by Maximus Chillers | May 9, 2020 | Chiller Technology
Reciprocating Compressors Industrial chiller maintenance including a reciprocating compressor with 8 cylinders. They always have an even number of cylinders so that the compressor is balanced. Open Drive Because the refrigerant being used in this article is ammonia,...
by Maximus Chillers | May 3, 2020 | Chiller Technology
The photo shows HFC chiller service being carried out on a 600kW machine. It consists of two systems with a large Bitzer compressor for each system. It has a bespoke Micro Control System front end to run the machine and stop it should there be a fault condition. The...
by Maximus Chillers | Apr 26, 2020 | Chiller Technology
Maximus Chillers has just carried out process chiller service to a flooded evaporator. The refrigerant seal on a four bolt, flanged coupling had been found to be leaking liquid refrigerant. There was no possibility to valve off that section of the machine, as the...
by Maximus Chillers | Apr 2, 2020 | Chiller Technology
At the beginning of the year we completed centrifugal chiller maintenance for one of our customers in America. A last overseas trip for the moment given the current world lockdown. The machines in the photo chill water that is pumped around a university campus....
by Maximus Chillers | Mar 5, 2020 | Chilling Plant
We recently carried out R134a chilling plant maintenance at our customer’s factory in the North West. The chiller is 600kw with 2 single compressor systems. It has an ‘in house’ controller on it with occasional spurious trip outs. We are working with the problem so...
