The Central Condenser Water Plant in your facility is a critical system. Hundreds of air conditioners rely on it. It costs many thousands each month in electricity, water, chemicals, service and repair. If it fails or falls short, the air conditioning units it serves will tripout on high discharge pressure, requiring a manual reset.  Failure can be especially destructive in apartments with the residents  away for extended periods – where the A/C is required for humidity control. This A/C unit tripout requires a manual reset by turning the power OFF then ON.  From a typical major manufacturer’s A/C unit manual: “The lockout relay may be reset at the thermostat, or by cycling power to the unit.” That means either entering untended apartments to reset thermostats or cycle the power.

Another important consideration is emergency response controls. For example, if the cooling tower fans or the cooling tower pumps fail – or if cooling tower water flow fails for any reason - or if the city has a water main break - the condenser water loop may rise in temperature to over 100°, which may cause catastrophic failure of nonmetal piping components exposed to the 200 PSI plus pressure and extended system downtime. 

> Is the CW system in your building operating anywhere near peak energy efficiency?  
> Is it consuming just enough electricity to do the job or are there opportunities to improve efficiency?  
> How much can be saved by operating at peak efficiency?
> Is it providing adequate flow to all AC units at the proper supply temperature?
> Is the CW system equipment being operated and maintained in accordance with manufacturer's specifications?
> Are the controls able to detect problems, work around the problems to continue service and automatically report the problems to the appropriate parties? 
> Are your CW system’s existing controls able to automatically prevent catastrophe if possible?
> Are measures in place to avoid very expensive heat exchanger cleaning?

Maybe the following links will help towards answering YES to those questions.......

1. How the CW system works
2. Improved CW System Controls and Monitoring 
3. Keep it Running
4. Energy $avings and Financing
5. Utility Rebates
6. Remote Access, Monitoring, Messaging and Performance Data
7. Best Practices
8. Data Collection/Storage/Troubleshooting
9. Keeping it Running, Reliable and Efficient  – the Protection Plan
10. Meter Monitor
11. Documentation, Manuals, Schematics and non-Proprietary Control Programs
12. Longer Equipment Life
13. Monitoring and Notification​
14. Simpler and Sturdier
15. Across the Trades
16. Sample Case History
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