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Chiller Water Box

This document discusses three options for cleaning condenser tubes in water-cooled chillers: 1) a standard water box, 2) a marine water box, or 3) an automatic brush cleaning system. A standard water box is the least expensive but requires disconnecting piping for maintenance. A marine water box allows access to tubes with piping in place but costs $3,000-4,000 more. An automatic brush cleaning system costs around $20,000-22,000 and requires smooth bore tubes. The document recommends selecting the most economical option based on local conditions and regular physical cleaning of tubes twice per year.

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Chiller Water Box

This document discusses three options for cleaning condenser tubes in water-cooled chillers: 1) a standard water box, 2) a marine water box, or 3) an automatic brush cleaning system. A standard water box is the least expensive but requires disconnecting piping for maintenance. A marine water box allows access to tubes with piping in place but costs $3,000-4,000 more. An automatic brush cleaning system costs around $20,000-22,000 and requires smooth bore tubes. The document recommends selecting the most economical option based on local conditions and regular physical cleaning of tubes twice per year.

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MAINTENANCE PROVISIONS FOR CHILLERS

ISSUE:
Design provisions for cleaning of condenser tubes in water cooled chillers.

BACKGROUND:
In VA master construction specification section 15650 “Refrigeration Equipment
(HVAC)” a designer with the help of medical center staff must select one of the three
options below concerning condenser water tube cleaning. These options were not well
defined, but have been updated for future projects:
1. Standard water box
2. Marine water box
3. Automatic brush cleaning system

DISCUSSION:
A standard water box requires connecting piping be removed for maintenance,
whereas, a marine water box allows access to the tubes with piping in place. A
standard water box is less expensive than a marine water box. An online automatic
brush cleaning system is more expensive than either of the two, and requires smooth
bore tubes not enhanced tubes with internal grooves or ridges to promote turbulence
and augment heat transfer. Smooth bore tubes cost more than enhanced tubes.

RECOMMENDATIONS/CONCLUSION:
1. A standard water box is normally provided, and comes with a chiller at no additional
cost. A marine water box is installed at the factory and costs about $3,000-4,000 more
for a 1,000 ton chiller with a 2-pass condenser and requires about 18 inches more
space lengthwise than a standard water box. An automatic brush cleaning system
costs about $20,000-22,000 including smooth bore tubes for a 1,000 ton chiller.
2. This is an economic decision, that a medical center must make when selecting
among these three choices for tube cleaning. Consideration should be given to quality
of cooling tower maintenance, local water and environment conditions, water treatment,
etc. when making this decision.
3. Water treatment should not take the place of physically cleaning the tubes. Chiller
manufacturers generally require physical cleaning of tubes twice a year.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:


Contact Satish Sehgal at 202-565-5032, Kurt Knight at 202-565-4980, or Sat Gupta at 202-565-
5268.

14 August 1997
FM-187C-DA75

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