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Heat Tracing Cooling Tower Piping (NJ) & freeze protection valves

Heat Tracing Cooling Tower Piping (NJ) & freeze protection valves

Heat Tracing Cooling Tower Piping (NJ) & freeze protection valves

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I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on heat-tracing condenser water lines to cooling towers. Currently, my company has heat-tracing on the condenser/tower water lines, some of which do not work.  When the chillers are not operating (winter) the lines are drained into a heated sump.  I was told by someone that when the chiller shutsdown anytime the lines automatically drain to the sump but I am not positive this is true.  In any event, my question is two-folded:
1) Do you have to heat-trace lines if they are drained as part of a seasonal shutdown?
2)Does anyone have experience with freeze protection valves such as www.ogontz.com that use a wax to open and close a bleed valve.
Thanks, Joe

RE: Heat Tracing Cooling Tower Piping (NJ) & freeze protection valves

1)If you can assure that the lines are drained I suppose the probability of problems is very low. Why would you need to get into a cost intensive heat tracing installation?
2) Many companies ofer condensate traps based in this principle (thermal expansion) but a good procedure and an efficient supervision can cope with the requirements.
RGS

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