by Maximus Chillers | Oct 31, 2021 | News
In this article a bespoke chiller with ammonia refrigerant is having troubleshooting carried out to identify the faults. Read below to have a look into the various issues that commonly occur on this machine… News Article No.19 Chiller Troubleshooting of Low Oil Level...
by Maximus Chillers | Oct 27, 2021 | Chiller Basics
How do chillers work, this time focusing on compressors. Read below and we will explore the subject in detail… The compressor can be seen as the heart of a chiller system. As explained in the last article in our Chiller Basics series: it enables the principle of the...
by Maximus Chillers | Mar 14, 2021 | Chiller Components
Chiller controls can be remotely operated and monitored, but in this article, we will be looking at chillers operating in local. Each chiller has a panel where the lead or the lag chiller can be switched from. They have N+1 redundancy built in, so one of two chillers...
by Maximus Chillers | Feb 7, 2021 | Chiller Components
Open Drive Screw Chiller Compressor Maintenance Open drive screw chiller compressor maintenance involves changing the shaft seal at intervals, or if it leaks. This kind of compressor is used with ammonia as this refrigerant corrodes the copper windings and the...
by Maximus Chillers | Dec 31, 2020 | News
On an industrial chiller service visit, the ammonia alarm was found to have been triggered. News Article No.10 Industrial Chiller Service Faults The onsite engineer had fault found the chiller and silenced the alarm, the yellow light was still flashing. The red light...
