Install the piping according to the piping diagrams in Figure 3 on page 14, Figure 4 on page 14, and Figure 5 on page 15.
Figure 3: Cooling Tower with Tower Reservoir Piping Diagram
Type 2 | Type 2 | |
inlet | balancing | |
valve | ||
Type 2 | ||
pressure | TWR | |
gauge | ||
| P |
TWR
Caution! | Cooling tower |
Do not apply |
|
excessive torque | Typical bottom outlet |
to fittings |
3/4" constant bleed
3/8" drain line
NOTE: Drain line is intended to prevent tower
TR
TWS
Overflow
Support piping to eliminate
load from tower casing
| Bypass | |
TWR | Tower water return | |
TWS | ||
Tower water supply | ||
|
3/4" constant | Strainer basket | |
bleed | ||
|
| Tower water |
Drain | reservoir |
| T |
Makeup
P
City water
To drain
Figure 4: Cooling Tower with Basin as Reservoir Piping Diagram
Pressure |
| Inlet |
| Balancing valve | |
gauge |
| |
|
| |
Caution! | P | TWR |
|
| |
Do not apply |
|
|
excessive torque |
|
|
to fittings |
|
|
Overflow |
| Makeup |
|
| |
| Cooling | City water line |
| tower | Building |
|
| exterior |
Drain | Side outlet |
| TR |
To drain |
|
Support piping to eliminate |
|
load from tower casing | TR |
|
1/4" swing check valve 12" above highest point in return line
|
| Bypass | |
3/4" constant bleed | TWR | Tower water return | |
TWS | |||
Tower water supply | |||
|
| ||
|
| City water |
TWS
To drain
| |
in piping (1/2" fitting) | P |
Fiberglass Cooling Towers | Chapter 3: Installation | Page 14 of 25 |