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Fiberglass Cooling Towers Chapter 1: Safety Page 6 of 25 Chapter 1: Safety 1-1 How to Use This Manual Use this manual as a guide and reference for installing, operating, and maintaining your equipment. The purpose is to assist you in applying efficient, proven techniques that enhance equipment produ...

Fiberglass Cooling Towers Chapter 1: Safety Page 7 of 25 1-2 Warnings and Precautions Our equipment is designed to provide safe and reliable operation when installed and operated within design specifications, following national and local safety codes. To avoid possible personal injury or equipment d...

Fiberglass Cooling Towers Chapter 2: Functional Description Page 8 of 25 Chapter 2: Functional Description 2-1 Models Covered in This Manual This manual covers fiberglass cooling tower models. Model numbers are listed on the serial tag. A model number followed by –Q is specially-constructed, and the...

Fiberglass Cooling Towers Chapter 2: Functional Description Page 9 of 25 2-4 Optional Features Side Outlet. The side outlet is used when the tower basin is used as a reservoir. Starter Package. The starter package includes a starter, a remote On/Off switch, a thermostat, and a well. Basin Reservoir....

Fiberglass Cooling Towers Chapter 3: Installation Page 10 of 25 Chapter 3: Installation 3-1 Tower Installation Location Roof Installation Select a location over or nearest to the heaviest building structural members. These members should be outside load-bearing walls, building columns, or roof joist...

Fiberglass Cooling Towers Chapter 3: Installation Page 12 of 25 3-2 Assembling the Cooling Tower in the Field Your cooling tower may have been shipped on two skids to reduce shipping charges. One skid contains the lower section, identified by the black fill wrapped in plastic on the inside of the lo...

Fiberglass Cooling Towers Chapter 3: Installation Page 13 of 25 Do not let the rigging transfer any load to the cooling tower shell. Provide support to the bottom of the cooling tower when rigging. Do not rig from the corners of the optional base. Do not rig less than 8 inches from the corners. 3-3 ...

Fiberglass Cooling Towers Chapter 3: Installation Page 14 of 25 Install the piping according to the piping diagrams in Figure 3 on page 14, Figure 4 on page 14, and Figure 5 on page 15. Figure 3: Cooling Tower with Tower Reservoir Piping Diagram inlet Type 2 Type 2 pressure gauge Do not apply excess...

Fiberglass Cooling Towers Chapter 3: Installation Page 15 of 25 Figure 5: Flexible PVC Outlet Coupler Tower outlet Flexible PVC coupling(from AEC) Outlet pipe must be supported from building structure or tower steel Clamps (from AEC) (from Sterling) Flexible PVC Coupling (from Sterling)

Fiberglass Cooling Towers Chapter 3: Installation Page 16 of 25 3-6 Setting Up the Water Balancing Valve Install the plug provided in the unused water inlet on the side of the tower. Tighten and check for leaks. To prevent damage to the tower fill material, use the water throttling valve and pressur...

Fiberglass Cooling Towers Chapter 4: Operation Page 17 of 25 Chapter 4: Operation 4-1 Bleed-Off and Evaporation Rates A proper bleed-off rate is important to limit the concentration of minerals and foreign materials in re-circulated water. A bleed-off equal to the evaporation rate, normally about tw...

Fiberglass Cooling Towers Chapter 5: Maintenance Page 18 of 25 Chapter 5: Maintenance 5-1 Preventative Maintenance Water Treatment Control of slime, algae, and bacteria growth is extremely important. Cooling towers and reservoir pump tanks are superb environments for microorganism growth. Warm water...

Fiberglass Cooling Towers Chapter 6: Appendix Page 20 of 25 Chapter 6: Appendix 6-1 Technical Assistance Parts Department Call Toll-Free 7am–6pm CST [800] 423-3183 or call [262] 641-8610 Our Parts Department is ready to provide the parts to keep your systems up and running. OEM replacement parts ens...

Fiberglass Cooling Towers Chapter 6: Appendix Page 21 of 25 6-2 Drawings and Specifications C A0536711 A Fan guard B Top View Access Fan motor Fan blade Nozzle adaptor Nozzle door Rigid PVC tower fill Water diverter Motor supportassembly Side View Cutaway View Supply piping D Returnpiping E Figure 7...

Fiberglass Cooling Towers Chapter 6: Appendix Page 22 of 25 Figure 8: Tower Performance c Cooling Fan NEC Nominal Model capacity Nozzles motor amp draw air flow number tons Kcal/hr no. hp kW rpm 460/3/60 cfm cmh SF2003 50 151,200 1 2 1.5 1,200 3.4 12,000 20,388 SF2004 75 226,800 4 5 3.7 1,200 7.6 18...

Fiberglass Cooling Towers Chapter 6: Appendix Page 23 of 25 Figure 9: Cooling Tower Nozzle Capacity Nozzle 1D Nozzle 1B Water pressure in psi 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13.8 20.7 27.6 34.4 41.3 48.2 55.1 62.0 (max.) 68.9 Water pressure in kPa (max.) 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 ...

Fiberglass Cooling Towers Chapter 6: Appendix Page 24 of 25 6-3 Parts List Figure 10: Supplied Parts for Field Assembly Part Number Quantity Description A0101485 1 Silicone A0533163 110 Stainless steel flat washers, 5/16” A0539417 55 Stainless steel screws, 5/16”-18 x 1 3/4” A0533167 55 Stainless st...

Fiberglass Cooling Towers Chapter 6: Appendix Page 25 of 25 6-4 Electrical Schematics Figure 12: Typical Wiring Diagram 115/1/60 208-230-460/3/60 Starter withoverloads M Fan ON/OFF switch Thermostat Immerse bulb in tank Non-fused disconnect at tower Fused disconnect switch