Commercial Chiller Repair & Installation in Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, Fishersville & Lexington, VA
If you are looking for a qualified, professional team to attend to your Commercial Chiller Repair and Installation needs in Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, Fishersville and Lexington, VA, VA Commercial Repair Solutions will respond promptly and get the job done right. If your building does not yet have a chiller, we are more than happy to help you choose a brand that’s guaranteed to deliver the most accurate temperature, humidity, and ventilation required for your specific business needs while ensuring the health, comfort and productivity of all of its occupants. While servicing all chillers, we primarily sell Quantech, Carrier and Trane Chillers. Commercial Chillers play a vital role in providing a comfortable work environment economically. Chillers also help reduce operating costs because they use use electricity very efficiently. If you are interested in our services regarding a new or existing commercial chiller, we offer a free initial visit on Zoom or in person to discuss sales and design, installation, repair and/or maintenance. We are the premier Commercial Chiller Repair and Service Company in Central, West Central and Northern Virginia. Please contact us today in order to start the appropriate dialog for your company's Commercial Chiller requirements in Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, Fishersville and Lexington, VA.
Affordable Chiller Maintenance Service Packages
No matter what kind of facility you have, we offer a handful of annual, bi-annual, and quarterly service packages that can help safeguard industrial HVAC systems and commercial chillers against unexpected emergencies. Our mechanical team of certified professionals will make sure your chillers are frequently inspected, cleaned and repaired so you always have a cool and clean environment to work in.
How do Commercial Chillers work?
Most chillers employ a pumping system to circulate cool water or a water/glycol solution from the chiller to the inside evaporator unit(s). The cool liquid circulates to eliminate indoor ambient heat while the resultant warm fluid returns to the chiller releasing the heat outside. In short, chillers remove heat from your work environment transferring it outside to the chiller.
Commercial Chillers use refrigerant. Depending on the required temperatures, there are many types of refrigerants and applications, but they all work on the same principle of compression and phase-change of the refrigerant from a liquid to a gas and back to a liquid. This method of heating and cooling the refrigerant and changing it from a gas to a liquid and back again is what is known as the refrigeration cycle.
The refrigeration cycle begins with a low-pressure liquid/gas mix entering the evaporator. Inside heat literally boils the refrigerant, which alters the refrigerant from a low-pressure liquid to a low-pressure gas. The low-pressure gas enters the compressor where it is compacted to high-pressure gas. The high-pressure gas enters the condenser where ambient air or condenser water releases heat to cool it to a high-pressure liquid. The high-pressure liquid then goes to the expansion valve, which controls how much liquid refrigerant enters your indoor environment via the evaporator, ultimately beginning the refrigeration cycle all over again. Simply amazing!
Types of Commercial Chillers
Commercial chillers generate chilled water which is used to provide air conditioning in buildings. There are a few different types of chillers. They are rated between one to 1,000 tons of cooling energy. Chillers are broken into categories based on how they remove heat from the refrigerant being used to cool the building. Commercial chillers either utilize air, water, or evaporation in order to bring the refrigerant back down to temperature. Here’s a quick overview of the different types of commercial chillers:
Air-Cooled Chillers
Air-cooled chillers are typically used in smaller scale buildings because these systems require a larger ductwork system. Air-cooled commercial chillers also tend to be less energy efficient when the point between the base and area served is of a larger distance. Efficiency also decreases if one unit is being used to service multiple areas. They use air to cool their condensers so that the water being used to cool the area is brought back down to the proper temperature.
Water-Cooled Chillers
Water-cooled Chillers are usually used in larger buildings and for entire building campuses. They range in size and can even be used to cool large spaces such as airports, shopping malls and skyscrapers. Water cooled commercial chillers typically utilize cooling towers in order to remove the heat from the refrigerant thereby bringing the refrigerant back down to temperature.
Evaporative Chillers
Evaporative Chillers, sometimes referred to as Swamp Coolers, work through the process of evaporation to remove heat from a space — water absorbs a large amount of heat that is removed via evaporation. In dry climates, evaporative chillers have the added benefit of conditioning the air with more moisture for the comfort of building occupants.
