Chapter 5: Maintenance
5-1 Preventative Maintenance
Water Treatment
Control of slime, algae, and bacteria growth is extremely important. Cooling towers and reservoir pump tanks are superb environments for microorganism growth. Warm water, organic debris, and air encourage bacterial growth. Treat your system with chemicals (microbiocides) to control microorganism growth.
Caution! Uncontrolled microorganism growth causes system problems such as fouling and corrosion, and can spread
You must reduce slime growth and bacterial contamination to eliminate
Properly used, environmentally approved microbiocide controls system bacteria. Chemical treatments must be regularly monitored by qualified personnel.
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Routine Maintenance
•The fan motor has
•Inspect basket strainers (where used) and clean as needed.
•Check constant bleed back to the tank for flow during operation.
•Check the
•Inspect the tower basin for dirt and debris, and clean as needed.
•Check the tower nozzle(s) for proper operation at full water flow.
•Check the water treatment equipment for proper operation. Refer to the information supplied with these devices.
•Check the throttling valve pressure gauge. The pressure should be within the recommendations in section
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