What is Chiller Surge? | And What Does It Sound Like?

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In this short video, we break down what centrifugal chiller surge is. we show you what centrifugal chiller surge sounds like and give you insight into whats happening inside the machine during a chiller surge. this is the first portion of a second video i uploaded that breaks down a service call on a daikin / mcquay centrifugal chiller that was surging after a rebuild. hopefully you find this useful, and can turn back to this if you are ever on a job and the chiller is surging
This fundamental applies to Trane chillers, Daikin chillers, York chillers, And Every other centrifugal chiller in the industry.
This video is for:
Building engineers
HVAC technicians
Mechanical engineers
Aspiring chiller technicians
HVAC contractors looking to get into chillers
Someone who wants to learn more about how chillers work.
If You are trying to learn more about chillers the following channels will help you tramendously with learning the ins and outs of chillers:
@subcoolHVAC
@engineeringmindset
@jasonjohnson

[@northface484]

What do call a steady groan during low load conditions...This occurs on our York 900 ton ..It will groan for awhile then stop...

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is it vibrating?, or surging?

[@northface484]

@@TheChillerGuys It's just a steady groan/grumble...When the load is low...I think it's called stalling...

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@@northface484 variable speed? whats the M#

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@@TheChillerGuys I will get that...I'm off today...Yes it is VFD....

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@@northface484 10-4, let me know