    @rocker8692 3 года назад +1

    Did he say pecker head lol

    • @HVACTIME
      @HVACTIME  3 года назад +2

      Yes thats what its called

  • @clanharris4
    @clanharris4 3 года назад

    No those are "drift eliminators" not inlet air whatevers.