GLYCOL CHILLER SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING 101（乙二醇制冷系统故障诊断101）.pdfVIP

GLYCOL CHILLER SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING 101 By Jim VanderGiessen Jr, Pro Refrigeration Inc. There is a good chance your glycol chiller system is often completely forgotten about, until that dreaded day you arrive to find high Fermenter temperatures and your glycol chiller system is not running. What is the first thing a brewer should do in this situation? Don’t panic and don’t jump to conclusions. There are several issues or conditions that can cause these alarms. Here we will cover the most common causes and the steps that you can do to remedy, diagnose, and even repair. The goal of this article is not to eliminate the services of a Refrigeration Service Technician, but perhaps minimize these calls to save both you and your service technician’s time. FREEZE, FLOW, OR LOW PRESSURE ALARM I can almost a guarantee, that sometime during the life of your chiller system you will experience a Freeze Alarm. These alarms can not only cause compressor and evaporator failures, but can also cause catastrophic system failures. For example; a ruptured evaporator can not only ruin your entire chiller system, but also contaminate your entire glycol piping loop with refrigerant and oil. Before we reset a Freeze Alarm, lets first see if we can determine what might have caused this alarm. 1) GLYCOL SOLUTION. Not only check the glycol percentage but also the level, or volume, of glycol in the storage tank. You want the freeze point of the solution to be 20-25 F below the thermostat set point- a safe rule of thumb is to operate with 1/3 Propylene Glycol to 2/3 Water mixture, providing a freeze point of approx. +5 F. The minimum storage tank glycol level varies by manufacturer. You must make sure that when all of the pumps are on,