Cooling tower Inspection Guide
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Transcript of Cooling tower Inspection Guide
Today, our goal is to give you a complete understanding of why cooling tower inspections are so important. You will also learn the step by step process of what happens when an inspection is completed for any of your cooling towers.
Today’s Goal:
Items that will be covered:
Counter Flow Cooling Tower Inspection Protocols
Cross Flow Cooling Tower Inspection Protocols
Importance of Preventative Maintenance
How to Plan Ahead
What to Expect After an Inspection
Now, pay close attention,
If you have ever skipped one or more inspections, then you REALLY need to pay close attention... Let’s begin.
Once an inspection is scheduled, Cooling Tower Depot, if the chosen vendor, will complete a thorough inspection of ALL of the following components:
COUNTER FLOW Inspection Protocol
INSPECTION PROTOCOL STEPS:
1
2
Inspect all Cased Walls
Check Louvers (if installed)
INSPECTION PROTOCOL STEPS:
3
4
Check Rain Zone Structure
Look at Wind Walls and Partition Walls
INSPECTION PROTOCOL STEPS:
5
6
Inspect Stairways, Ladders & Safety Cages
Look at Distribution Header Piping
INSPECTION PROTOCOL STEPS:
7
8
Check Handrail System Around Fan Deck
Inspect Fan Deck
INSPECTION PROTOCOL STEPS:
9
10Look at Fan Stack
Check Mechanical Equipment(fan, drive shafts, gearboxes, motors, oil fill, drain lines & vents, and torque tube)
INSPECTION PROTOCOL STEPS:
11
12 Inspect Drift Eliminators
Look at Fan Deck Access Hatches
INSPECTION PROTOCOL STEPS:
13
14
Check out any Fill Damage
Check Upper Plenum Structure (fan deck supports, fan stack hold downs, columns and diagonals)
INSPECTION PROTOCOL STEPS:
15
16
Check Fill Area (columns, diagonals, and ties)
Inspect the Distribution System (nozzles, headers,
laterals, and pipe supports)
A crossflow inspection is slightly different than that of a counterflowtower. After your inspection is scheduled, we will complete a thorough inspection of ALL of the following components:
CROSSFLOW Inspection Protocol
INSPECTION PROTOCOL STEPS:
1
2
Inspect all Cased End Walls
Check Louvers
INSPECTION PROTOCOL STEPS:
3
4
Look at Fill Area Structure
Check Partition Walls
INSPECTION PROTOCOL STEPS:
5
6Check Distribution Header Piping
Inspect Stairways, Ladders, and Safety Cages
INSPECTION PROTOCOL STEPS:
8
7Inspect Fan Deck
Inspect Handrail System Around Fan Deck
INSPECTION PROTOCOL STEPS:
9
10
Check Fan Stack
Check Mechanical Equipment(fan, drive shafts, gearboxes, motors, oil fill, drain lines & vents, and torque tube)
INSPECTION PROTOCOL STEPS:
11
12
Hot Water Distribution Basins (Access ladders, nozzles, floor, curbs, partitions, splash boxes, flow control valves,walkways, and short walls)
Drift Eliminators, Air Seals, and Drift Eliminator Supports
INSPECTION PROTOCOL STEPS:
13Plenum Structure (plenum walkways, columns, diagonals, transverse and longitudinal ties)
14 Distribution Piping (Supports, x-overs)
INSPECTION PROTOCOL STEPS:
15 Fill, Grids, and Fill Supports
Most inspections, counterflow or crossflow,
will take between 2 to 4 hours to complete
depending on the number of cells and how
quickly we may have access.
Photographs will be taken during the inspection process documenting tower deficiencies. Once the inspection is complete, Cooling Tower
Depot will issue a detailed report of deficiencies documented, along
with a power point presentation of the photos taken.
What you get in return:
As always, we love to see our customers, however, the less
you see of us the better…
Yearly inspections are just one way to keep your costs down and your tower running at its
peak performance…
You must also keep up with your preventative maintenance:
Change Oil Check Fan Pitch Repair Damages
Preventative Maintenance is a must and includes: changing the oil in the gearboxes, checking fan pitch, and
repairing damaged tower components.
Whether your cooling towers are just a couple years old, 5 years, or 10 years
old; every year your up-keep will become more and more demanding
without the proper care.
Let us do the worrying for you:Your cooling tower up-keep should be just like your car up-keep. The maker of your vehicle has pre-set the timing of which you need to bring your car in for an inspection. This way your car keeps running at its peak performance and if any issues are spotted, you can plan to take care of those issues… no surprises, and worry free.
CTD will work with you to develop a pre-set inspection plan for your annual and preventative maintenance inspections. This will ensure that deficiencies and repairs occur in a timely manner, and you won’t have to worry about them.
So don’t get overwhelmed, we can plan ahead together:
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