by Maximus Chillers | Oct 17, 2021 | Articles
In this article we will be looking at some basic ways to improve chiller efficiency... News Article No.18 Improve Chiller Efficiency with a Clean Condenser When an air cooled condenser becomes blocked, there is a reduction in air flow through it. This causes a high...
by Maximus Chillers | Jul 25, 2021 | Articles
We at Maximus Chillers have recently carried out air cooled chiller condenser testing at a new 3 year maintenance contract in the North West. The last of 4 systems had gone down on the morning that we first attended site. 1.2 MW of cooling had been lost which resulted...
by Maximus Chillers | Apr 5, 2021 | Chiller Components
Shell & Tube One of the chiller condensers of a row of four, 2 MW centrifs we look after had deteriorated over a long period of time. We had carried out tube cleaning and noticed that it had been extensively repaired in the past. There were a lot of damaged tubes...
by Maximus Chillers | Nov 1, 2020 | Articles
A rainy day for a chiller breakdown for our engineer in the North West. News Article No.8 Electrical Faults during Chiller Breakdown Our customer called us out because he was having electrical faults with the chiller. The power supply to part of the panel had gone...
by Maximus Chillers | May 25, 2020 | Chiller Technology
During a recent process chiller vacuum service, our engineer achieved a deep vacuum of 2 Torr. This is the same pressure as if the Torr gauge had been fitted directly to the vacuum pump. Torr Gauge The Torr gauge was fitted to a refrigerant hose. The refrigerant...
