If you want lower chilled water temperatures, you’ll need to mix process water with industrial- (not automotive) grade ethylene or propylene glycol with rust inhibitor to provide protection down to 20°F (12ºC) below the operating temperature you want. Figure 3 below shows the proper mixtures needed to provide protection to 20°F (12ºC) below the operating temperature you want. You can then reset the freezestat cutout temperature to a temperature of 10°F (6ºC) below the operating temperature you selected.

Caution!

Make sure all freezestat adjustments are performed

by a qualified refrigeration service technician.

The Sterling product warranty does not cover system freeze-up!

Figure 3

Freezing Protection Curve

Ethylene glycol required for evaporator freeze protection

 

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ethylene

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

glycol

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

percent by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

volume

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-50ºF

-40ºF

-30ºF

-20ºF

-10ºF

0ºF

10ºF

20ºF

30ºF

40ºF

50ºF

60ºF

 

-46ºC

-40ºC

-34ºC

-29ºC

-23ºC

-18ºC

-12ºC

-7ºC

-1ºC

4ºC

10ºC

16ºC

Chilled water operating temperature ºF / ºC

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Sterling SCW Series installation manual Freezing Protection Curve, Percent by