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Water-Cooled Chiller

A chiller that rejects heat into a condenser water loop served by cooling towers, rather than directly to the air.

Where you'll find it in the UAE

Plant rooms of towers, large hotels, hospitals and district plants across Downtown Dubai, Business Bay, DIFC and Dubai Marina. The efficiency choice wherever the building is large enough to justify tower plant.

Common faults

  • Condenser tube scaling and biofouling, which quietly erodes efficiency long before an alarm
  • Cooling tower fill degradation and scale
  • Poor water treatment leading to corrosion or Legionella risk
  • Condenser water pump and strainer blockage
  • Approach temperature drifting upward as tube fouling accumulates

What servicing involves

Servicing spans the chiller and the water loop together: condenser tube brushing or chemical cleaning, water treatment and dosing review, tower fill and basin cleaning, pump and strainer checks, plus logging approach temperatures to trend fouling before it becomes a capacity problem.

Need this equipment serviced?

Inspection first, fixed written price before any work begins, and a photo report on completion.

Related services

Frequently Asked Questions

It depends on duty and environment, but in the UAE the dust load and near-continuous runtime mean intervals are shorter than manufacturer figures written for temperate climates. We advise based on the actual installation.

Yes. We work on this equipment across residential, commercial and industrial sites, and will tell you honestly if a job falls outside our scope.

Fouled heat-transfer surfaces, degraded seals and control faults account for most call-outs. Dust and humidity accelerate all three in this climate.

Yes. Readings, service reports and certificates are issued on completion, in the format facilities managers and inspectors expect.

Yes. Planned preventive schedules with agreed response times generally cost less than reactive call-outs on equipment of this kind.

Inspection & Quote

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