• Find the cause of repeat chiller faults.

    Chillers that trip, short cycle or cannot hold setpoint. Independent troubleshooting, on site or remote.

When the chiller fault keeps coming back

The chiller trips, but the alarm log does not show the cause.

A sensor has been changed. Maybe more than once.

The chiller runs normally during testing, then fails again in operation.

A compressor has been blamed, but the diagnosis does not add up.

We troubleshoot the chiller and the chilled water system around it to find what is actually causing the fault.

Chiller troubleshooting that finds the cause

Operating data review

We check operating data to understand what is happening when the chiller runs and when it fails.

Controls and sensors

We check the controls and sensors that may be contributing to the chiller fault.

Refrigerant conditions

We check refrigerant conditions as part of the troubleshooting.

Water-side conditions

We check the chilled water system around the chiller for conditions that may be causing the fault.

How we work with you

Talk with us

We get on a call to discuss the chiller fault and whether we can help or should send you to someone better suited.

Review the information

We review the available information and decide if a site visit is needed.

Visit the site

If needed, we visit the site to troubleshoot the chiller and chilled water system.

Get the report

We present a detailed visual report with explanations and options. If no site visit is needed, you get the same report.

Chilled water system diagram from our report to the client, offshore Norwegian Continental Shelf

Short-cycling chillers on the Norwegian Continental Shelf

See how we traced short cycling on a Carrier 30HXC screw chiller offshore on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to pump and controls issues, with roughly 20 percent projected energy savings.

Independent chiller troubleshooting

We do not sell chillers, compressors or parts, and we do not quote repairs. We report what we find to you. Your customer stays your customer, you decide what happens next, and your team carries out the work.

Common questions

We work for the contractor and report our findings to the contractor. You decide what happens next, and your team carries out the work. We do not approach your client for service work.

We are there to find the problem, not sell the repair. We do not sell chillers, compressors, equipment or parts, and we do not quote repairs. Your team carries out the work.

We report our findings to the contractor. You decide what happens next and what is communicated to your client. The report can also be handed to the client under your own company name.

We report the finding to you and provide the evidence behind it. You decide what happens next, and your team carries out any required work.

Yes. Nordic CWC is an independent chiller and chilled water consultant. We do not sell chillers, compressors, equipment or parts.

We troubleshoot both the chiller and the chilled water system around it. We check operating data, controls, sensors, refrigerant conditions and water-side conditions. Troubleshooting can be carried out on site or remotely.

Find the cause of the chiller fault

Get a quote for independent chiller troubleshooting, on site or remote.