Once-Through Cooling
Once-Through Cooling
(OP)
I know that at one time, one of the International Codes contained a prohibition on using potable water for once-through cooling of equipment. I recently told someone that I needed to connect their equipment to the building cooling system because once-through cooling was a violation of code (and a waste of city water). But now I can't find anything about it in either the mechanical or plumbing codes.
Anyone know where this is?
---KenRad
Anyone know where this is?
---KenRad





RE: Once-Through Cooling
RE: Once-Through Cooling
Yes, the IPC prohibits this, which they call reutilization. But I was talking about the use of potable water for cooling, then discharging to drain, which is referred to as once-through. I seem to remember seeing that this was somehow prohibited or at least restricted to certain conditions. But I can't find it now, so maybe my memory is making things up.
---KenRad
RE: Once-Through Cooling
Is the potable water metered? If so then is might be a pretty hefty operating cost depending on the average yearly flow rate of that nice expensive water being dumped into a drain.
RE: Once-Through Cooling
TTFN