Visually inspect the cooling tower inside and out. How did it survive the winter?
• Clean debris from the tower; leaves, dead birds/animals, etc. • Check fans, switches, and controls • Check valves for operation • Start to fill the tower with water. A tower can hold between 2,000 and 15,000 gallons of water depending on size. • Purge the tower of air as it fills Filling takes time. • Start the tower for circulation. • Clean debris from pipes; scaling, loose bits of pipe (pipes deteriorate over time) • Clean strainers of debris Now that we have the tower running, lets go work on the chiller: Chillers – generally take between 3 to 7 days to prepare depending on size and location. This time line does not include repair issues that are discovered during preparation. • Visually inspect the chiller. • Check pumps, switches, and controls • Check valves for operation. • Check coils condition • Remove any anti freeze/glycol from coils • Repeatedly flush coils until clean • Start filling chilled water piping, the chiller, and the coils. (This is the biggest hurdle) • Purge ai
