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Service Manual - Section 140 Replaces: 140.020-IOM (OCT 2020) Dist: 3, 3a, 3b, 3c IDSC2 Stainless Steel Evaporative Condenser This manual contains installation, operation, and maintenance instructions. Read thoroughly before beginning installation. Failure to follow these instructions may result in personal injury or death, damage to the unit, or incorrect operation.
Warranty statement Personal protective equipment must be worn at all Frick warrants the product to be free from defects in times when working with Ammonia. For systems that workmanship and materials under normal usage for a peri- have an operating charge greater than 10,000 lb a pro- od of 24 months from the date of purchase (the “Warranty...
This warranty is the buyer‘s exclusive remedy, uct are complied with. and any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness is excluded. FRICK shall not be liable to the buyer or to any • System component and piping design is in accordance customer of the buyer under any circumstances for any with state-of–the-art HVAC practice.
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Electric heaters: Electric immersion heaters to ensure Coil section: An assembly comprised of the heat exchange the basin water does not freeze. Basin water temperature coil(s), tube sheets (IDSC2 only), casing, and any other maintained is approximately +40°F. structural members required.
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NOTICE order not to compromise the performance of the unit, loca- tions on open rooftops or at ground level with no obstruc- Frick suggests using lightning protection rods beside tions such as walls or adjacent buildings are optimal. the unit.
140.020-IOM (JUN 2021) IDSC2 Evaporative Condensers Page 8 Installation Table 1: IDSC2 configurations and air inlet and basin heights (in.) Unit Single unit Dual end-to-end Dual side-by-side Quad unit size Inlet louver Basin Inlet louver Basin height Inlet louver Basin...
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IDSC2 Evaporative Condensers 140.020-IOM (JUN 2021) Installation Page 9 ll/one unit Two walls/two units Figure 6: One wa Figure 8: Table 3: One wall/one unit (ft) Table 5: One wall/two units (ft) Unit configuration Unit Unit configuration Unit C1 and C2...
3/4 in. diameter Table 7: Three walls/single and multiple units (ft) bolts. Refer to the Frick unit certified drawing for the bolt Unit configuration Unit hole locations.
140.020-IOM (JUN 2021) IDSC2 Evaporative Condensers Page 12 Installation Figure 14: Upper casing section rigged Figure 17: Nuts on shipping support Figure 15: Basin section rigged 3. Secure four screw pin shackles through each of the 4 lifting lugs. Figure 18: Basin shipping support nut removal...
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IDSC2 Evaporative Condensers 140.020-IOM (JUN 2021) 43° Installation Page 13 120.0" 10'-0" Figure 20: Lifting basin section with spreader bar CAUTION 94.9" 7'-10.9" The spreader bar must traverse the full width of the unit, not the length. Incorrect size and use of the...
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140.020-IOM (JUN 2021) IDSC2 Evaporative Condensers Page 14 Installation Figure 22: Upper section of the unit - lifting guidelines 120 in. 120.0 120 in. 120.0 51° 51° 49° 49° (10 ft) (10 ft) ( 10' ) ( 10' ) 109.0 109 in 113.9...
IDSC2 Evaporative Condensers 140.020-IOM (JUN 2021) Installation Page 15 Rigging the upper casing section Figure 25: Lifting upper casing with spreader bar 1. Remove all four screws from each plate that holds the shipping support structure to the unit. This way, when lifting the unit off the truck it also lifts off the shipping support structure.
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140.020-IOM (JUN 2021) IDSC2 Evaporative Condensers Page 16 Installation See Figure 27 to Figure 31 for vertical dimension require- Figure 28: 18 ft long unit ments for lifting the top section of the unit with two spreader bars. CAUTION Minimum sling length Minimum sling length 49°...
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IDSC2 Evaporative Condensers 140.020-IOM (JUN 2021) Installation Page 17 Figure 29: 8.5 ft wide unit Figure 31: 12 ft wide unit Minimum sling length Minimum sling length 10 ft long 10 ft long 48° 57° Ref. Ref. Minimum sling length...
• Use all of the bolt holes to secure the unit to the support structure. For bolt hole locations, refer to the Frick unit certified drawing. 5. Prevent stresses on the unit: • Check that all mounting bolts are tightened equally 4.
IDSC2 Evaporative Condensers 140.020-IOM (JUN 2021) Installation Page 19 Figure 36: Casing installed CAUTION There is already a clearance gap designed between the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) riser pipe in the basin section and upper section. Take care when lifting the upper...
140.020-IOM (JUN 2021) IDSC2 Evaporative Condensers Page 20 Installation Removing inlet louvers Figure 38: Louvers and supports 1. Grab the inlet louver pattern. 2. Slide the inlet louver straight up to release the bottom of the inlet louver from the inlet louver opening.
10 revolutions a month. Electrical Field wiring The IDSC2 unit ships with all motors pre-wired to indi- vidual terminals within a NEMA 4X enclosure. A Modbus NOTICE communication cable from each electronically commutated...
Modbus or Profibus. Basin heaters Basin heaters are copper, through the wall immersion As such, the following operating modes are possible with heater elements with an integral thermostat. Frick does EC motors: not supply the wiring, disconnects, contactors, and over- •...
Only trained, experienced, and qualified personnel float for basin water level adjustment is delivered pre- must install, operate, maintain, and repair the IDSC2 assembled. Set the circular float height to a maximum units. Failure to comply with this may result in damage water level of 14 1/4 in.
However, during periods of reduced load and especially when pumps or fan motors are shut down, consider freeze protection. When using the IDSC2 evaporative-cooling equipment in subfreezing ambient conditions, conisder the following items: •...
Page 27 Cold weather operation NOTICE When operating the IDSC2 unit at low ambient tempera- tures above freezing, the control logic matches that of Immersion basin heaters do not prevent the residual the summer operation. The water distribution pump runs...
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IDSC2 Evaporative Condensers 140.020-IOM (JUN 2021) Maintenance Page 29 Maintenance Table 12: Inspection and maintenance frequencies Type of Action step Start- Monthly Quarterly Annually Shutdown action Inspect the general condition of units Clean the basin strainer Clean and flush the cold water basin...
140.020-IOM (JUN 2021) IDSC2 Evaporative Condensers Page 30 Maintenance Maintenance requirements Figure 50: Detaching drift eliminator pattern Removing the inlet louver See Inlet louvers for instructions on how to remove the inlet louvers in order to access the cold water basin and basin strainer.
50 psig. Electronic water level controller The IDSC2 unit comes with a mechanical make-up valve, as standard, or an electronic water level controller, as an option. The electronic water level controller includes a...
You must never use high-pressure water or steam the primary cooling effect. The heat is rejected into the to clean the PVC components within the IDSC2 unit, atmosphere as relatively warm, saturated air discharged for example the drift eliminators, inlet louvers, water through the fan section.
IDSC2 units. Use an automatic con- failure. ductivity controller to reduce water waste and maximize Metal corrosion occurs as a result of galvanic action at a water usage efficiency.
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IDSC2 units, and guidelines provided above. must be included in the maintenance schedule. The water •...
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