08
Aug
Centrifugal Carrier chiller repair in Orlando. During a leak check Thermetrics technicians discovered leaking terminal insulators for the chiller’s motor. We were able to rapidly recover the refrigerant charge, replace the insulators that were in our stock, and return the chiller to service cooling a major plant in the Orlando Central Florida area. Our technicians […]
07
Aug
Trane CVHE Centrifugal Chiller Overhaul in progress. Utilizing special tooling to safely rig and remove heavy chiller compressor sections. Thermetrics Corp. and it’s technicians have the tooling and experience to repair small process chillers or larger centrifugal chillers like the one pictured here throughout the Orlando service area.
07
Aug
Installation of a 1100HP electric motor on a 2000 Ton York Centrifugal Chiller in Orlando. The chiller’s original motor suffered from bearing fluting and stator damage calling for a rewind repair. Thermetrics is equipped with the expertise and tooling to make any chiller repair in the Central Florida – Orlando area from a large centrifugal […]
20
Feb
Thermetrics technicians removing the motor from a 500 ton Trane CVHE Centrifugal Chiller in Seminole County Florida. The Trane company recommends a ten year tear down inspection on their older CVHF and CVHE chillers. This chiller went 22 years without a stop major overhaul inspection, an excellent run for a low pressure machine. The overhaul […]
31
Aug
Suction ell leak repair on a 2000 ton York YK centrifugal chiller in the Central Florida, Orlando area at a ~20,000 ton chiller plant. Repairs like these require factory trained chiller technicians with the rigging and technical expertise to complete the job. This York chiller and the other YK centrifugal chillers behind it serve a […]
30
May
Rotor from a CVHF1280 centrifugal chiller disassembled during an overhaul. Testing at Xcel Hermetics determined multiple open bars due to overheating or defects during the manufacturing process. A magnetic film is used to determine if there are breaks and imperfections. A current is passed through the rotor and the corresponding magnetic field should produce defined […]
09
Mar
Sr. Technician Albert Deblock reassembling a 500 ton Trane chiller during an overhaul service. The rear motor bearing on this chiller was beginning to fail displaying high tin in the oil sample and an abnormal vibration reading taken during preventative maintenance. Preventative maintenance on large tonnage chillers is essential to their long service life and […]
20
Dec
Using a qualified motor shop is essential to getting the full life out of chiller motors. Thermetrics uses Xcel Hermetics for all of our large horsepower chiller motor repairs to prevent improper repairs like these.
15
Jun
Kevin Heckle teaching a basic class on chilled water systems including water cooled screw and centrifugal chillers. An excellent two hour introductory course for maintenance personnel about the multiple major components that help cool their facility. Each class can be customized to more heavily emphasize the equipment present on a given site, for example focusing […]
23
Mar
MCS controls replacement by Thermetrics on a Carrier 30HX chiller in Central Florida. The OEM controls for this chiller were malfunctioning and either required repair or retrofit. In this case a repair of the OEM controls would require at minimum a three week down time, as the controller is no longer produced and must be […]