The Hidden Culprit: A Dirty Cooling Tower

Have you cleaned your chiller and not seen the efficiency gains you were expecting? The problem might not be with your chiller but with your cooling towers. A dirty cooling tower can significantly impact the performance of your entire HVAC system.

Cooling towers are the heart of your system, if it does not reject heat properly, the rest of the system won’t function properly.

When your cooling tower's fill accumulates scale deposits, organic growth, biological build-up, or sediment in the basin, it hampers the cooling effect on the load. Here’s how it happens:

• Scale Deposits, Organic Growth and Biological Growth: These reduce the efficiency of heat transfer within the entire system. This can minimize volumetric airflow, affecting overall tower efficiency.
• Sediment Accumulation: As airborne debris like silt, mud, and leaves build up in the basin, they reduce the volume and can increase water viscosity or retain heat, counteracting the cooling effect of the tower.

The fan motor also works harder, drawing more amperage to pull air through clogged orifices, which further reduces efficiency.

The Importance of a Clean Cooling Tower

For your system to run efficiently, the cooling tower must effectively reject the heat generated by your equipment. This means keeping the cooling tower clean is just as important as maintaining operational load efficiencies.

Comprehensive Cleaning Solutions by Goodway Technologies

Goodway Technologies offers a complete line of preventive maintenance equipment and chemicals to ensure your cooling tower operates at optimal efficiency.

For Evaporation Scale on Crossflow Towers:

Cooling Tower Fill Cleaning Equipment: Designed to tackle evaporation scale on the outer edges of your cooling tower where scale can build up.

For Evaporative Condensers, Fluid Coolers, and Counterflow Towers:

Chemical Cleaning Solutions: Effective against hard-to-remove scale and biological growth.

For Basin Debris:

Cooling Tower Basin Cleaning Equipment: Removes silt, mud, leaves, and other particulate build-up that can hamper performance.

Expert Consultation for Effective Cleaning

Goodway Technologies offers consultative advice to help you choose the right equipment and chemicals for a fast, effective cleaning. By ensuring each part of your system is clean, you can achieve the efficiency gains you hoped for from your chiller.

Unlock the full potential of your HVAC system with comprehensive cooling tower maintenance. Contact us for more information and consultative support to keep your cooling tower and chiller running efficiently.

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