SPX Cooling Technologies none user manual Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting

Trouble

Cause

Remedy

 

 

 

 

Loose bolts and cap screws

Tighten all bolts and cap screws on all mechanical equipment and

 

supports.

 

 

Unusual fan drive vibration

 

 

Worn fan shaft bearings..

Check fan shaft endplay. Replace bearings as necessary.

 

 

 

 

Unbalanced motor

Disconnect load and operate motor. If motor still vibrates, rebalance

 

rotor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjust fan impeller. Adjustment may need to be axial i.e. moving

 

Impeller rubbing inside of cylinder

impeller along the shaft to centralize it between the cylinders or radial

Fan noise

by repositioning bearing or bearings to get the impeller concentric

 

 

 

within the inlets.

 

 

 

 

Fan shaft bearing.

Grease bearings.

 

 

 

Belt squeal or chirping

Belt slipping

Adjust belt

 

 

 

Scale or foreign substance in

Insufficient blowdown

See "Water Treatment" section of this manual.

 

 

 

Consult competent water treating specialist. See "Water Treatment"

circulating water system

Water treatment deficiency

section of this manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check to see if local heat sources are affecting fluid cooler. See if

 

Entering wet bulb temperature is above design

surrounding structures are causing recirculation of tower discharge air.

 

 

Discuss remedy with Marley representative.

 

 

 

 

Design wet bulb temperature was too low.

May have to increase fluid cooler size. Discuss remedy with Marley

Cold water temperature too

representative

 

warm.

Actual process load greater than design

May have to increase fluid cooler size. Discuss remedy with Marley

 

representative

 

 

See "Fluid Cooler Operation."

 

 

Overpumping

Reduce water flow rate over fluid cooler to design conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

Check motor current and voltage to be sure of correct contract

 

Fluid cooler starved for air

horsepower. Clean eliminators. Check to see if nearby structures or

 

enclosing walls are obstructing normal airflow to fluid cooler. Discuss

 

 

 

 

remedy with Marley representative.

 

 

 

Excessive drift exiting fluid

Faulty drift elimination

Check to see that eliminators are clean, free of debris and installed

cooler

correctly. Replace damaged or worn out eliminators panels.

 

 

 

 

 

Water level in tower too high

Adjust water level to correct level.

Water leaking from fan scroll

 

 

Multiple fan motors serving a single coil section not

Ensure all fans are operating simultaneously and at the same speed

 

being cycled simultaneously

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents Marley MC Fluid Cooler Page Contents Preparation Safety FirstFluid Cooler Location Shipment InstallationReceiving Fluid Cooler Hoisting Fluid CoolerFluid Cooler Installation When using a starter Motor WiringWhen using a VFD When using a two-speedstarterInstallation Mechanical Equipment Water System OperationFluid Cooler Start-Up General Fluid Cooler OperationOperation Wintertime Operation Intermittent Wintertime Operation Protection Against Coil Freezing Model Coil VolumeMaintaining Water Quality Water Treatment and BlowdownBlowdown Fluid Cooler CleaningWhen water treatment chemicals are added, they should not be Fluid Cooler Maintenance MaintenanceBushing Fastener Torque Values Belt TensioningMaintenance Seasonal Shutdown Instructions Prolonged Shutdown SPX Cooling Technologies Services Maintenance Schedule Additional Services Trouble Cause Remedy TroubleshootingTroubleshooting Page Page Manual uk07-1185C