Another Chiller Teardown & Rebuild

[bullmoose]

How long does this process take from start to finish???

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[coolerinfrederick]

Wow. thanks for sharing the pics. I would love to do a tear down like that. nice job!

no you wouldn't, i helped on one and it's definitely not for me. i know my limitations and rigging is not a strong point of mine, i struggle with a 80 ton semi, no way in hell i would i ever do another tear down. much respect to the guys who do it everyday. great pics but man he got lucky with all that room to work with

[Freightshaker]

This reminds me of a story I heard early in my career from one of my mentors. An owner had a motor burnout on a Trane sidewinder (model PCV or CVHA) and decided to replace the motor themselves. They disconnected the electrical, and removed the terminal-side motor housing bolts, and then chained the motor housing to a forklift (or something similar), and then they PULLED. That is, until they heard the sound of something inside "giving way". Yep, they completely skipped disassembling the compressor. I don't recall hearing what it was that broke.

Must have forgot to take the nuts off the torque converter. Kind of hard to pull a motor unless you do that.

[Tech Rob]

How long does this process take from start to finish???

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For a machine like this, around two weeks to do a right proper job for the customer and to do it safely. Some are easier than others. As long as nothing crazy happened, most Carriers and Yorks can be done in about a week, I think.

no you wouldn't, i helped on one and it's definitely not for me. i know my limitations and rigging is not a strong point of mine, i struggle with a 80 ton semi, no way in hell i would i ever do another tear down. much respect to the guys who do it everyday. great pics but man he got lucky with all that room to work with

You shoulda seen the last one I posted pictures of! No overhead room, no air conditioning, no light, and a machine right next to the one we were overhauling that was constantly on the brink of surging due to messed up cooling towers!

[txhvac]

Good stuff man! CTV Service Guide 3 in color.

[Nuclrchiller]

You shoulda seen the last one I posted pictures of! No overhead room, no air conditioning, ...

No air conditioning!!! The horror! Rob, you make it sound like that is unusual. I've only seen one owner with air conditioned chiller rooms. Thankfully it is a large campus with four chilled water plants. It was always a pleasure to work there.

[Freightshaker]

You shoulda seen the last one I posted pictures of! No overhead room, no air conditioning, no light, and a machine right next to the one we were overhauling that was constantly on the brink of surging due to messed up cooling towers!

"and a machine right next to the one we were overhauling" what do you mean no air conditioning? Sounds like you had plenty