Does your cooling tower have problems?

Your cooling tower is a vital part of your industrial HVAC system you must ensure that it is maintained properly or it will not work effectively and may even begin to present a danger to you and your employees. If you fail to maintain your tower correctly you may find corrosion within your cooling towers and air handling units. This corrosion is potentially deadly and preventing it is essential and not something that can be left to chance.

Do you have a corroded cooling tower?

Corrosion can occur when the infuse bonded coating on the inside of the cooling tower becomes life expired and requires replacement. Sometimes an investigation will show that it is not that the coating has reached the end of it's natural life but that someone has applied the wrong type of coating to the internal surfaces. People sometimes try to use an epoxy or a bitumen coating instead of one that provides the correct chemical resistance or elongation properties to survive inside the cooling tower, these types of coating never work properly, don't risk it.

If corrosion inside cooling towers is not promptly dealt with it can endanger the internal steel substrates and could start to encourage the growth of Legionella, Biofilm, Pseudomonas and similar micro aquatic bacteria, with serious consequences to employee health.

Do you have a leaking cooling tower?

Internal corrosion is not the only problem experienced by cooling towers. Often cooling tower leaks can be caused by deteriorating mastic between the joints of the structure. With the passing of years the mastic can start to become less elastic and to allow water to seep through the cracks. When this leaking starts it is time to arrange for cooling tower repair from a qualified engineer.

Do you have an inefficient cooling tower?

As the cooling towers ages it becomes less able to assist with the energy transfer that takes place within the cooling tower and will need to be replaced. Looking at your cooling tower fill to try and detect signs of visible damage is not enough. Your fill may look fine but could still require replacement to improve the efficiency of your cooling tower.

Whatever problem you suspect with your HVAC it is important that you find a suitably qualified engineer to conduct a cooling tower repair. Cooling towers must be maintained to an appropriate standard. Knowing the right materials to use and the right way to avoid encouraging bacteria growth is essential. Talk to your repair company today to find out how your cooling tower can soon be operating at peak efficiency again.